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Cool gives some tips on how to develop children's oral language skills by challenging their vocabulary and thought processes by asking open ended questions.

Australian Curriculum (v9.0) General Capability: Critical and Creative Thinking

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This sub-element students to narrow or expand the focus of their thinking and explore ideas and concepts critically and creatively. When they develop different kinds of questions, students can further their inquiry. They can find more information about a topic and form a better understanding of how something works or why something is the way it i

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