Standards of Learning

The student will use listening and speaking vocabularies.

   a)       Use number words.
   b)      Use words to describe/name people, places, and things.
   c)       Use words to describe location, size, color, and shape.
   d)      Use words to describe actions.
   e)       Ask about words not understood.
   f)        Follow one-step and two-step directions.
   g)   Begin to ask how and why questions.
 

The student will build oral communication skills.

   a)     Begin to follow implicit rules for conversation, including taking turns and staying on topic.
   b)     Express ideas and needs in complete sentences.
   c)     Begin to use voice level, phrasing, and intonation appropriate for language situation.
   d)     Listen and speak in informal conversations with peers and adults.
   e)     Begin to initiate conversations.
   f)   Participate in discussions about books and specific topics.
 

The student will continue to demonstrate growth in the use of oral language.

   a)       Listen and respond to a variety of media, including books, audiotapes, videos, and other age-appropriate materials.
   b)      Tell and retell stories and events in logical order.
   c)       Participate in a variety of oral language activities, including choral speaking and reciting short poems, rhymes, songs, and stories with repeated patterns.
   e)   Express ideas orally in complete sentences.
 

The student will continue to expand and use listening and speaking vocabularies.

   a)       Increase oral descriptive vocabulary.
   b)      Begin to ask for clarification and explanation of words and ideas.
   c)       Follow simple two-step oral directions.
   d)      Give simple two-step oral directions.
   e)   Use singular and plural nouns.
 

The student will adapt or change oral language to fit the situation.

   a)       Initiate conversation with peers and adults.
   b)      Follow rules for conversation.
   c)       Use appropriate voice level in small-group settings.
   d)   Ask and respond to questions in small-group settings.
 

The student will demonstrate an understanding of oral language structure.

   a)      Create oral stories to share with others.
   b)      Create and participate in oral dramatic activities.
   c)       Use correct verb tenses in oral communication.
   d)    Use increasingly complex sentence structures in oral communication.
 

The student will continue to expand listening and speaking vocabularies.

   a)       Use words that reflect a growing range of interests and knowledge.
   b)      Clarify and explain words and ideas orally.
   c)       Follow oral directions with three or four steps.
   d)      Give three-step and four-step directions.
   e)    Identify and use synonyms and antonyms in oral communication.
 

The student will use oral communication skills.

   a)       Use oral language for different purposes: to inform, to persuade, and to entertain.
   b)      Share stories or information orally with an audience.
   c)       Participate as a contributor and leader in a group.
   d)   Summarize information shared orally by others.
 

The student will use effective communication skills in group activities.

   a)       Listen attentively by making eye contact, facing the speaker, asking questions, and summarizing what is said.
   b)      Ask and respond to questions from teachers and other group members.
   c)   Explain what has been learned.
 

The student will use effective oral communication skills in a variety of settings.

   a)       Present accurate directions to individuals and small groups.
   b)      Contribute to group discussions.
   c)       Seek ideas and opinions of others.
   d)      Use evidence to support opinions.
   e)   Use grammatically correct language and specific vocabulary to communicate ideas
 

The student will listen, draw conclusions, and share responses in subject-related group learning activities.

   a)       Participate in and contribute to discussions across content areas.
   b)      Organize information to present reports of group activities.
   c)   Summarize information gathered in group activities.
 

The student will use effective nonverbal communication skills.

   a)      Maintain eye contact with listeners.
   b)      Use gestures to support, accentuate, and dramatize verbal message.
   c)       Use facial expressions to support and dramatize verbal message.
   d)   Use posture appropriate for communication setting.
 

The student will analyze oral participation in small-group activities.

   a)      Communicate as leader and contributor.
   b)      Evaluate own contributions to discussions.
   c)      Summarize and evaluate group activities.
   d)   Analyze the effectiveness of participant interactions.
 

The student will listen critically and express opinions in oral presentations.

   a)      Distinguish between fact and opinion.
   b)      Compare and contrast viewpoints.
   c)      Present a convincing argument.
   d)      Paraphrase what is heard.
   e)      Summarize what is heard.
    f)    Use grammatically correct language and vocabulary appropriate to audience, topic, and purpose.
 

The student will give and seek information in conversations, in group discussions, and in oral presentations.

   a)       Use oral vocabulary and style appropriate for listeners.
   b)      Communicate ideas and information orally in an organized and succinct manner.
   c)       Ask probing questions to seek elaboration and clarification of ideas.
   d)      Make supportive statements to communicate agreement with or acceptance of others’ ideas.
   e)    Use grammatically correct language and vocabulary appropriate to audience, topic, and purpose.
 

The student will identify the relationship between a speaker’s verbal and nonverbal messages.

   a)      Use verbal communication skills, such as word choice, pitch, feeling, tone, and voice.
   b)      Use nonverbal communication skills, such as eye contact, posture, and gestures.
   c)   Compare/contrast a speaker’s verbal and nonverbal messages.