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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Actually, now that you mention it, from the article "Kindergarten students are being forced to write words, sentences, and paragraphs before having a grasp of oral language...."

I don't get it. I thought oral language means speaking. Kindergarten students are being forced to write words, sentences, and paragraphs before they can talk? Before they understand how to talk? What does this mean?[/quote]

Having a grasp of oral language is different from speaking.  It means having true comprehension.  There are many children learning to read today who don't truly comprehend what they're reading and wouldn't be able to paraphrase to explain what they read.  At our private school, heavy emphasis is placed on comprehension- not only knowing the story, but being able to comprehend the subtleties of the character's feelings, the point of the story, understanding exaggerations, sarcasm etc.  I think this type of learning is missed when you're just testing kids to make sure they can read the words written.[/quote]

Agreed that being able to decode what you're reading doesn't mean you understand what you're reading -- but what does that have to do with oral language? Reading by definition is written language, not oral language.[/quote]

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