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The Surprising Benefits of Teaching Speaking Skills

Schools often emphasize reading and writing鈥攂ut speaking is also fundamental to lifelong success, research shows.

August 30, 2024

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When teachers find ways to promote oracy in the classroom鈥攆rom oral storytelling to small group discussions and Socratic seminars鈥攊t helps students develop social and self-regulatory skills while supporting language and vocabulary acquisition. In fact, a wide body of research shows that the benefits of building speaking skills and learning how to express oneself well is a significant factor in long-term social and emotional and academic success.

To learn more about the research cited in the video, check out the links below.

  • Giovanni M. Di Liberto et al.鈥檚 (2023)
  • Lila R. Gleitman and Elissa L. Newport鈥檚 (1995)
  • Ethan Kross鈥檚 (2021)
  • Erika Christakis鈥檚 (2017)
  • Douglas B. Petersen, Meredith W. Mesquita, Trina D. Spencer, and Jessica Waldron鈥檚 (2020)
  • Douglas B. Petersen, Maureen Staskowski, Trina D. Spencer, Matthew E. Foster, and Mollie Paige Brough鈥檚 (2022)
  • Jason C. Chow, Erik Ekholm, and Heather Coleman鈥檚 (2018)
  • Amy Pace, Rebecca Alper, Margaret R. Burchinal, Roberta Michnick Golinkoff, and Kathy Hirsh-Pasek鈥檚 (2019)
  • Melissa A. Broeckelman-Post, Aayushi Hingle Collier, and Henri K. Huber鈥檚 (2023)

For more tips on the benefits of teaching speaking skills in pre-K and primary school, read Cecilia Cabrera Martirena鈥檚 麻豆传媒入口 article 鈥3 Essential Tools to Foster Students鈥 Oracy Skills in the Early Grades.鈥 For older students, read Megan Cooke鈥檚 鈥Guiding Students to Be Comfortable With Public Speaking鈥 or Chris D鈥橧ppolito鈥檚 鈥4 Strategies for Developing Confident Student Speakers.鈥 For oracy-related skill development in math class, read Peter Liljedahl鈥檚 鈥Building a Thinking Classroom in Math.鈥

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