
When the Oracy Education Commission’s final report called for oracy to be considered the “fourth R” – given equal status to reading, writing and arithmetic – it highlighted the challenges and difficulties faced by thousands of school children.
It is estimated that 1.9 million children (1 in 5) are behind with their talking and/or understanding of words, while children who struggle to talk and understand words are six times more likely to be behind in English and 11 times more likely to be behind in maths at age 11 (Speech & Language UK, 2023).
In its report, We need to talk, published last term, the Oracy Education Commission urged greater emphasis in schools on speaking and listening. It wants to see this made an entitlement in the learning process, allowing children to better engage with, articulate, and understand their learning.
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