What is Oral Language Development? What are the major aspects of oral language development? Why is oral language development so important to literacy development?

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What is Oral Language Development?
What are the major aspects of oral language development?
Why is oral language development so important to literacy development?
What is Print Awareness? Why is Print Awareness important for early literacy development?
What elements of effective learning environments support oral language development and print awareness?
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