Foundational English Instruction- speaking, readying etc

Australian Teacher with 23 years experience in teaching English- speaking, reading, and writing.
Have taught in both government snd private schools in Melbourne, Australia.
Owned and operated small successful tutoring business for 4 years.
I believe that learning language. any language needs to be natural. By that I mean, text books do not replace conversation so beginning with oral language first, sets up a solid foundation for reading and writing as this naturally follows. Just think of how small children learn language- oral first!