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To become college and career ready, students must have ample opportunities to take part in a variety of rich, structured conversations as part of a whole class, in small groups, and with a partner-built around important content in various domains. They must be able to contribute appropriately to these conversations to make comparisons/contrasts and to analyze and synthesize a multitude of ideas in accordance with the standards of evidence appropriate to a particular discipline. Whatever their intended major or profession, high school graduates will depend heavily on their ability to listen attentively to others’ ideas while expressing their own clearly and persuasively.
Role of Speaking and Listening in K-5 Literacy
If literacy levels are to improve, the aims of the English Language Arts classroom, especially in the earliest grades, must include oral language in a purposeful, systematic way. In part because it helps students master the printed word. Oral language development precedes and is the foundation for written language development. Children’s oral language competence is strongly predictive of their facility in learning to read and write: listening and speaking vocabulary and even mastery of syntax set boundaries as to what children can read and understand no matter how well they can decode.
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