How to improve oral learning In Classroom

INTRODUCTION
Oral language is one of the most important skills your students can master—both for social
and academic success. Learners use this skill throughout the day to process and deliver
instructions, make requests, ask questions, receive new information, and interact with peers.
As a teacher, there’s a lot you can do during your everyday lessons to support the
development of strong oral language skills in your students.
The teaching strategies can help students with specific language disabilities (including
dyslexia), and they can boost the language skills of your other learners, too. Some of them
are as following:
1.1Encourage conversation. Every
social interaction gives students a new opportunity to practice language. Some of your
students might need a little guidance from you to engage in conversations, so spark
interactions whenever you can. Ask questions, rephrase the student’s answers, and give
prompts that encourage oral conversations to continue There are lots of things a teacher
can do to foster communication in the classroom and encourage students to take risks
and talk!

1. 1-Being a good role model. ...

2. 2-Creating a safe environment. ...
3. 3-Providing functional language and visual support. ...
4. 4-Providing lots of opportunity. ...
5. 5-Making it fun.

Classroom techniques useful for promoting speaking and listening.

1. Think, pair, share. Think, pair, share is an easy and engaging talk technique.
2. Doughnut Sharing. When the goal is for the rapid sharing of ideas, with multiple
people, the doughnut sharing technique is appropriate. ...
3. Talk tokens.
 4. Jigsaw expert groups.

1.2 Model syntactic structure.

Your students may not use complete oral syntax in informal speech but encourage them to do
so when they’re in the classroom. When a student uses fragmented syntax, model complete
syntax back to them. This builds oral language skills and gives students practice in a skill
necessary for mastering written language. One by one, sentences (oral or written)
communicate ideas that add up to make meaning.

 Efficient processing of sentence structure is necessary for overall comprehension.

 The level of a text’s syntax is one predictor of a text’s comprehensibility
 Effective readers have knowledge of phrase structures, parts of sentences, and how
they work
Students build syntactic awareness through exposure to oral language when they are
young and particularly through exposure to written language that they hear through read
aloud or independent reading

1.3 Maintain eye contact.

Engage in eye contact with students during instruction and encourage them to do the same.
Maintaining eye contact will help learners gauge their audience’s attention and adjust their
language, their volume, or the organization of their speech. This will help them be better
understood, communicate more clearly, and successfully interpret nonverbal cues about their
clarity.

1.4 Remind students to speak loudly and articulate clearly.

Ask students to feel the muscles used for speech while they’re talking and monitor their
volume and articulation. Remind them that clear and loud-enough speech is essential for
holding the attention of the group and communicating their information and opinions
effectively.

1.5 Have students summarize heard information.

Encourage students to verbally summarize or otherwise discuss the information they hear.
This should begin in kindergarten and continue with increasingly difficult questions as
students grow older. Teach students to ask Helps students learn to determine essential
ideas and consolidate important details that support those ideas. It enables students to
focus on key words and phrases of an assigned text that are worth remembering. for
clarification when they don’t understand something and emphasize that they can ask you
directly or query fellow students.

1.6 Model and guide sentence construction. Students

have trouble getting started with the wording of a sentence. Saying the beginning word or
phrase for the student can help the student structure their response. Give students time for
thinking and formulating an oral or written response. Students’ explicit experience in both
producing their own oral language and processing others’ language will help facilitate their
comprehension of reading material. It helps students learn to determine essential ideas and
consolidate important details that support those ideas.

 It enables students to focus on key words and phrases of an assigned text that are
worth remembering.
  It teaches students how to take a large selection of text and reduce it to the main
points for more concise understanding.
 Summarizing skills are applicable in almost every content area.

1.7 Explain the subtleties of tone.

Your students have probably experienced playground arguments related to tone;
misunderstandings are common when students are using loud outdoor voices. Remind your
students how tone of voice—which includes pitch, volume, speed, and rhythm—can change
the meaning of what a speaker says. Often, it’s not what they say, it’s how they say it that can
lead to misunderstanding of motives and attitudes. Ask your students to be mindful of tone
when they’re trying to get a message across and adjust their volume and pitch accordingly.

