STRATEGIES TO DEVELOP SPEAKING

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. - Encourage students to interact - Model syntactic structure - Maintain eye contact - Remind students to speak loudly and articulate clearly - Explain the subtleties of tone - Attend to listening skills - Incorporate a “question of the day” - Compile a class booklet of students’ phrases - Question to boost comprehension