What is it about?
Oral language is an important basis for literacy learning throughout the school years. This paper expands on what is meant by 'oral language' in linguistically diverse contexts such as Australia. At a time in which policy and practice in Anglophone countries is narrowing the dimensions of literacy learning, it is important that the complex dimensions of oral language are properly understood.
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Why is it important?
Oral language is a critical basis for literacy learning. How oral language is conceived and taught is therefore important to establish.
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This article provides important clarifications for both educators in the classroom and policy makers. It helps in understanding what the effective teaching of oral language should look like in practice.
Kate Halcrow
University of Canberra
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This page is a summary of: Oral language as a foundation for meaningful classroom literacy learning, Qualitative Research Journal, February 2025, Emerald,
DOI: 10.1108/qrj-09-2024-0207.
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