LISTENING
"Oral language is the foundation of literacy. Through listening and speaking, people communicate thoughts, feelings, experiences, information and opinions, and learn to understant themselves and others. Oral language carries a community's stories, values, beliefs and traditions. Listening and speaking enable students to explore ideas and concepts, as well as to understand and organize their experiences and knowledge. Students use oral language to learn, solve problems and reach goals. To become discerning, lifelong learners, students need to develop fluency and confidence in their oral language abilities. They benefit from many opportunities to listen and speak, both informally and formally, for a variety of purposes and witha variety of audiences." Alberta Program of Studies
Educators: Students of all ages like to be read to. Take the opportunity to read aloud a piece of literature that most of your students would not
pick up on thier own.
Parents: Take the opportunity to tell your children stories. Tell them about what things were like when you were little, or when their gradparents
were their age. Tell "Little Boy/Girl" stories. These are stories in which the main character does not have a name only refer to them
as a little boy/girl (depending on the sex of your child) and recount the day's adventures. Tell your children fairy tales from memory. Read
a story to your child on a nightly basis
Students: With the permission of an adult you may search on you tube - many stories are read out loud. Try the following links:
Something Good by Robert Munch - read by Robert Munch
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dgoxk78Fg7s
Adventures with Ploox Book 1 Chapter 1 by The Brothers Armfinnigan - read by Mo Armfinnigan
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ketfn6Z48D8
"Oral language is the foundation of literacy. Through listening and speaking, people communicate thoughts, feelings, experiences, information and opinions, and learn to understant themselves and others. Oral language carries a community's stories, values, beliefs and traditions. Listening and speaking enable students to explore ideas and concepts, as well as to understand and organize their experiences and knowledge. Students use oral language to learn, solve problems and reach goals. To become discerning, lifelong learners, students need to develop fluency and confidence in their oral language abilities. They benefit from many opportunities to listen and speak, both informally and formally, for a variety of purposes and witha variety of audiences." Alberta Program of Studies
Educators: Students of all ages like to be read to. Take the opportunity to read aloud a piece of literature that most of your students would not
pick up on thier own.
Parents: Take the opportunity to tell your children stories. Tell them about what things were like when you were little, or when their gradparents
were their age. Tell "Little Boy/Girl" stories. These are stories in which the main character does not have a name only refer to them
as a little boy/girl (depending on the sex of your child) and recount the day's adventures. Tell your children fairy tales from memory. Read
a story to your child on a nightly basis
Students: With the permission of an adult you may search on you tube - many stories are read out loud. Try the following links:
Something Good by Robert Munch - read by Robert Munch
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dgoxk78Fg7s
Adventures with Ploox Book 1 Chapter 1 by The Brothers Armfinnigan - read by Mo Armfinnigan
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ketfn6Z48D8