The Oral Language Book


Book Description

"This practical book outlines strategies and ideas which will support teachers to include more quality "learning talk" in their programmes and embed purposeful oral language opportunities across the curriculum. It contains research based ideas and activities and the resource material to translate this into classroom practice. The oral language book is a pick-up-and use resource that includes a wide range of photocopiable and downloadable material that can be used to support busy classroom teachers"--Back cover.




Developing Vocabulary and Oral Language in Young Children


Book Description

This book presents the most effective instructional strategies for promoting vocabulary growth in the early grades, when the interdependence of word learning and oral language development is especially strong. The authors guide teachers in choosing the best materials and in fostering home-school connections, and share six key principles for building vocabulary. Included are guiding questions; text boxes connecting vocabulary to the Common Core State Standards; examples from real teachers; reproducible checklists, rubrics, and other tools; and an appendix of additional vocabulary resources. Purchasers get access to a Web page where they can download and print the reproducible materials in a convenient 8 1/2" x 11" size.




Daily Oral Language, Grade 1


Book Description

Contains reproducible worksheets and activities that provide teachers a structure for teaching and assessing students' language skills.




Oral Language and Comprehension in Preschool


Book Description

Before children are readers and writers, they are speakers and listeners. This book provides creative, hands-on strategies for developing preschoolers' speaking, listening, and oral comprehension skills, within a literacy-rich classroom environment. Each chapter features helpful classroom vignettes; a section called Preschool in Practice, with step-by-step lesson ideas; and Ideas for Discussion, Reflection, and Action. The book addresses the needs of English language learners and describes ways to support students' literacy development at home. The final chapter pulls it all together through a portrait of an exemplary day of preschool teaching and learning. Reproducible forms and checklists can be downloaded and printed in a convenient 8 1/2" x 11" size.




Record of Oral Language ; And, Biks and Gutches


Book Description

This book provides a simple means of observing and recording a child's level of language performance, measuring progress, and isolating areas of difficulty. Any teacher concerned about observing children's language development will find the volume invaluable.




RTI in Action


Book Description

RTI in Action: Oral Language Activities for K-2 Classrooms, published by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA), capitalizes on the power of collaboration between speechlanguage pathologists (SLPs) and teachers. Designed to .enhance K-2 students' oral language skills, the book offers practical activities based on general education curricular standards and provides specific, straightforward strategies to help SLPs and teachers modify instruction. Organized by grades K, 1, and 2, and using RTI's three tiers of instruction, the book provides activities to build oral language skills in five major areas critical to success in language, literacy, academics, and social skills: basic concepts, vocabulary, listening and speaking, phonological awareness, and print knowledge. The accompanying CD features PDFs of all activities in the book for convenient downloading and sharing, a sample PowerPoint for in-service training, and helpful, informative handouts for SLPs, teachers, parents, caregivers, and day care providers.




Comprehending Oral and Written Language


Book Description

Written by respected researchers in their field, this book is about the skills beyond basic word recognition that are necessary for the processing and comprehension of spoken and written language. The major topics presented are as follows: language and text analysis; cognitive processing and comprehension; development of literacy; literacy and schooling; and, factors influencing listening and reading.




Building Oral Language Skills in PreK-K


Book Description

Drawing on her 22 years of experience as a kindergarten teacher, Cindy Middendorf has compiled this amazing resource packed with research-based activities, lessons, and strategies to increase students’ oral language skills. She shares rhymes, chants, action stories, and songs that kids adore—and that hone phonemic awareness and build vocabulary. She demonstrates how to boost oral language use in centers, how to foster social skills through language, and how to encourage language development at home. Her differentiated approach and classroom-tested ideas will help every student in your classroom get ready to read. For use with Grades PreK–K.




Oral Language for Today's Classroom


Book Description

Grade level: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, k, p, e, i, t.




Daily Oral Language Plus


Book Description

Reviews and reinforces basic skills in spelling, capitalization, punctuation, grammar, and usage providing opportunities for students to practice oral language and proofreading skills.