COMMUNICATION STANDARD 1.? The student uses listening and
observation skills to gain understanding.
1.1?? Focuses
attention.
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Pays attention while others
are talking
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Pays attention to oral
stories, instructions, reports, assemblies, and daily
announcements
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COMMUNICATION
STANDARD 1.? The student
uses listening and observation skills to gain
understanding.
1.2
Listens and observes to gain and interpret
information.
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Recognizes non-verbal
communication
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Identifies visual information
such as from a science experiment
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Interprets visual texts such
as illustrations, comics, and videos
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Listens for, identifies, and
explains main ideas, details, fact vs. opinion, and
meaning
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Demonstrates listening
strategies for following instructions
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COMMUNICATION
STANDARD 1.? The student
uses listening and observation skills to gain
understanding.
1.3?? Checks
for understanding by asking questions and
paraphrasing.
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Asks questions to clarify
content and meaning including who, what, why, when, where, and
how
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Paraphrases
information
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Selects information and gives
opinions
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COMMUNICATION STANDARD 2.?
The student communicates ideas clearly and
effectively.
2.1??
Communicates clearly to a range of audiences for different
purposes.
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Communicates to teacher,
small group, and class; for example, by tutoring or giving
reports
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Shows beginning awareness of
the needs of an audience
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Uses narrative and
descriptive forms of speech
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COMMUNICATION
STANDARD 2.? The student
communicates ideas clearly and effectively.
2.2?? Develops
content and ideas.
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Chooses content which relates
to topic
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Selects material from readily
available sources
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Organizes information in a
sequential pattern (beginning, middle, end) using simple
transitions
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Describes ideas in concrete
terms
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COMMUNICATION STANDARD 2.? The student communicates ideas
clearly and effectively.
2.3?? Uses
effective delivery.
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Speaks at a volume and rate
that enables others to follow
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Projects voice
well
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Speaks fluently and
expressively to the class
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Uses good posture and eye
contact
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Begins to use facial
expressions and body language to convey a message or enhance an
oral presentation
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COMMUNICATION STANDARD 2.? The student communicates ideas
clearly and effectively.
2.4?? Uses
effective language and style.
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Speaks using standard
grammar
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Uses complete
sentences
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Uses age-appropriate
vocabulary
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Uses words and illustrations
such as pictures or charts to create an effective
presentation
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COMMUNICATION STANDARD 2.? The student communicates ideas
clearly and effectively.
2.5??
Effectively uses action, sound, and/or images to support
presentations.
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Experiments with a variety of
media and resources to convey a message or enhance an oral
presentation
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COMMUNICATION STANDARD 3.?
The student uses communication strategies and skills to work
effectively with others.
3.1?? Uses
language to interact effectively and responsibly with
others.
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Demonstrates conversation
skills; for example, entering in, taking turns, responding to
others? remarks, and closing a conversation
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Distinguishes between types
of speech such as a chat, a warning, or a joke
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Uses language that is
respectful of others? feelings and rights
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Shows awareness of possible
difficulties when communicating cross-culturally
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COMMUNICATION
STANDARD 3.? The student
uses communication strategies and skills to work effectively with others.
3.2?? Works
cooperatively as a member of a group.
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Assumes a variety of assigned
roles within a group to perform a task
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Contributes to group with
ideas and effort
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Respects others? feelings and
right to participate in a group
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COMMUNICATION
STANDARD 3.? The student
uses communication strategies and skills to work effectively with
others.
3.3?? Seeks
agreement and solutions through discussion.
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Identifies and shares ideas
and points of view
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Accepts responsibility for
personal actions
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Formulates ideas and
identifies possible alternatives
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Suggests solutions and
initiates action
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COMMUNICATION STANDARD 4.?
The student analyzes and evaluates the effectiveness of formal and
informal communication.
4.1? Assesses strengths and need for
improvement; assesses own and others? communication strengths and
needs and sets goals for improvement.
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Uses established criteria to
evaluate and improve one?s own and others?
presentations
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COMMUNICATION STANDARD 4.?
The student analyzes and evaluates the effectiveness of formal and
informal communication.
4.2? Seeks and
offers feedback; seeks and uses feedback to improve communication;
offers suggestions and comments to others.
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Offers feedback on others?
presentations
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Accepts and applies feedback
on own presentation when appropriate
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COMMUNICATION STANDARD 4.?
The student analyzes and evaluates the effectiveness of formal and
informal communication.
4.3?? Analyzes mass
communication.
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Identifies various forms of
mass communication such as magazines, television, newspapers, and
the internet; identifies messages in simple
advertisements
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Identifies fact, opinion, and
assumptions in mass communication
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Understands that all media is
produced from a point of view and with a set of
assumptions
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COMMUNICATION
STANDARD 4.? The student
analyzes and evaluates the effectiveness of formal and informal
communication.
4.4?? Analyzes
how communication is used in career settings.
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Identifies different ways
people communicate in the workplace; for example, telephone,
e-mail, or formal presentations
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