Oral Language for Today's Classroom

by Claire Staab

Overview

This book is full of practical ideas for creating an environment that fosters the use of oral language.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780887510465
Publisher:	Pippin Publishing
Publication date:	08/01/1992
Series:	Pippin Teacher's Library Series , #8
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	128
Product dimensions:	6.01(w) x 9.02(h) x 0.32(d)

About the Author

As an associate professor in the language education department at the University of British Columbia, Claire Staab specialized in the use of oral language in elementary school settings. Before receiving her doctorate from Arizona State University, she was a classroom teacher, a school-based reading and language specialist, and a language arts curriculum coordinator.

Table of Contents

Preface
Language Is Power
Oral Language Is Important
Oral Language in the Classroom
Creating an Environment for Oral Language
Establishing Rules and Procedures
The Classroom Atmosphere
The Physical Environment
Talk Structures
Teacher-to-Large or Small Groups
Child-to-Adult
Child-to-Child
Child-to-Small Group
Help Students Function Successfully
Child-to-Large Group
Planning Your Own Talk Structures
Functions of Language
The Five Functions of Language
Encouraging Use of Language for Different Functions
Assessing Use of Oral Language
Responding to Children's Interest and the Curriculum
Listening
Teaching Listening
Instructional Strategies
A Word about Assessment
"Doing" Oral Language in the Classroom
Time Blocks
Themes
Learning Centers
Bibliography
Talk Structures
Functions of Language
Listening
"Doing" Oral Language in the Classroom