How Explicit Oral Language Instruction Strengthens
Structured Literacy 

Discover how oral language builds stronger readers, writers, and thinkers—and how Arts & Letters™ and Wit & Wisdom™ bring this research to life through authentic, integrated, and supportive literacy instruction.

What you’ll learn:

• How explicit oral language instruction builds K–8 literacy
• How vocabulary and syntax develop across grade levels
• Key research on oral language, comprehension, and writing
• Practical routines that support purposeful classroom talk