Organizing Idea
ORAL LANGUAGE 1: Students develop listening and speaking skills through sharing stories and information.
GR. 1 - ORGANIZING IDEA: ORAL LANGUAGE
Oral Language: Listening and speaking form the foundation for literacy development and improve communication, collaboration, and respectful mutual understanding.
Guiding Question: In what ways can listening and speaking be applied to develop oral communication?
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Learning Outcome: Students develop listening and speaking skills through sharing stories and information. |
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Stories that are shared through listening and speaking (oral traditions) can be handed down from generation to generation.
Kinship involves belonging and relationships.
Oral stories are highly valued in many communities.
Communities may have special rules (protocols) about how, when, or with whom stories are shared. |
Oral traditions can provide opportunities to learn and think about kinship. |
Practise listening and speaking skills through sharing oral stories.
Recognize kinship in a variety of oral stories.
Discuss special rules (protocols) about how, when, or with whom stories are shared. |
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Listening and speaking skills can be developed through
The volume, emotional quality (tone), and rate of speech (pace) can affect the meaning or clarity of a message.
The speaking voice is supported through full, deep breaths that can affect volume, tone, and pace.
Speakers can indicate differences in character, key ideas, and events through changes in volume, tone, and pace. |
Listening can be used to share messages in a variety of situations. |
Share experiences, ideas, and information with appropriate volume, tone, and pace.
Adjust speaking volume, tone, and pace for a variety of situations.
Present stories, songs, poems, or dramatizations individually or as part of a group. |
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Listening involves maintaining attention and focus.
Listening includes asking and responding to questions.
Discussions involve listening and contributing
Listening processes can look different for individuals or within communities. |
Listening is an active process that supports understanding. |
Ask questions to clarify information during discussions.
Respond orally to questions during discussions.
Contribute to discussions as a listener and speaker.
Listen to and follow two-step instructions. |
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Messages can be shared through sounds and words (verbally).
Messages can be shared without sounds or words (non-verbally) through body language, such as
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Verbal and non-verbal language can be used to communicate messages. |
Examine verbal and non-verbal language that is appropriate for a variety of situations.
Adjust verbal or non-verbal language according to a variety of situations. |
