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1. Vital Results - Communication

Listening

Draft July 1997

LISTENING 1.13 CLARIFICATION AND RESTATEMENT:

Grades K-2, (5-8 year-olds)

Grades 3-5, (8-11 year-olds)

Grades 6-8, (11-14 year-olds)
Students listen and respond. This is evident when students:

1.13 Listening - Clarification and Restatement Cross Referenced to Field of Knowledge Standards:

5.1-5.19,

5.22-5.27,

6.1-6.25,

7.1-7.19

 · Respond by drawing, writing, discussing, and making diagrams.

· Follow simple oral directions. · Ask clarifying questions.

· Know difference between comments and questions and when to use them.

· Listen and respect the ideas of others.

· Explore and evaluate the ideas of others and formulate opinions.

· Confirm and self-correct predictions about literature read orally. Stay on the topic.

 · Follow multi-step directions.

· Analyze information presented orally and ask clarifying questions.

· Distinguish between making a comment and asking a question and use appropriately.

· Paraphrase others’ viewpoints and formulate opinions.

· Evaluate predictions and confirm or reject predictions citing specific information.

· Synthesize into note form the main idea of an oral presentation (e.g. a peer’s research report, a visiting speaker’s talk, a video presentation).

 · Choose and use a listening strategy that best fits the purpose in a listening situation (e.g. eye contact, body language, proximity).

· Resist common barriers to effective listening. (e.g. daydreaming, private conversations).

· Evaluate oral messages for accuracy, effectiveness, significance and propriety.

· Confirm understanding by asking critical questions and/or paraphrasing.

· Respect and tolerate while not necessarily agreeing with the ideas, beliefs and opinions of others.
1.14 CRITIQUE:

Grades K-2, (5-8 year-olds)

Grades 3-5, (8-11 year-olds)

Grades 6-8, (11-14 year-olds)
Students critique what they have heard. This is evident when students:

1.14 Listening Critique Cross Referenced to Field of Knowledge Standards:

5.1-5.19,

5.22-5.27,

6.1-6.25,

7.1-7.19

 · Critique what they have heard by relating personal experiences that are relevant.

· Respond to others’ presentations by giving constructive oral feedback.

 · Critique what they have heard based on personal experiences and information learned.

· Listen to different presentations and begin to interpret the accuracy of information and form opinions.

· Extend what they have heard to connect new knowledge with prior knowledge and offer alternative ideas.

· Respond to others’ presentations by giving constructive oral and written feedback.

 · Critique complex material based on personal experiences and information learned.

· Listen to different presentations and critique the accuracy and internal coherence of each presentation.

· Respond to others’ presentations by giving feedback to elicit the best the speaker has to offer.
1.13 CLARIFICATION AND RESTATEMENT: Grades K-2, (5-8 year-olds) Grades 3-5, (8-11 year-olds) Grades 6-8, (11-14 year-olds)
Students listen and respond. 1.14 CRITIQUE: Students critique what they have heard.
Examples of Classroom Activities for Standard

1.13 and

1.14.

This will vary from team to team.

Circle time

Class meeting

Presentation

Guest speakers

Read aloud

Reading projects

 Team meetings

Class discussions

Research presentations

Guest speakers

Peer conferences

Read aloud

 Team meeting

Literature circles

Peer conferences

Guest speakers

Peer presentations

Note taking

Video

Film

Examples of Assessment Strategies for Standards

1.13 and

1.14

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