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  So How Do We Incorporate Oral Language into our Digital Day? Cox Campus Lessons 7-8 (Elementary): Given that there are many critical components of oral language  (phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, social communication) that must be developed, it is essential to incorporate as many of those components as possible into one activity that can be used in daily lessons. Which of the following activities could you incorporate into your lessons that would be most effective and how would you go about doing so? (Prove It; This or That?; Notice & Wonder; and, Morning Meeting.)   (Middle School): Given that there are many critical components of oral language  (phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, social communication) that must be developed, it is essential to incorporate as many of those components as possible into one activity that can be used in daily lessons. This week’s Cox Academy provided the following activities that incorporate several components : Pr...

 Choosing Words to Teach....... Teaching with Oral Language Blog Prompt Cox Academy Lessons 4-6 (Elementary) and Choosing Words to Teach (Middle School): Given that "researchers" estimate that a reader must know the meaning of at least 90% of words in a text to comprehend it:, we know that vocabulary is critical to reading comprehension. What is the biggest takeaway you received in Lessons 4-6 of Oral Language or Choosing Words to Teach ? What have been your key takeaways, challenges, and successes in strengthening oral language skills in your classroom through morphology, syntax, and semantics? Rebecca Minerd and Monelle Dalman

  Oral Language is really important..... Are we focusing enough on it? As we navigate our literacy journey together we can all agree on one thing.... Literacy impacts all subject areas...... and WE ALL should be focusing on it. Yes, we were supposed to be focusing on creativity and critical thinking... and we will.... but our focus for this blog will be literacy:) We have two groups here..... 1. Group One- Elementary teachers who will be completing the Cox Campus literacy training. 2. Group Two- Everyone else:) We are a team.  Thank you for coming together on this topic and supporting each other as we learn about structured literacy together! Group One A) What is the biggest take-away you received in Lessons 1-3 of Oral Language? What have been your key takeaways, challenges, and successes in strengthening oral language skills in your classroom? B) Given PIECE; the TALK Ladder with Safety Nets; HABLA; and/or the overview of phonology, Discuss and provide examples of classroo...