To gain information and understanding

K

1^st Grade

2^nd Grade

Students will speak to share data, facts and ideas in, for example:

• Small / large group discussion
• Role play
• Reports on, for example, classroom projects, field trips.

• Small group interactions
• Class discussions and meetings
• Conferences with teachers
• Classroom presentations
• Read aloud situations

As students demonstrate competency in speaking, they will, for example:

• Dictate information.
• Report information briefly to peers and familiar adults.
• Connect information from personal experiences to information from non fiction text.
• Retell more than one piece of information in sequence
• Share observations from classroom, home, or community
• Ask questions to clarify topics, directions and / or classroom routines
• Respond verbally to questions and / or directions.
• Use appropriate visual aids. (For example puppets, toys, pictures) to illustrate a word or concept when speaking to share information.

• Use appropriate visual aids. (For example puppets, toys, pictures) to illustrate a word or concept when speaking to share information.

For literary response and expression

Students will speak to present interpretations and responses to imaginative texts and performances in, for example:

• Book talks
• Role play / creative dramatics / choral speaking
• Circle time, group discussions
• Individual conferences with teacher

• Book talks
• Role play / creative dramatics / choral speaking
• Circle time, group discussions
• Guided reading sessions

• Class and group discussions
• Role play and creative drama
• Conferences with teacher

As students demonstrate competency in speaking, they will, for example:

• Engage in conversations with adults and peers regarding pictures, books, and experiences.
• Role play characters or events from stories.
• Express feelings about a work of fiction or poetry.
• Compare stories from personal experiences with stories heard or read.
• Dictate stories with a beginning, middle and end.
• Describe the actions of characters in a story.
• Tell real or imaginative stories based on response to illustrations.
• Retell familiar stories in a logical sequence.

• Interpret words of characters in stories.

• Present original works such as stories, poems and plays to classmates.
• Describe characters, setting and plot.
• Compare imaginative text and performances to personal experiences and prior knowledge.
• Ask questions to clarify and interpret imaginative text and performances.
• Discuss themes of imaginative texts.
• Use complete sentences, correct verb tense, age appropriate vocabulary, and logical order in oral presentations.

For critical analysis and evaluation

Students speak to present opinions and judgements in for example:

• Circle time
• Small and large group discussions
• Read aloud situations
• Individual conferences with teacher
• Role play

• Circle time
• Small and large group discussions
• Read aloud situations
• Paired discussions
• Individual conferences with teacher

• Class and group discussions
• Role plays
• Conferences with teacher
• Presentations

As students demonstrate competency in speaking, they will, for example:

• Share what they know, want to know and have learned (KWL process) about a theme or topic.
• Express an opinion or judgement about a story, poem or finger play.
• Express an opinion about the color, form and style of illustrations.
• Brainstorm to create an experience chart.
• Compare and contrast different versions of the same story.
• Compare contrast events or characters in a story with own lives.

• Explain the reasons for a character’s actions, considering both the situation and the motivation of the character.
• Express an opinion or judgement about a character, setting and plot in a variety of works.
• Express an opinion or judgement about school or community issues.
• Use personal experience and knowledge to analyze and evaluate new ideas
• Ask and respond to questions.
• Use appropriate eye contact and gestures in presentations and responses.
• Speak with appropriate rate and volume for the audience.
• Take turns speaking in a group.

For Social Interaction

Students speak to establish, maintain, and enhance personal relationships in:

• Conversations
• Circle time
• Role play
• Shared reading and writing experiences

As students demonstrate competency in speaking, they will, for example:

• Participate in small or large group storytelling, singing, and finger play in order to interact with classmates and adults in the classroom and school environment.
• Share favorite anecdotes, riddles, and rhymes with peers and familiar adults.
• Respect the age, gender, and interests of the listener.

• Participate in small or large group storytelling, singing, and finger play in order to interact with classmates and adults in the classroom and school environment.

• Respect the age, gender, position and cultural traditions of the listener when speaking.
• Discuss the content of friendly notes, cards, letters and personal narrative with a partner or small group in order to get to know the writer and each other.
• Avoid interrupting in social conversation.