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Standard 1: Speaking and Listening |
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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. |
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Objectives |
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Approaching |
3.1.R.1Students consistently listen and clearly express thoughts and ideas while following discussion rules.
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Students will actively listen and speak clearly using appropriate discussion rules.
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Developing |
3.1.R.1Students frequently listen and clearly express thoughts and ideas while following discussion rules.
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3.1.R.1 Students need guidance and support to listen and clearly express thoughts and ideas while following discussion rules. |
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3.1.R.2Students need guidance and support to ask and answer questions or gather new information to clarify information from a text, presentation, or other media. |
3.1.R.2Students frequently ask and answer questions or gather new information to clarify information from a text, presentation, or other media. |
3.1.R.2Students consistently ask and answer questions or gather new information to clarify information from a text, presentation, or other media.
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Students will ask and answer questions to seek help, get information, or clarify information presented orally through text or other media to confirm understanding.
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3.1.R.3Students need guidance and support to participate in collaborative discussions.
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3.1.R.3Students participate in collaborative discussions in a limited manner.
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3.1.R.3 Students fully participate in collaborative discussions.
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Students will engage in collaborative discussions about appropriate topics and texts, expressing their own ideas clearly in pairs, diverse groups, and whole class settings.
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| *Once the student demonstrates an understanding of an objective, consider a deeper acquisition of those skills. | |||
Instructional Guidance |
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| Developing | Resource on Active Listening including verbal and nonverbal signs demonstrating active listening |
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8 Methods for Effectively Improving Student Communication Skills |
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Play “Save the Last Word for Me” After reading a text or portion of text. Have students pick a quote or sentence from the text. Divide the students into groups of three, labeling one student A, one B, and the other C in each group. Invite the A students to read one of their chosen quotations to their group. Then students B and C discuss the quotation. What do they think it means? Why do they think these words might be important? To whom? After several minutes, ask the A students to read the back of their card (or to explain why they picked the quotation), thus having “the last word.” This process continues with the B students sharing and then the C students. |
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Deeper Acquisition |
Using hand signals can be a great way to help students communicate with each other in a whole group discussion. In my class, I just used two simple hand signals: two fingers to indicate that the student wanted to add on, and thumbs up to indicate that he/she had something new to say (topic change). Thumbs Up! Signals to Encourage Active Listening Teaching Channel video Unlike simple hand raising, the hand signals encourage students to be more active listeners, since they have to listen to what the speaker is saying in order to know if their own comment is an add-on or a new thought. |