B. Apply strategies of a skillful listener

1. establish purpose
2. focus on the listening task
3. discriminate among received messages
4. assign meaning to messages received
5. use self-monitoring listening techniques

Developing Listening Skill with Folktales
Students use their listening skills to answer questions about a passage of literature that has been read aloud to them.

Write and Perform a Speech
This site offers an online project for improving listening skills.

Make Me a Copy Please: A Project in Explaining and Following Directions
Often times students are not able to communicate clearly what they would like to say. It is the purpose of this lesson to help student understand the need to be articulate and precise when explain steps to another student. In addition the student listening will learn to be a more effective listener.

Willie Nelson: All Together Now!
Using Willie Nelson's words, students can recite his words in one voice, analyze his lyrics, and learn about this important person in America's musical history.
 

Readers on Stage:  Tips for Reader's Theater

Suggestions for English Language Learners (ELLs):
(E/B=Entering/Beginning, D=Developing, E=Expanding) 

E/B: Answer simple factual questions about a presentation and represent nonverbally (i.e. gestures, pictures, graphic organizers) or with simple spoken words and phrases.
E/B: Identify the emotion conveyed by the speaker and express with simple spoken words, phrases or sentences; D: Identify some persuasive techniques used by the speaker (i.e. promises, dares); identify any unclear components; and express with simple, detailed sentences; E: Analyze persuasive techniques used by the speaker (i.e. promises, dares) and identify any unclear components.
E/B: Prepare (and possibly deliver) a simple narrative that follows a model provided by the teacher and express with simple spoken words, phrases or sentences with assistance, if needed; D: Deliver simple narrative and informative presentations and express with simple, detailed sentences; E: Deliver simple oral responses to literature, as well as narrative and informative presentations, with detailed sentences.
E/B: Identify the main idea conveyed by the speaker and express with simple spoken sentences; D: Draw conclusions based on general content and delivery of an oral presentation; E: Draw conclusions and some inferences based on an oral report from the speaker.
E/B: Prepare an oral presentation with a main idea and use gestures, pictures, tables, graphs, or charts and express with simple spoken sentences; D: Prepare and deliver an oral presentation with a main idea. Use volume and gestures to support the message and express with simple, detailed sentences; E: Prepare and deliver an organized oral presentation with a main idea and use volume, timing, and gestures to support message.

 

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