oral communication

Presents an introduction to North American folk speech, examining culturally and geographically derived speech patterns, dialects, vocabulary, syntax, and grammar.

Provides information and activities needed to give a firm foundation in speech communication.

Examines the value of classroom dialogue in teaching young students and provides strategies, also discussing assessment of student language growth.

Presents a practical guide for the preschool classroom that helps to develop oral language skills, and contains assessment tools, a glossary of key terms, and planning suggestions.

Contains instructions and reproducible worksheets for thirty standards-based projects for kindergarten through sixth grade classrooms, and covers language arts, math, science, and social studies. Includes CD-ROM.

Describes a variety of career options for people with excellent communication and leadership skills, looking at the fields of sales, public relations and fund-raising, marketing and advertising, politics, law, and education; discussing job settings, earnings, training and education, and other topics.

An observation of the way people speak, lamenting the loss of expressive writing and speaking and suggesting ways in which people can arrange their words in more stimulating ways.

A guide to using comics and graphic novels to teach speaking, reading, and writing.