Oral Language and Reading
Interaction with language is one of the best ways for students to develop their language acquisition.(Gibbons, 2002, p. 15). Oral language can help students with reading before, during, and after reading. If students have the chance to make predictions, take picture walks, and discuss the book before hand it gives them a language Velcro to attach the reading context. During reading students can use oral language to access new vocabulary and make meaning from the text, and a discussion with their peers or in guided groups after reading helps a student process the meaning of what was just read. Oral language can really set the stage for successful comprehension in reading.
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