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Oral Language is the Foundation for Literacy

IACET Accredited
0.4 CEUs 4 Training Hours

The purpose of this course is to equip teachers with the knowledge of the components of oral language, their impact on literacy, and how to strengthen oral language in the classroom.  Most importantly, this course provides teachers with the necessary tools they need to meet the needs of all students, including those from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.

Cost
100% Free
Time to complete
4 Hours
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Recommended for
  • Infant/Toddler educators
  • Preschool/Pre-K educators
  • K-3 educators
  • Administrators
  • Stakeholders 
By the End of This Course You’ll Be Able To
  • The learner will identify characteristics of a language-focused classroom environment. 
  • The learner will be able to define the components of oral language, phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, and social communication. 
  • The learner will learn classroom activities that promote the development of all components of oral language. 
Why It Matters

This course will equip teachers with the knowledge of the components of oral language, their impact on literacy, and how to strengthen oral language in the classroom.  Most importantly, this course provides teachers with the necessary tools they need to meet the needs of all students, including those from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.

How it Works

  • Learn at Your Own Pace

    You don’t have to finish the course all in one sitting. In fact, we recommend you take this course a little bit at a time, incorporating what you’ve learned in the classroom.

  • Earn IACET CEUs

    In order to pass and receive IACET CEUs for this course, you will first need to complete all the lessons, then complete the end of course assessment with a score of 80% or higher.

  • Free Guided Resources

    As you go through a course, we’ll introduce you to free resources that will help you implement what you’re learning.

  • Never Learn Alone

    Have a question on what you’re learning in the course or how to use a resource? Reach out to the Cox Campus community for advice or to lend a helping hand to others.

Lessons

  1. Lesson 1

    OL Lesson 1 - Oral Language is the Foundation for Literacy

     Duration 24  minutes
    In this lesson, you will learn about oral language and its impact on literacy development
  2. Lesson 2

    OL Lesson 2 - Creating an Environment for Oral Language Development for All Learners

     Duration 38  minutes
    In this lesson, you will learn characteristics of a language-centered classroom environment that supports oral language development in all children, including those who come from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.
  3. Lesson 3

    OL Lesson 3 - Phonology & Phonetics

     Duration 24  minutes
    In this lesson, you will about an element of language form, phonology that governs the sounds of speech and how speech sounds can be combined to produce words.
  4. Lesson 4

    OL Lesson 4 - Morphology

     Duration 30  minutes
    In this lesson, you will learn about morphology, a subcomponent of language form that involves morphemes, the smallest meaningful units of language.
  5. Lesson 5

    OL Lesson 5 - Syntax

     Duration 20  minutes
    In this lesson, you will learn about syntax, a subcomponent of language form that involves the way words and phrases can be arranged in sentences.
  6. Lesson 6

    OL Lesson 6 - Semantics

     Duration 36  minutes
    In this lesson, you will learn about language content or semantics which is closely related to vocabulary.
  7. Lesson 7

    OL Lesson 7 - Social Communication

     Duration 22  minutes
    In this lesson, you will learn about language use, or pragmatics, the social context of language.
  8. Lesson 8

    OL Lesson 8 - Oral Language Routines that Support Deep Literacy

     Duration 31  minutes
    In this lesson, you will learn to integrate oral language building activities and routines into all parts of the day.
  9. Lesson 9

    Oral Language End of Course Assessment

     Duration 18  minutes
    In this lesson, you will take the end-of-course assessment and post-course survey. You must score 80% or higher to pass the assessment and receive your certificate of completion.

Your Facilitator

Salley Edwards
k-3rd Content Specialist
Salley is a Content Specialist at the Rollins Center focusing on kindergarten through third grade reading instruction. She is a member of the Rollins' Content Development Team that creates online learning content and courses for Cox Campus.

FAQs

The Cox Campus is the digital outreach platform for the Rollins Center for Language & Literacy. Our team is composed of experienced teachers, early learning and language experts, neuroscientists, school leaders, speech language pathologists and authorities in adult learning and curriculum design to give all children access to the Science of Reading to change the odds for all children.

The Rollins Center, of the Atlanta Speech School, in some cases, may allow an instructor, facilitator, content editor or a subject matter expert or consultant with proprietary interests to conduct professional development activities at Rollins events, provided that appropriate disclosure of such interest is made. Disclosure of proprietary interest will be made on course material and at the beginning of the course/learning event, when applicable.

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