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British Council on English Oral Language

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British Council on English Oral Language

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- Educated members of the British Council which gives practical proven methods to foster positive student oral language development.

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Children can benefit from playtime. Games offer a fun-filled, relaxed environment where they can practise using new words and are free to express themselves. Participating in recreational activities is an effective way to develop language and communication skills. It also helps your children to be more socially confident and may be a way to forge friendships.

Below are some examples of games and playtime activities that integrate language learning with fun:

Word games. Expand your children's vocabulary with word games. It can be as simple as pointing out items at home or during a road trip e.g. "I am now mixing the butter into the batter" or "Tall buildings are also called skyscrapers". You might even give the definition or share background information about these words. Games like Scrabble, Pictionary or a round of Charades also encourage vocabulary development and communication skills.

Jokes. Telling age-appropriate puns will also help foster good humour and creativity in children. This also encourages wordplay and imagination. You can read through kid-friendly joke books and take turns telling witty stories. Avoid being too critical of their gags, speech, or articulation. Instead, model proper pronunciation or grammar by repeating the statement back to them in the correct way e.g. when your child says "I goed so fast!" instead of saying, "That's not how you say it", you can opt to say, "Yes, you went so fast!"

Riddles. Riddles are fun ways to use words and paint pictures of scenes or situations. Read or say riddles aloud to each other and explain to your children the different definitions of a single word e.g. school as in a place of learning or school as in a group of fish to help them understand the riddle better.

Rhymes. The repetitive chanting, reading, writing, or hearing of rhymes promotes good listening skills and memory retention, aside from developing speech. You can also narrate what you do at home with rhyming words or let your children tell you about their favourite toys using rhyming words.

Homonyms. Promote listening and comprehension skills by playing with words that sound the same but have different meanings. Allow your children to think of words that sound alike and let them try to define each one. This is also a good gauge of how much your children's vocabulary has expanded and if their understanding of the words is correct.

Storytelling. While storybooks provide ample entertainment, sharing stories - whether real or make-believe - can provide a good bonding time with your children while helping develop their communication skills. Exchange stories about daily events. Broaden their imagination with fantastical stories and let their creativity grow as you make up stories about anything and everything around them.

Songs. Aside from harnessing their musical abilities, songs also help children learn new words. Lyrics have a sense of rhyme and rhythm so it will be easy and entertaining for them to sing along. In addition, simply putting a tune to an activity can be a fun game that you can play with your children.

Tongue twisters. Tongue twisters are an excellent and fun way to teach children correct pronunciation and enunciation of words. It is a fun way to train their tongue to pronounce words. Start with simple ones and work your way up.

Words can be a lot of fun if we know how to maximise their use. Together, they can be made up into stories, songs, and a whole lot of other things that will help your children be more eloquent. Continue to encourage your children to speak well by constructing a healthy and fun learning environment where they can unleash their creativity and broaden their linguistic skills. Guide them on how to express their thoughts, feelings and actions better through the use of words as this will prepare them to face the world with confidence as they grow.

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Fun activities that help develop language learning in children

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Children can benefit from playtime. Games offer a fun-filled, relaxed environment where they can practise using new words and are free to express themselves.

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- The APA research paper provides meaningful information for educators on how to teach our students properly in the area of oral language development.

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Asha - Build your students literacy skills

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Asha - Build your students literacy skills

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- A pdf resource to build student's listening and speaking skills.
- Be a better educator by learning new techniques to reach our students and gain their attention.

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- This resource provides several videos that highlight the process of oral language development within students.
- Educators should review this resource to become more familiar in improving our students oral development.

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- This is the only resource which has a cost.
- This resource is invaluable to providing quality educational resources to bolster your students oral language development.

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English Language Arts Teaching Resources

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Explore English Language Arts (ELA) activities, worksheets, games and more teaching resources created by teachers for teachers just like you! You’ll find ELA…

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- Amazing games that are educational and enriching for students.
- Students will improve in their literacy abilities while having fun!

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These 12 games get kids speaking, listening and thinking. Great travel or waiting games.

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Develop speaking, listening, thinking and reasoning skills with these twelve fun verbal games to play with preschoolers, kindergarteners and bigger kids.

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- Play these Scholastic provided oral language games!
- Proven and researched educational games to educate students to be more verbal and expressive in literacy.

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Free Reading, Writing, and Thinking Lesson Plans

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Free Reading, Writing, and Thinking Lesson Plans

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- Free lesson plans for 2nd grade educators.
- These lesson plans will help your student talk to you and peers, write their opinions down, and think to make lasting connections in literacy.

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We have hundreds of standards-based lesson plans written and reviewed by educators using current research and the best instructional practices. Find the perfect one for your classroom.

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Free - Teachers Pay Teachers Lesson Plans for Oral Language

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Free - Teachers Pay Teachers Lesson Plans for Oral Language

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- Free oral language lesson plans for 2nd grade teachers.
- A plethora of resources at no cost for teachers to teach Oral Development

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2nd Grade Oral Communication Lesson Plans (Individual) | TpT

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Browse resources on Teachers Pay Teachers, a marketplace trusted by millions of teachers for original educational resources.

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Lesson Plans from Virginias Dept. of Ed.

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Lesson Plans from Virginias Dept. of Ed.

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- This resource provided by the Virginia Dept. of Ed. gives 2 lesson plans for student's oral language development.
- These lesson plans provide a step by step instruction for how to improve your student's confidence and ability in speaking English in the classroom.

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E-Books and the power of reading to your students

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E-Books and the power of reading to your students

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- E-books do not have to be auto played only. Read to your student/child and make have a conversation.
- This article gives practical advice on how to use E-books to their maximum potential for learning and having your student/child respond.

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Electronic books are becoming more and more commonplace. Here you'll discover practical tips for sharing e-books with your child, and how to keep the focus on reading and the story.

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- Have students read the short story.
- Have students draw a picture and describe their picture of Miss Mary Mack.
- Discuss with students where the underline, dots, and circles should be for each word in the short story.

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- Several games provided to help students speak more confidently and sound, see, and evaluate rhyming word pairs.

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SUPER WHY, the animated television series and interactive website, helps children ages 3-6 learn key reading skills, including alphabet, rhyming, spelling and reading comprehension, through interactive storybook adventures.

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Make your student a speaking and reading rocket!

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Make your student a speaking and reading rocket!

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- A website which provides valuable lessons and activities to draw out every student to be verbal and share their opinions.

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Oral Language: Expanding Your Child's Vocabulary

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Talking to your child helps expand vocabulary, develop background knowledge, and inspire a curiosity about the world - all of which help with learning to read! Here are some simple activities you can do at home to get your child ready to read.

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Speak to your child and have your child speak to you!

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Speak to your child and have your child speak to you!

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This video provides expert insight from a speech pathologist of  the ASU faculty on how to improve your child/students speaking ability.
- Within this video key elements are listed to try and practice with your child/student to draw them out to speak more readily and fluently.

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Strategies for Encouraging Your Child's Speech and Language Development

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- This video can be played while students interact and repeat the words and sentences heard in the video.
- After student's say each word in this video they will have sounded out each of the 44 sounds or phonemes in the English language!
- Have students make their own sentence with the words chosen in the video.

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Teaching Phonics - 44 Sounds of English (Part 1)

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- Interact with your students by playing a fun verbal game!
- Every student can be the leader and say the word pairs to the class who can give verbal feedback whether the words rhyme or not!
- Great for Discussing why words rhyme and why some words do not rhyme!