1.A.1 Understand that building oral and written language facilitates comprehension

From the time a student enters school they have some varying degree of understanding of oral language. Those who demonstrate a lack of or deficiency of oral language will need more help to develop it just as those students who have a broader understanding of oral language will have that understanding strengthened. Words whether written or spoken facilitate comprehension as the student begins to associate meaning with the word. Oral language is the basis for a student to be able to recognize and say words they see in print. Since it is a foundational building block for reading, when students can master it, they begin to advance in their reading level.