| Instigator (starts the discussion) |
Builder (develops and adds to) |
Challenger (disagrees or presents another argument) |
Clarifier (uses questions and simplifies ideas) |
Prober (asks for justification) |
Summariser (balanced assessment & conclusion) |
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| EYFS | I think, I can see, I know, I can hear | Also | How? Why? | My partner said | ||
| Year 1 | I think, I can see, I know, I can hear | Also | I disagree with (x) because | My partner said, My partner thinks that | ||
| Year 2 | I think, I believe | Also, Building onto | I disagree with (x) because | Can you tell me more about (x) | My partner said, Our group thinks that | |
| Year 3 | I think, I believe, Firstly I think that | Also, building onto, in addition, furthermore | Respectfully disagreeing, on the other hand | Can you tell me more about (x) | Why do you think that? | Our group thinks that |
| Year 4 | I would like to start by saying | Building onto, in addition, furthermore | Respectfully disagreeing | Does that mean that? | What evidence have you found? | In summary, To summarise |
| Year 5 | I would like to start by saying | Building on your point | That is an interesting point but have you considered | Could you tell me more about | What evidence do you have? | Overall the main points |
| Year 6 | Having considered the evidence | Developing your point further | I hear what you're saying but | Does that mean that? | What information guided your thinking? | From today's discussions it is clear that |