4th Grade Student Proficiency Levels: Standard 1 Listening and Speaking Reading


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Standard 1: Speaking and Listening

Students will develop and apply effective communication skills through speaking and active listening.

 

READING: Students will develop and apply effective communication skills through speaking and active listening.

 

 

 

Understanding 

Objectives 

 

Approaching 

 4.1.R.1

Students consistently listen and clearly express thoughts and ideas while following discussion rules.

 

 

 

4.1.R.1

Students will actively listen and speak clearly

using appropriate discussion rules.

 

Developing 

4.1.R.1

Students frequently listen and clearly express thoughts and ideas while following discussion rules.

 

 

4.1.R.1

Students need guidance and support to listen and clearly express thoughts and ideas while following discussion

rules. 

4.1.R.2

Students need guidance and support to ask and answer questions or gather new information to clarify information from a text, presentation, or other media.

 

4.1.R.2

Students frequently ask and answer questions or gather new information to clarify information from a text, presentation, or other media.

4.1.R.2

Students consistently ask and answer questions or gather new information to clarify information from a text, presentation, or other media.

4.1.R.2  

Students will ask and answer questions to seek help, get information, or clarify information presented orally through text or other media to confirm understanding.

4.1.R.3

Students need guidance and support to participate in collaborative discussions and to begin building on the ideas of others.

4.1.R.3

Students participate in collaborative discussions, building on the ideas of others in a limited manner.

4.1.R.3

Students fully participate in collaborative discussions and build on the ideas of others.

4.1.R.3

Students will engage in collaborative discussions about appropriate topics and

texts, expressing their own ideas clearly

while building on the ideas of others in pairs,

diverse groups, and whole class settings. 

 

   

*Once the student demonstrates an understanding of an objective, consider a deeper acquisition of those skills. 

 

 Instructional Guidance 

Developing 

Inquiry Charts

Approaching  20 Collaborative Learning Tips and Strategies for Teachers
Understanding 

Model what good listening looks like, SLANT: Sit up, Lean forward, Ask and answer questions, Nod your head, Track the teacher

Simon Say’s, Storytelling, Telephone

Deeper

Acquisition 

Literature Circle Role Sheets

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