Oral Language

What does talk do?

Provides multiple opportunities for students to use and hear content-area vocabulary used in context (NICHD, 2000).

There is a significant relationship between oral proficiency in English and reading and writing proficiency (National Literacy Panel on Language Minority Children and Youth, 2006).

Lowers the affective filter, creating an emotionally safe space.
Fosters a sense of belonging and builds community.

The presentations, links, and recordings below offer some key strategies and cultural considerations regarding oral language development

Copy of Session 6 - What's SIOP? - Interaction

Interaction is the fifth component of the SIOP Model. This presentation contains information about this component's four features

Session 6 - Interaction.mp4

View the recording of the presentation on Interaction

Copy of Discourse: What is it & why is it important for language learning

This presentation looks at the cultural influences of discourse and some routines teachers can implement to help EAL students develop their proficiency in discourse

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View the recording of the presentation on discourse.

Importance of Oral Language

The person doing the talking is the person doing the learning. Read more about it here.

Student-and-Teacher-moves.pdf

Teacher and Student Discourse Moves

Strengthening Reasoning, Strengthening Language

Peer Learning: Fostering MLs' Oral Language Development and Content Understanding

Diane Staehr Fenner and Sydney Snyder offer four key practices for fostering MLs engagement and participation in peer learning activities. See the padlet below (Chapter 4) for tools and ideas.