Overview: Developing Oral Language for Story
The
focus of this first workshop will be how to develop and strengthen
students' language of literacy, or story language, in the classroom.
Children
at an early age enjoy playing with spoken language. This play helps
them learn how language works, lets them see that we use language
for a variety of purposes, and contributes to a child's literacy
success. In the home, the child learns language with the help of
an adult. He or she learns concept words for things and activities,
how to interact in conversations and, if the child has been read
to, the language of books. This "book language" is important
to reading and writing. Through reading aloud and shared reading,
children hear oral models for the language in books. They learn
how some stories begin with "Once upon a time," and that
stories have a beginning, middle, and end. In addition, they learn
the concepts about print (directionality, print conventions, letter/word
concepts), and that reading is an enjoyable experience.
After several weeks of immersion in nursery rhymes, Xavier, a kindergartner, shared with me his version of "Jack and Jill":
Jack and Jill went up the hill
To fetch a pail of water.
Jack fell down
And broke his crown
And Jill came tumbling after.
The grandma came and helped.
The grandma called the nurse.
The nurse called the doctor.
The doctor called home
And Jack was so sick.
Xavier was gaining in his knowledge of story and story language after only a few weeks of hearing nursery rhymes!
Within our classrooms there are multiple opportunities for students to play with familiar language, explore meanings, and to develop an understanding of story. The following activities for your emergent learners provide meaningful experiences for literacy learning.
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ReadAbout: Improving Nonfiction Reading Comprehension
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