A person's oral language ability is made up of both their expressive (what they say and communicate) and receptive vocabulary (what they understand or take in as they listen). A student's ability with oral language comes as they're able to talk with and interact with others. Having a strong oral language ability helps the reading process because a student should understand a word's concept before reading or writing it. Oral language ability is important because much of the language ability (vocabulary in particular) is picked up incidentally, without formal teaching.
How do I assess it?
- Spend time talking with your child or student/observe how well they communicate with others
- Ask informal questions
- Assess the student's vocabulary
- Observations
- Teaching and Assessing Oral Language Powerpoint
Activities/Resources
- Teaching Reading Sourcebook by CORE
- Oral Language Site
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