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 8, students will:

 

A.    Active Listening

 1.         Demonstrate active listening behaviors in a variety of situations (e.g., one-on-one or small group).

 2.         Demonstrate active listening by analyzing information, ideas, and opinions to determine relevancy.

 3.         Acknowledge the speaker through eye contact and use appropriate feedback and questions to clarify the speaker’s message.

 4.         Recognize persuasive techniques and credibility in oral communication.

 5.         Listen to determine a speaker's purpose, attitude, and perspective.

 6.         Use, when appropriate, criteria/rubric to evaluate oral presentations, such as purpose, delivery techniques, content, visual aids, body language, and facial expressions.

  

B.     Listening Comprehension

 1.         Interpret a speaker's verbal and nonverbal messages, purposes, and perspectives.

 2.         Exhibit proficiency in integrating oral reading with listening, writing, and viewing.

 3.         Critique information heard or viewed.

 4.         Critique oral presentations using agreed-upon criteria for evaluation (e.g., rubric).

 5.         Ask probing questions to elicit information, including evidence to support the speaker’s claims and conclusions.

 6.         Paraphrase a speaker’s purpose and point of view.

 7.         Make inferences based on an oral report or presentation.

 

 

 

Link to Standard 3.4 Grade 7

 

Link to Standard 3.4 High School

 

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