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Activities for Supporting Oral Language Development ActivityActivities for Supporting Oral Language Development Activity
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Western Illinois University
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Pre-K - K
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English Language Arts
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Duration
15 mins
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Activities for Supporting Oral Language Development

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Support young scholars' oral language development with the use of four early childhood activities. To reinforce proficiency, pupils read with an adult, play a game of telephone with their peers, put on a play with puppets or stuffed animals, and sing songs loud and proud. 

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

oral language, read-alouds, academic vocabulary, academic language, children's songs, puppetry

Additional Tags

english language arts

Instructional Ideas

  • Provide families with a copy of the worksheet so they may implement the activities and support language development at home 
  • Choose an English language arts center rotation to implement one of the activities 
  • Share and discuss the resource with coworkers at your next staff or professional learning community (PLC) meeting

Classroom Considerations

  • A website to view a list of age-appropriate books is referenced but the link is not provided; use your expert judgement to choose books best suited for your pupils 

Pros

  • Each activity's description lists how it supports oral language development 
  • The lesson offers general activities that can be implemented throughout the day and within any curriculum 

Cons

  • None

Common Core

SL.K.1.a SL.K.6 L.K.1.a L.K.1.f

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