1.8 Attend to listening skills.

Ensure that your students are listening by using consistent cues to get their attention. You
might use a phrase like “It’s listening time” to give students a reminder. Some students might
also benefit from written reminders posted prominently on your wall.

1.9 Incorporate a “question of the day.”

During each school day’s opening activities, ask a question to encourage talk. (You can even
write one on the board so your students can read it and start thinking about their answer as
soon as they come in.) Start with simple one-part questions like “What is your favourite
animal?” If a student doesn’t answer in a complete sentence, model a complete sentence and
ask the student to repeat your model. Once your students are successfully answering these
simple questions in complete sentences, move to two-part questions that require more
complex answers: “What is your favourite animal? Why?”

1.10Compile a class booklet of students’ phrases.

Give your students a sentence to finish, such as “When my dog got lost, I looked…” Have
each student contribute a prepositional phrase to complete the sentence (e.g., at the grocery
store, in the park, under the bed). Then have your students create a class booklet by writing
and illustrating their phrases. When all the phrase pages are assembled into a booklet,
students can practice reading the very long sentence with all the places they looked for the
dog. Encourage them to come up with a conclusion to the story.

1.11Teach concept words.

Some students may have difficulty with abstract concepts such as before, after, or following,
and with sequences such as days of the week or months of the year. To help students learn
and retain these concepts, you may need to present and review them many times and in
multiple ways. For example:

 You might ask students to identify which holiday comes in each month and then
review holidays for other months in sequence: “Groundhog Day is in February. What
holiday is in March? In April?”
 Have students identify the month before or after a given month. “May is before June
and after April.” “May is between April and June.”

1.12 Question to boost comprehension.

Asking questions before and after a reading assignment not only helps sharpen oral language
skills, but it also helps students think about what they’re reading and absorb information from
the words. You might try the following strategies to facilitate reading comprehension:

 If there’s an introduction to the story or passage, ask students to read it and answer
purpose-setting questions: “Where does the story begin? “What kind of story or article
is this? Why do you think so?”
 Ask students to predict outcomes: “What will happen? How do you know?”
 After the reading, ask students to reveal whether their predictions were correct and
identify where the ending or conclusion begins.
 Have students summarize the passage: “Who were the characters?” “What was the
plot?” “What was the outcome?” “What was the main idea?” “What were the
supporting details?”

1.13 Teach for oral reading fluency.

Oral reading fluency refers to how rapidly, smoothly, effortlessly, and automatically students
read text. The goal is accurate and fluid reading with adequate speed, appropriate phrasing,
and correct intonation. Here are a few activities that aid fluency:

 Sentence completion: Read a phrase and signal for a student to complete the
sentence. Then read another phrase and signal another student to complete the next
sentence. This activity provides good modelling of rhythm and inflection and builds
reading group skills.
 Round-robin repeated reading: Each student reads a sentence, paragraph, or page,
and then the next student gets a turn. Prompt each student to read with rhythm and
fluency.
  Partner reading: Paired readers choose a quiet, Cozy spot to practice reading to one
another. This activity provides additional practice after reading in small groups.
 Monitored reading: Ask an aide or parent volunteer to listen to a student’s oral
reading and watch for good phrasing and rhythm.
 Repeated reading: Parents may assist with repeated reading at home by asking
students to read orally the same 150- to 200-word passage repeatedly over several
days. Students do not have to spend more than 10 minutes rereading each night.

