Criteria and “Look Fors”:
1. shows that he/she listens attentively to directions, stories etc.
2. reacts to instructions, stories, poems heard in class
3. participates by singing, speaking
4. begins to practice self-assessment
5. expresses his/her own opinion
6. follows instructions
7. shows respect for others; waits for his/her turn to speak
8. retells a story heard in class
9. accurately conveys a verbal message
10. has eye contact with audience

Essential Learnings: Communication
1. takes responsibility for his/her own learning
2. listens and views for understanding
3. applies interpersonal communication strategies and skills to build productive relationships
4. makes effective presentations using a variety of skills and communication strategies
5. expresses ideas responsibly, recognizing legal and ethical consequences
6. evaluates the effectiveness of communication

Listening and Speaking Processes
Students will be able to:
1. communicate effectively by sharing ideas
2. show an awareness of social conventions
3. apply conflict resolution skills with adult mediation
4. adapt language to meet different social and situational needs
5. paraphrase the speech of others
6. use intonation, facial expressions, and gestures
7. recognize that language is adapted to meet social, situational, and educational needs
8. report, describe, and compare a curriculum related topic
9. interpret texts from own point of view (e.g., express opinion, draw conclusions)
10. use appropriately specialized vocabulary
11. organize subject matter for a prepared speech
12. elaborate and give detail
13. add evaluative comments
14. recognize differences between narrative and informational texts
15. describe the setting events and characters of stories, films, and television
16. use figurative language
17. ask questions to clarify content and meaning in a variety of situations and context
18. consider possible cause/effect relationships and justify the most appropriate
19. follow complex sequences of instruction