Oral Language Teaching Resources
Help your students with oral language development this school year with activities, worksheets and more created by teachers to support student's speaking skills.
With activities developed by the teachers of the Teach Starter team to align to Australian National and State curriculums and editable resources you can adapt to suit your students' needs, this collection has everything you need to help students become adept communicators!
Explore basic conversational skills, teaching your students how to greet one another and how to carry on back-and-forth conversations. Cover the ability to express needs and wants and more with the help of resources designed to build the oral language foundation students need to move on to become readers and writers.
How to Build Students' Oral Language Skills
- Add a Daily Read Aloud to Your Class Schedule — You never get too old to listen to a book read out loud, and listening to you read a book out loud is especially valuable for those bilingual learners who need to listen to a fluent reader!
- Incorporate Reader's Theatre. Reader's theatre can help students with not just their spoken language skills but non-verbal communication as well, giving them a chance to practise expressing a wide range of emotions through their voice and body language.
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Show and Tell Mystery Bag Pack
Add excitement to speaking and listening with this pack of Show and Tell Mystery Bag templates.
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Oral Presentation Topics Task Sheets
Help students pick a topic and plan for an oral presentation with this set of Oral Presentation Topics Task Sheets.
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Oral Language Skills Task Cards
Use Oral Language Development Activities to boost your Year 3 through Year 5 students' communication abilities.
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Initial, Medial & Final /s/ - Articulation Worksheets
Build skill with articulating the sounds of beginning, medial, and final /s/ with a set of printable speech articulation worksheets.
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Initial, Medial, & Final L - Articulation Worksheets
Provide articulation practise with printable speech articulation worksheets for words with beginning, medial, and final /l/ sounds.
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Picture Exchange Communication Cards
Enhance communication with Picture Exchange Communication (PEC) cards for children with autism spectrum disorder or other developmental disabilities.
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Sing and Share - Printable Icebreaker Cards for Music Class
Use our Sing and Share Printable Icebreaker Cards for Music Class to get your music students up, sharing, and singing to learn more about their classmates.
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Likes and Dislikes Sorting Activity
Encourage students to explore different ways to express likes and dislikes with this sorting activity.
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Facial Expressions and Gestures Sorting Activity
The Facial Expressions and Gestures Activity is the perfect hands-on resource to help students recognise and understand the many ways we communicate without words.
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Open and Closed Questions Sorting Worksheet Set
Help your students build critical thinking and communication skills with this engaging Open and Closed Questions resource.
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Cooperative Language Poster
Teach cooperative language to help students build essential communication skills with this easy-to-read classroom poster.
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When to Use Formal and Informal Language Teaching Slides
Teach your students when to use formal and informal language with this engaging set of teaching slides designed to help students confidently distinguish between language styles in real-world contexts.
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Oral Presentation Plan Templates
Help your students become confident speakers with this easy-to-use Oral Presentation Plan resource!
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Formal vs Informal Language Sorting Activity
Engage students in identifying formal vs informal language with this sorting activity that helps build understanding through real-world sentence examples.
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Language and Social Contexts Matching Game
Explore language and social contexts with this fun matching activity that helps students understand how our speech changes depending on the situation.
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Conversation Role Play Cards
Practise having conversations in different scenarios with this set of conversation role play cards.
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Interpersonal Communication Skills Poster Pack
Help students understand interpersonal communication skills with this set of three posters.
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Having a Conversation Social Story
Build confidence in your students by using this Conversation Skills Social Story printable booklet.
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Inspirational Authors – Speechwriting Project
Get you students to research and celebrate an inspirational author with this speechwriting activity.
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Persuasive Speech Writing Task
Practise writing a persuasive text with this speech writing task.
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Collaborative Language Teaching Slides
Introduce collaborative language to your students with this easy-to-use slide deck that provides practical examples for developing confident, respectful communication.
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Using Inclusive Language Worksheet Pack
Teach your students about using inclusive language to promote respect and understanding in your classroom with these five engaging worksheets.
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Inclusive Language Poster
Foster a welcoming classroom environment with an inclusive language poster that helps students understand respectful and inclusive communication.
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Taking Turns in Conversation Social Story
Help students learn how to take turns in a conversation with this Taking Turns in Conversation Social Story printable booklet.
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Oral Communication Worksheets
Help students develop their oral communication skills with this engaging set of Oral Communication Worksheets.
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Speaking Skills Assessment Checklist
Help students take ownership of their communication skills with this speaking skills checklist.
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Conversation Cue Cards
Empower students with these Conversation Cue Cards that provide tips for having conversation.
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Student-Led Class Discussion Strategies Poster Pack
Remind your students of a variety of student-led class discussion strategies with this set of 8 posters.
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Oral Language Activities
Share these oral language activities with your students to help them practise listening to others, expressing opinions, receiving instructions, and more!
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Speech Articulation Worksheets - Initial, Medial, Final /w/
Provide articulation practise with printable speech articulation worksheets for words with inital, medial, and final /w/ sounds.
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/r/ Words Articulation - Speech Therapy Worksheets
Provide articulation practise with printable speech articulation worksheets for words with beginning, medial, and final /r/ sounds.
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Verbal and Nonverbal Communication Poster
Teach your young students the key to communication by starting with the basics — the difference between verbal and nonverbal communication methods.