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Elevating Oracy and Academic Language
Congratulations! You’re ready to bring purpose and power to student talk. You know that oracy isn’t “extra.” It’s essential. When students speak, they shape understanding, refine thinking, and prepare to read and write with depth.
Whether you’re supporting multilingual learners, trying out new discussion routines, or wondering how to build content-rich vocabulary through conversation, this is your moment. You’re stepping into a phase where language isn’t just taught. It’s lived. And the ripple effect? It’s huge…for comprehension, writing, confidence, and access.
Start here.
Course Taster: Language Comprehension in the Play-based EY Classroom
Watch the selected lessons on speaking and listening and accountable talk.
Where do we see student talk supporting deeper thinking?
Where is it missing?
Create a quick inventory of current talk routines in each grade level.
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Next…
Try using this CLIL Success Criteria tool during your next unit design or curriculum review session. It’s a great way to check if your planning supports both content learning and language development, especially for multilingual learners.
Does your unit draw from each mindset?
Where are you strong, and where could a shift unlock more access and equity?
Finally…
Course Taster: Cultivating Community- G3-G8
Try one collaborative talk routine with your class or team. Practice together and use the “Look–Listen–Notice” reflection tool to observe who is speaking, what’s being said, and how it connects to learning.
- Look: What are students doing with their bodies during talk time? Are they facing each other? Using visuals or sentence frames? Following discussion norms?
-Listen: What kinds of language are students using? Are they building on one another’s ideas, using academic vocabulary, or just responding to prompts?
-Notice: What does this tell us about learning? Who is participating? Who is silent? Is talk deepening understanding?
Debrief what you notice with a peer or during a PLC.
Like what you’ve unlocked?
These tasters are just the beginning.
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