Sydney Morning Herald

Last Saturday there was an article in the herald that outlined the importance of oral language within the English curriculum. I believe that differentiation can begin very simply at this level. With all that happens in a school day, term or year we tend to find ourselves rushed in our work and forget about the quality of the oral engagement that is essential for students to have. This engagement allows them to bring another dimension to the text and their writing. We almost treat it incidentally in our classes. As part of my project I am going to look carefully at what the English syllabus and its support documents say about the teaching of oral language. I will also investigate the work of Love and Rielly. My research will include some PENS that I have from PETA as well as some of the texts published by this association.