Learning Through Talk: Oral Language in Years 1–3: This resource is intended to help teachers of students in years 1 to 3 to understand the central role of oral language in supporting students’ learning. It suggests ways that teachers can help their students to become effective thinkers and communicators who use a range of strategies to make sense of the world, generate new ideas, and use language in increasingly sophisticated ways for specific purposes. It is available from Down the Back of the Chair.
Learning Through Talk: Oral Language in Years 4–8: This resource is intended to help teachers of students in years 4 to 8 to understand the central role of oral language in supporting students’ learning. It suggests ways that teachers can help their students to become effective thinkers and communicators who use a range of strategies to make sense of the world, generate new ideas, and use language in increasingly sophisticated ways for specific purposes. It is available from Down the Back of the Chair.
Developing classroom speaking activities: From theory to practice (63 kB): Article by Jack Richards written for classroom teachers.
Oral Language: Discusses the literacy challenges for English language learners and identifies effective teaching strategies for scaffolding oral language (The Education Alliance, Brown University).
Expanding Oral Language in the Classroom van Hees, J. (2007): This book offers a wide range of teaching and learning strategies for expanding learners’ oral language in the classroom.
Published on: 08 Jan 2018
