Quelle place pour l’oral dans les centres de littératie?

Perceptions de la compétence à communiquer oralement du personnel d’un service de garde en milieu scolaire : le cas d’une école montréalaise

“…Nous entendons par littératie « la capacité d'une personne, d'un milieu et d'une communauté à comprendre et à communiquer de l'information par le langage sur différents supports pour participer activement à la société dans différents contextes » (Lacelle, Lafontaine, Moreau & Laroui, 2016, p. 1). Parmi les compétences qui font partie du concept de littératie, la compétence à communiquer oralement est reconnue comme une composante essentielle de ce concept (Allen, 2014;Soucy, 2016). En effet, savoir communiquer oralement est une compétence de premier plan dans la société actuelle (Dumais, 2015).…”

Promoting the development of oral language skills in primary French immersion.

“…The challenge with CBI is how to effectively balance both content and language instruction, to develop language proficiency in French as well as to develop oral language skills as a foundation for literacy (Soucy, 2016). In a French immersion primary classroom, the French language is the medium for instruction; however, because of its importance for achievement in literacy, the second language cannot simply be the medium for instruction, it must also be the focus of instruction Castro et al, 2011;Garbati & Mady, 2015;Soucy, 2016).…”

“…In addition, Soucy (2016) investigated two French Immersion teachers in Quebec and their experiences with integrating oral language in literacy centers. Soucy (2016) reported the importance of teaching oral communication strategies to help students express themselves as well as provide the foundations for reading and writing. Furthermore, Punchard (2002) discussed similar conclusions in a review of oral language literature but emphasized providing opportunities for students to engage in conversations in order to promote the L2 use of vocabulary and language structures.…”

“…Extensive research in first language learning demonstrates the importance of the early development of oral language skills for achievement in reading (Bradfield et al, 2014;Castro, Páez, Dickenson, & Frede, 2011;Hipfner-Boucher, Lam, & Chen, 2015). Furthermore, investigation in second language learning has similarly demonstrated the importance of oral language development for reading achievement (Castro et al, 2011;Hipfner-Boucher et al, 2013;Soucy, 2016). The French immersion context involves a content-based approach to learning where the language is the medium for instruction (Roy, 2008).…”

“…The French immersion context involves a content-based approach to learning where the language is the medium for instruction (Roy, 2008). However, because of its importance for achievement in literacy, the second language cannot simply be the medium for instruction, it must also be the focus of instruction Castro et al, 2011;Garbati & Mady, 2015;Soucy, 2016). This project focuses on how teachers can effectively promote the development of oral language skills as a foundation for literacy in primary French Immersion classrooms.…”