Oral Language and Reading
According to the text, oral language is the foundation on which reading
and writing are built, it is the base (Gibbons, 2002). Children hear oral language long before they
read words. So technically oral language
is the first step to learning to read and write. Next, children learn that letters correspond
with sounds (phonemic awareness). Even
after children learn how to sound out words, oral language still is continues
to be related to the comprehension piece of reading, the semantics for words
heard and read are the same, for example, the word c a r, whether read or
heard, will evoke similar though varying meanings (Gibbons, 2002).
Hi,
ReplyDeleteI like that you mentioned the fact that oral language is the first step to reading and writing. I think too often parents can forget the importance of their students actively hear and using oral language in their home. The is all part of creating a literacy rich environment, which sets their student up for success when they get to school and begin reading and writing.