Vocabulary and Oral Language: The Keys to Comprehension

This webinar focuses on the importance of vocabulary and oral language as the keys to reading comprehension. Interventions for promoting vocabulary and oral language are not as easy to design or implement as those focused on reading decoding skills, but are vital to the ultimate goal of reading, which is to read with understanding. In these unprecedented times of remote and hybrid learning, as educators around the globe strive to support student learning in new ways, it will be critical to not lose sight of the importance of these skills.

Topics include:

• How vocabulary and oral language skills underlie and support reading skills
• Which language skills are related to reading at different stages of reading development
• Strategies for promoting vocabulary and oral language skills