I have been invited by Eastbay REAP to speak at this hui, Transition to School held at Ohope Beach Primary School. I will be talking about oral language and the importance for children to have reached their future “adult language” by …
Oral language competence: an educational must have.
Exciting news! Jane van der Zeyden (of Tools4Teachers) and I are joining forces to facilitate professional development for Junior Primary to Intermediate teachers around oral language and literacy. Students need oral language competence as a foundation on which to base …
Early Childhood Convention -Rotorua
Erin Devlin and I presented a workshop today at this event, called Two Chatty Dickie Birds. Erin’s poems, rhyming story books and puppets are amazingly engaging for young children as oral language and rhyme can give young children many pre …
Resource Teachers of Literacy Conference, Paihia
I recently recently attended the RT Lit’ Conference in Paihia, where I presented three workshops: One with Erin Devlin. “Two Chatty Dickey Birds“ and two covering the topic of “Oral language Competence-if you don’t get it…..” Basic oral language competence …