{"id":283,"date":"2026-02-07T13:57:59","date_gmt":"2026-02-07T18:57:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cci.utk.edu\/tops\/?page_id=283"},"modified":"2026-08-12T10:12:47","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T14:12:47","slug":"early-childhood-and-primary-school","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cci.utk.edu\/tops\/additional-resources\/k-12-education\/early-childhood-and-primary-school\/","title":{"rendered":"Early Childhood and Primary School"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Elementary\/Primary Student Activities:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The following sources are from peer-reviewed academic journals. They provide activities and other useful information for elementary teachers introducing public speaking to their students. You may have to request full access to these articles.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Boyce, J., Alber-Morgan, S., &amp; Riley, J. (2007). Fearless Public Speaking: Oral Presentation Activities for the Elementary Classroom.&nbsp;<em>Childhood Education<\/em>,&nbsp;<em>83<\/em>(3), 142\u2013150. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1080\/00094056.2007.10522899<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fred C. Niedermeyer, &amp; Linda Oliver. (1972). The Development of Young Children\u2019s Dramatic and Public Speaking Skills.&nbsp;<em>The Elementary School Journal<\/em>,&nbsp;<em>73<\/em>(2), 95\u2013100. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1086\/460739<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The following articles are<em>\u00a0not\u00a0<\/em>peer-reviewed but still great resources for elementary students.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/eric.ed.gov\/?id=ED409590\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Public Speaking Opportunities for Elementary School Students<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.natcom.org\/communication-currents\/communication-skills-training-elementary-school-students\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Communication Skills Training for Elementary School Students<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.write-out-loud.com\/public-speaking-games.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Public Speaking Games<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Elementary\/Primary Student Activities:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":304,"featured_media":0,"parent":281,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-283","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.8 - 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