1. Oral language Talking to learn

2. © 2012 Pearson Australia (a division of Pearson Australia Group Pty Ltd) ISBN: 9781442541757 Oral language Language is the basis for thinking, communicating and learning.

3. © 2012 Pearson Australia (a division of Pearson Australia Group Pty Ltd) ISBN: 9781442541757 Oral language Language is the foundation of literacy and is fundamental to all aspects of learning.

4. © 2012 Pearson Australia (a division of Pearson Australia Group Pty Ltd) ISBN: 9781442541757 Language and reading

5. © 2012 Pearson Australia (a division of Pearson Australia Group Pty Ltd) ISBN: 9781442541757 Oral language Oral language programs promote:  listening skills  auditory memory  word awareness  conversation skills  conceptual knowledge  vocabulary

6. © 2012 Pearson Australia (a division of Pearson Australia Group Pty Ltd) ISBN: 9781442541757 Oral language New words  Can use the word in a broader context and understand how the word relates to other words  Can use the word in a narrow context  Have a general sense of the meaning of the word  General awareness – heard of word but do not know meaning  No knowledge of the word

7. © 2012 Pearson Australia (a division of Pearson Australia Group Pty Ltd) ISBN: 9781442541757 Oral language Oral language is integrated across all areas of the curriculum

8. © 2012 Pearson Australia (a division of Pearson Australia Group Pty Ltd) ISBN: 9781442541757 Oral language difficulties  Speech which is difficult to understand  Problems discriminating between speech sounds  Stammering or stuttering  An unusual and persistently harsh or unusual voice quality  Difficulty using intonation

9. © 2012 Pearson Australia (a division of Pearson Australia Group Pty Ltd) ISBN: 9781442541757 Speech difficulties Immature sentence structures:  problems linking sentences with words  difficulty sequencing sentences to make a meaningful narrative  problems learning new words  ‘word finding’ difficulties  limited vocabulary for emotions, thoughts or feelings  difficulty understanding complex sentences  difficulty understanding idioms

10. © 2012 Pearson Australia (a division of Pearson Australia Group Pty Ltd) ISBN: 9781442541757 Communication difficulties  Lack of eye contact  Poor turn-taking and difficulty with starting and ending conversations  Difficulty following a conversation  Difficulty understanding or responding to feedback  Difficulty staying on topic in conversation  Problems using language to negotiate in discussions or arguments

11. © 2012 Pearson Australia (a division of Pearson Australia Group Pty Ltd) ISBN: 9781442541757 Oral language Oral language programs focus on purposeful talk in:  Social interaction  Literacy  Thinking  Speech development

12. © 2012 Pearson Australia (a division of Pearson Australia Group Pty Ltd) ISBN: 9781442541757 Oral language Listening Comprehension Skills Listening and understanding are essential skills for learning

13. © 2012 Pearson Australia (a division of Pearson Australia Group Pty Ltd) ISBN: 9781442541757 Oral language Communication is an essential life tool Children who do not reach appropriate oral language milestones will typically fail to reach their full academic potential.*

14. © 2012 Pearson Australia (a division of Pearson Australia Group Pty Ltd) ISBN: 9781442541757 Oral language Taking time to talk to children each day, and model language and communication is an essential role for all adults who work with children and young people.