Books to look into.....
Are teachers teaching Oral Language explicitly or informally catering for Oral Language needs?
Children that can't express themselves/communicate their needs/wants/feelings are of course more likely to have behaviour issues.
Our feelings were that morning talk, news, think, pair, share etc were not explicit teaching but rather just allowing opportunities for talking.
Any lesson can become an Oral Language lesson but we need to spend time explicitly teaching rather than just incidental.
Teaching just a lesson from a book just because it looks good/fun doesn't specifically cater for their needs...
Learning through talk - p. 42-43 has good ideas for expectations at School Entry, At the End of Year 1, At the End of Year 3.
Try JOST with Hunter. Use Oral Language expectations, Communication Processes and Blank Language Scheme etc to look at what gaps he might have.
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