Oral Language and Listening Comprehension (OLLC)

Oral language is the foundation of comprehension. In the early grades, comprehension is best developed through listening.

In Oral Language & Listening Comprehension, participants learn 1) the importance of oral language and listening comprehension to skilled reading comprehension; 2) activities that develop oral language and comprehension; 3) assessment of students’ oral language through naming and story retelling; and 4) the elements of narrative and expository text that support comprehension.