Words Worth Noting - August 30, 2024

“Speaking fluently and clearly will be put at the heart of the national curriculum and given the same status as literacy and numeracy under a Labour government, Sir Keir Starmer has pledged. In an article for The Times the Labour leader says that the ‘almost exclusive’ focus on reading and writing at present is ‘short-sighted’ as he calls for oracy to be given priority at every level of a child’s education.”

The Times July 5, 2023 [the teaser referred to “oracy” and I went to scoff but stayed to listen]