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Speaking and reading skills: How Strong Oral Language Skills Set the Stage for Reading Success
And even though learning to talk doesn’t require any literacy skills, learning to read and write requires language skills. In fact, oral language skills are key to strong literacy development. Research has shown that listening and speaking skills have a direct relationship to the skills needed for reading and writing.