1.14 Never assume students understood your instructional talk.

You use oral language every day to teach—but some students may not be getting your
message. In this chart from Berninger & Wolf’s book, Beverly Wolf shares some examples of
how students in her classroom misinterpreted sentences delivered orally:

Be aware of the potential disconnect between what you say and what your students hear. Go
over your message and present it in multiple ways to be sure all students understand learning

Many factors affect academic achievement in the classroom. Each student brings unique
strengths, experiences, and varying degrees of support from family and the community. All
these things impact student learning.
But teacher quality has a powerful effect on student learning. When students interact with
each other and with content in meaningful contexts, learning is achieved. Teachers have the
potential to create these impactful learning opportunities and to nurture relationships with
their students. When positive relationships have been established in the classroom, everyone
is more successful.

2.1 Establishing the Optimal Oral Learning Environment

Teachers use a variety of strategies to improve student learning, but it is most important to
create a comfortable classroom where students feel secure. Student learning is improved
when teachers take the time to get to know students, to understand their needs, and to
establish meaningful relationships. Here are seven strategies that have a positive impact:

2.2 Having compassion and empathy

Teachers who enjoy working with students show it, and this has a positive influence on
student learning. Students who feel respected and appreciated are more willing to cooperate
and more motivated to learn.

2.3Creating a secure and dependable structure

Students respond well to the security of a structured routine. Teachers who give thought to
the establishment of a developmentally appropriate classroom structure create a strong
foundation for student learning to occur.

2.4Ramping up the positive

Research suggests that when students hear more positive than negative feedback, they are
more successful academically. When teachers speak conversationally, give compliments, and
exchange nonverbal signals like “high fives” and “thumbs up,” a positive classroom culture is
established. Corrective feedback should be constructive, but not critical. To improve student
learning, effective teachers focus on the positive.

2.5 Supporting academic risk

When teachers create an atmosphere where students feel supported, they are more willing to
take academic risks. By giving students the tools to encourage and support each other, they
create a safe space where students will accept the challenge and stretch themselves to learn.

2.6 Teaching active listening

When teachers model good listening skills, they not only set a good example, but they also
place importance on students’ voices. Reminding students to look at the speaker and
providing opportunities to practice restating and ask clarifying questions will help students to
develop this skill so critical for learning and for life.
2.7 Embedding strategy instruction
To help students build useable skills, teachers embed strategy instruction in content-area
learning. These include note taking, studying, and test-taking strategies. When learned and
applied in context, students more readily adopt strategies they can use again and again.

2.8 Building collaborative relationships

Learning with and from other students builds communication and social skills along with
content knowledge. Modelling collaborative skills and monitoring group behaviour allows
teachers to guide and influence this powerful form of active learning. These skills will also
prove valuable outside the classroom in future relationships and careers.

3.1The Role of Substitute Teachers

The impact of effective teachers on student learning is well established, but what happens
when teachers are absent? With students spending a significant amount of time under the care
of substitute teachers throughout their K-12 education, their role must be considered. How do
substitutes support the established environment of secure and trusting relationships?

To maintain the secure structure and trusting relationships which teachers work hard to
nurture requires the dedication of effective, quality substitutes. A team of substitute teachers
dedicated to district goals can support these relationally based learning strategies that impact
student success in the classroom. The ability to support these powerful strategies comes from
building a team of quality substitutes by:

 Recruiting qualified, caring candidates who have a desire to positively impact

student learning
 Training substitute teachers in research-based instructional strategies and
effective classroom management
 Creating classroom experience that reinforces substitutes’ knowledge and
builds both confidence and skills
 Establishing managerial relationships that support effective practice and
motivate continuous improvement
 Providing ongoing coursework that improves skills and creates opportunities
for professional growth

To effectively establish a pool of substitute teachers capable of supporting positive

learning environments and crucial classroom relationships, many districts are
partnering with educational staffing companies. As experts in the student learning
space, education-exclusive staffing agencies provide every aspect of substitute
teacher management.

From recruiting and training qualified candidates to mentoring and managing them
long term, education staffing companies build powerful partnerships with the districts
they serve. Echoing the relationships teachers work so hard to build with students,
education management companies nurture relationally based partnerships that have a
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