CIEC 2025

In this workshop, participants will consider the ways that we can support multilingual learners to develop their oral language. How do we track their language development to make sure children are growing their skills? What are some key aspects we should tune into and what measures can we use to monitor progress? During the workshop, participants will explore the different aspects of language (form, content and use) and how to select areas for progress monitoring. Participants will have a chance to practice analyzing oral language examples to hone their skills of noticing language features at the word, sentence and discourse level, as well as to identify next steps for targeted instruction. We will explore engaging and effective activities for vocabulary instruction as well as the process of selecting vocabulary words for units of study.    

Lesson outcomes

1. Understand why oral language development is key aspect of language learning
2. Understand the key components of oral language development (form, content, use)
3. How to Assess and track oral language development using language sampling and practice collecting language samples
4. Consider the different type of vocabulary students are expected to learn and decide how to select vocabulary to teach explicitly