• Students actively listen by using appropriate body language.

• Students use and interpret verbal and nonverbal cues effectively.

• Students use active listening in whole-group and small-group settings.

• Students maintain eye contact with the speaker.

• Students let the speaker complete their thought(s) without interruption. 

• Teachers model:

• what it looks like to actively listen to a speaker.

• Teachers monitor and provide:

•  verbal and/or nonverbal cues to remind students how to actively listen to a speaker.

• opportunities to practice what it looks like when someone is actively listening.

• opportunities for students to take turns while speaking to a partner, a small group, and the whole class.

•  opportunities for students to receive feedback.

• opportunities for students to share thoughts and ideas. 

When students struggle to wait their turn, teachers can…

• have a silent signal when it is appropriate or not appropriate to talk.  

• have/use an object to signify who is the speaker. 

•  encourage them to write their thoughts down.

• have the student model what it looks like to follow the listening rules of the class and what it does not look like to follow the rules. 

• 4.1.S.1:  Work respectfully with peers