Oral Language and the Reading Process

Oral language proficiency has also long been associated with later reading achievement, particularly in the area of reading comprehension (Pullen, 2003).   

The most profound connection I made between oral langauge development and the development of reading was in the Scaffolding Language Scaffolding Learning text.  In fact, the title may just sum it up!  Just like there is a  need for scaffolding oral langauge development there is a need to scaffold reading development.