STANDARD 3.4 (LISTENING) ALL STUDENTS WILL LISTEN ACTIVELY TO INFORMATION FROM A VARIETY OF SOURCES IN A VARIETY OF SITUATIONS.

 

Descriptive Statement: Listening is the process of hearing, receiving, constructing meaning from, and responding to spoken and/or nonverbal messages. Through active listening, students gain understanding and appreciation of language and communication. Students call on different listening skills depending on their purpose for listening (e.g., listening to letter sounds to gain phonemic awareness, comprehending information, evaluating a message, appreciating a performance). Effective listeners are able to listen actively, restate, interpret, respond to, and evaluate increasingly complex messages. Students need to recognize that what they say, read, write, and view contributes to the content and quality of their listening experiences.

 

 

Cumulative Progress Indicators

 

Building upon knowledge and skills gained in preceding grades, by the end of Grade 12, students will:

 

A.     Active Listening

 1.        Explore and reflect on ideas while hearing and focusing attentively.

 2.         Listen skillfully to distinguish emotive and persuasive rhetoric.

 3.        Demonstrate appropriate listener response to ideas in a persuasive speech, oral interpretation of a literary selection, or scientific or educational presentation.

 

B.     Listening Comprehension

 1.         Listen to summarize, make judgments, and evaluate.

 2.         Evaluate the credibility of a speaker.

 3.         Determine when propaganda and argument are used in oral forms.

 4.         Listen and respond appropriately to a debate.

 

Link to Standard 3.4 Grade 8

 

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