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Creating a Rich Oral Language Programme

Jo Gormly

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Standing back and noticing oral language. What do you see?

Syntax-the arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in a language.
Choice of vocabulary and range of vocabulary.
Communication skills, turn taking, listening etc
Amount of words used.
Complexity of words.
Knowledge of the content/context

High Interest, 2 Week Topics

Deep dive over short time period - Intensive oral language acquisition.

Drawing Upon Cultural Connections and Heritage Languages To Make Meaning Of English Vocabulary.

Look...Ranginui is crying.

My mum wont let me come to school when its raining. I can’t walk. She doesn’t want me to get sick.

Gifting and explaining vocabulary
Visual pictorial mind maps as you explain...works really well, have it visible
Say and do activities, small groups so as much turn taking/opportunities to talk can happen.
Connecting vocabulary to something tangible
Vocabulary used within a sentence
Reuse and recycle vocabulary
Students repeat simple sentence structures
Gifting talking frames. In my city there is a/ there are… because….
Students expected to talk, this is uncomfortable at first.
Rich vocabulary used and reused.
To and fro talking.
Be cognitive of the language you want to expose students to..e.g. Liquid, gas, evaporation, condensation, precipitation, this ensures you and the students use and reuse.
Storytelling/role play