STANDARD 3.4: Language Arts Literacy

Language Arts Literacy

Mission: Learning to read, write, speak, listen, and view critically, strategically and creatively enables students to discover personal and shared meaning throughout their lives.

Standard 3.4 Listening

All students will listen actively to information from a variety of sources in a variety of situations.

Big Idea: Listening is an active process to gain understanding.
3.4 A. Active Listening
Essential Questions	Enduring Understandings
-Can one hear but not listen?	- Listening is the process of receiving, constructing meaning from, and responding to spoken and/nonverbal messages.
Cumulative Progress Indicators	Comments and Examples
By the end of Grade 4:
1. Listen actively for a variety of purposes such as enjoyment and obtaining information.
2. Listen attentively and critically to a variety of speakers.
3. Interpret vocabulary gained through listening.
3.4 B. Listening Comprehension
Essential Questions	Enduring Understandings
- How does a listener understand a message?	- Effective listeners are able to interpret and evaluate increasingly complex messages.
Cumulative Progress Indicators	Comments and Examples
By the end of Grade 4:
1. Demonstrate competence in active listening through comprehension of a story, interview, and oral report of an event or incident
2. Develop listening strategies (e.g., asking questions and taking notes) to understand what is heard.
3. Demonstrate competence in active listening by interpreting and applying received information to new situations and solving problems.
4. Make inferences based on an oral report or presentation.
5. Describe how language reflects specific regions and/or cultures.
6. Follow three-and four-step oral directions.

Link to Standard 3.4 Grade 3

Link to Standard 3.4 Grade 5

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