How to support oral language development – with Kim Lockhart

TRT Podcast #223: How to support oral language development – with Kim Lockhart

Kim Lockhart, an experienced teacher who currently teaches in a French immersion school, helps us understand why oral language development is so important. She shares practical ways for building oral language whether or not you’re teaching children learning a second language. 

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Resources mentioned in this episode

• Know Better, Do Better by David and Meredith Liben
• Read Alouds for All Learners by Molly Ness
• Molly Ness’s read aloud planning templates (found in the middle of this page)
• Literacy Foundations for English Learners by Elsa Cárdenas Hagan

Connect with Kim Lockhart

• Twitter/X
• Instagram
• Bluesky
• YouTube

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