Playing with language is essential to successful literacy learning. It helps us discover how language works and leads us to new discoveries about ourselves and the world. Strong oral language leads to larger vocabulary and greater success in literacy.

Oral language can be strengthened through Reading, Communication, and Inquiry. Questioning contributes to our ability to be educated and engaged citizens. Most learning activities in the class rely on opportunities to share understandings, ideas, opinions, and beliefs. (Popey)

Resources to support Oral Language Development:

K-3 Support your Opinion

K-3 Language Games

First Voices

French:

Phonetics

Developing French Oral Language Skills

Classic games or activities that support oral language development:

Nursery Rhymes/ sing songs

Show and Tell

I Spy

20 Questions

Who Am I? (Choose a secret identity and give clues to the players to guess from) OR the players must ask yes or no questions to try and narrow down the secret identity.