Term 3 Newsletter Week 7 2025

We are excited to share a helpful video produced by the Queensland Department of Education that introduces simple, yet effective strategies that parents and caregivers can use to foster oral language development for all learners.

Oral language is the foundation of literacy, helping children understand, express, and connect with the world through words. What makes this resource especially great is that these strategies aren’t just for the classroom, they work wonderfully at home too!

• Ask open-ended questions and allow thoughtful pauses.
• Model richer language by reflecting what your child says.
• Start conversations with “I wonder…” to spark curiosity.
• Encourage storytelling about familiar experiences.
• Use fun games and follow your child’s interests to talk together.
• Offer sentence starters to help children build full sentences.