Daily Oral Language has been adopted for all grade levels in all Language Arts classrooms in my school district. However, very few teachers actually use it at the high school.
I teach 11th and 12th grades and use it regularly. I think it's a good review, while also preparing students for the ACT/SAT tests.
Perhaps some teachers are threatened by DOL because their own grammar and usage training was limited. I minored in linguistics so grammar is "fun" for me, but some members of my department wouldn't know how to explain the reasons behind some of the errors represented. I doubt they even know the vocabulary to discuss much of it.
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From: Assembly for the Teaching of English Grammar [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Amanda Godley
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Subject: How widespread is Daily Oral Language?
I'm currently revising an article about a study I conducted on the use of
Daily Oral Language in a high school English class. The editors of the
journal to which I submitted my article have asked me to indicate how
widespread the use of this activity is. I was wondering if members of the
listserv could help me.
I know that Daily Oral Language (or "Daily Language Practice," as it is
sometimes called) can be found in the supplemental teacher materials
included in some of the most widely adopted high school English textbooks
(e.g., Timeless Voices, Timeless Themes, Prentice Hall; Writer¹s Choice,
McGraw Hill/Glencoe; The Language of Literature, McDougal Littell and Co.;
Elements of Language and Elements of Literature, Holt, Rinehart, and
Winston). Additionally, there are numerous Daily Language Practice/Daily
Oral Language websites and booklets available for teachers to use or buy.
The pre-service teachers in our program report that Daily Oral Language is
being used in many middle and high school English classes in our area. The
same seemed to be true when I lived in California four years ago. I'd like
to get a sense if this is true across the country.
I'd be happy to share the results of my study with anyone who's interested,
but I hesitate to do so until the article is in publishable form.
Thanks!
Amanda
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Amanda J. Godley, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
English Education
University of Pittsburgh
412-648-7313
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