Listening and Speaking are foundational for all learning. The strategies and skills of listening and speaking allow learners to contribute meaningfully to social environments. As learners receive, reflect on, and communicate ideas, they develop increasing proficiency in cognitive organization, critical thinking, and problem-solving.
The learner will explore, use, and critically apply oral language for pleasure, personal growth, to form and foster relationships and, to develop an appreciation of and celebration of culture and of oral languages.
By the end of Grade One, the learner will be expected to:
Assessment strategies that provide information about learning:
Phonological Awareness is an essential skill in early literacy development. While many resources are available online, choose resources that are developmentally appropriate and culturally relevant. Adapt examples to use words that are of interest to students and reflect the home language(s) used in the community.
