1.3 The student will adapt or change oral language to fit the situation. a) Initiate conversation with peers and adults. b) Follow rules for conversation using appropriate voice level in small-group settings. c) Ask and respond to questions. d) Follow simple two-step oral directions. e) Give simple two-step oral directions. ESSENTIAL UNDERSTANDING THE STANDARD ESSENTIAL KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND PROCESSES UNDERSTANDINGS (Teacher Notes) The intent of this standard is that students will All students should To be successful with this standard, students are expected to use oral language to respond appropriately in understand that the setting initiate conversation in a variety of school settings. group situations to both peers and adults. influences the rules for participate in a range of collaborative discussions ideas building on others’ communication. Teacher modeling of questioning techniques and clearly expressing their own (e.g., partner, small-group, teacher led). will support students in generating a variety of understand that information questions across curricula and in using ask and respond to questions to check for understanding of information can be gained by asking and questions to guide their search for answers. presented (e.g., stay on topic, link remarks to those of others). answering relevant questions about a specific topic. sustain two-person conversation through multiple exchanges. use voice level and intonation appropriate for small-group settings. follow rules for conversation, including listening and taking turns. ask and respond to relevant questions in partner, group, and teacher-led settings. follow simple two-step oral directions. give simple two-step directions. use words of time and position, including first, second, next, on, under, and to give directions orally. beside, over, use action words (verbs), including, but not limited to, mark, circle, color, and to give directions orally. draw,
1.3 The student will adapt or change oral language to fit the situation. a) Initiate conversation with peers and adults. b) Follow rules for conversation using appropriate voice level in small-group settings. c) Ask and respond to questions. d) Follow simple two-step oral directions. e) Give simple two-step oral directions. UNDERSTANDING THE STANDARD (Teacher Notes) ESSENTIAL UNDERSTANDINGS ESSENTIAL KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND PROCESSES The intent of this standard is that students will use oral language to respond appropriately in group situations to both peers and adults. Teacher modeling of questioning techniques will support students in generating a variety of questions across curricula and in using questions to guide their search for answers. All students should understand that the setting influences the rules for communication. understand that information can be gained by asking and answering relevant questions about a specific topic. To be successful with this standard, students are expected to initiate conversation in a variety of school settings. participate in a range of collaborative discussions building on others’ ideas and clearly expressing their own (e.g., partner, small-group, teacher led). ask and respond to questions to check for understanding of information presented (e.g., stay on topic, link remarks to those of others). sustain two-person conversation through multiple exchanges. use voice level and intonation appropriate for small-group settings. follow rules for conversation, including listening and taking turns. ask and respond to relevant questions in partner, group, and teacher-led settings. follow simple two-step oral directions. give simple two-step directions. use words of time and position, including first, second, next, on, under, beside, and over, to give directions orally. use action words (verbs), including, but not limited to, mark, circle, color, and draw, to give directions orally.