Standard 1: Listening and Speaking Students will listen and speak effectively in a variety of situations.

2.1.L.1 ​Students will actively listen using agreed-upon discussion rules.

Student Actions

Teacher Actions

• Students participate in establishing the discussion rules.

• Students look at the speaker.

• Students keep their hands and body still.

• Students think about what the speaker is saying.

• Teachers explain and model what it looks like to actively listen to a speaker.

• Teachers lead students in establishing the discussion rules.

• Teachers provide opportunities to practice active listening.

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

Recommendations

Key Terms & Related Objectives

When students do not understand active listening, teachers can ….

• explain that during active listening, the student is hearing and thinking about what is being said.

When students interrupt the speaker with their own experiences, the teacher can….

• remind students of the agreed-upon rules (e.g.,  one speaker at a time). 

• 1.1.S.1: Working respectfully with others

• 1.1.S.3: Ask/answer relevant questions