SPEAKING AND LISTENING STANDARDS Parent What does this What can I do at Resources Notes Code standard mean? home? Speaking Students must be able to Choose books, articles, or and respectfully engage in one-on-one other texts for you and Listening and group conversations with a your child to both read Gather a small group of Grade 4 diverse group of individuals about independently. Then family members and/or Standard 1 age-appropriate topics and texts. engage in explicit friends and try this activity. (SL.4.1) Specifically, they should be able to… conversations about what you have read. Encourage your child to refer be ready to discuss and explicitly to the texts and share thoughts and/or anything else he/she Refer to this list of tips and questions about assigned knows about that topic strategies to help guide your materials with specific during your conversations child in adhering to references to what they (e.g. “On page 14, he conversational norms. have read (e.g. read an says…;” “I saw a TV assigned text and be able to episode about this that have a discussion with said…”). classmates about their Talk with your child in opinions and questions with back-and-forth explicit mention of conversations. Model Use this list of strategies to information and words how to listen respectfully encourage higher order from the text). – looking at the speaker thinking and prompt your follow appropriate and not interrupting – and child to ask his/her own conversational norms – how to stay focused on questions. waiting for a turn to speak, the topic of conversation. appropriately taking a turn, Encourage your child to staying on topic etc. do the same. ask questions to seek help When speaking with your Help your child practice or clarification about the child, ask for clarification using conversational skills as topic of discussion and link when necessary and he/she interviews family their comments to others’ encourage him/her to do members. remarks during a group the same. Ask… discussion. “Can you explain what clearly explain their own you mean by that?” thoughts and ideas as “Do you understand what
SPEAKING AND LISTENING STANDARDS Parent Notes Code What does this standard mean? What can I do at home? Resources Speaking and Listening Grade 4 Standard 1 (SL.4.1) Students must be able to respectfully engage in one-on-one and group conversations with a diverse group of individuals about age-appropriate topics and texts. Specifically, they should be able to… be ready to discuss and share thoughts and/or questions about assigned materials with specific references to what they have read (e.g. read an assigned text and be able to have a discussion with classmates about their opinions and questions with explicit mention of information and words from the text). follow appropriate conversational norms – waiting for a turn to speak, appropriately taking a turn, staying on topic etc. ask questions to seek help or clarification about the topic of discussion and link their comments to others’ remarks during a group discussion. clearly explain their own thoughts and ideas as Choose books, articles, or other texts for you and your child to both read independently. Then engage in explicit conversations about what you have read. Encourage your child to refer explicitly to the texts and anything else he/she knows about that topic during your conversations (e.g. “On page 14, he says…;” “I saw a TV episode about this that said…”). Talk with your child in back-and-forth conversations. Model how to listen respectfully – looking at the speaker and not interrupting – and how to stay focused on the topic of conversation. Encourage your child to do the same. When speaking with your child, ask for clarification when necessary and encourage him/her to do the same. Ask… “Can you explain what you mean by that?” “Do you understand what Gather a small group of family members and/or friends and try this activity. Refer to this list of tips and strategies to help guide your child in adhering to conversational norms. Use this list of strategies to encourage higher order thinking and prompt your child to ask his/her own questions. Help your child practice using conversational skills as he/she interviews family members.
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