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STANDARD 3.4 (LISTENING) Grade Eight

Strands with Cumulative Progress Indicators

A. Active Listening

  1. Demonstrate active listening behaviors in a variety of situations (e.g., one-on-one or small group).
  2. Demonstrate active listening by analyzing information, ideas, and opinions to determine relevancy.
  3. Acknowledge the speaker through eye contact and use appropriate feedback and questions to clarify the speaker’s message.
  4. Recognize persuasive techniques and credibility in oral communication.
  5. Listen to determine a speaker's purpose, attitude, and perspective.
  6. Use, when appropriate, criteria/rubric to evaluate oral presentations, such as purpose, delivery techniques, content, visual aids, body language, and facial expressions.

B. Listening Comprehension

  1. Interpret a speaker's verbal and nonverbal messages, purposes, and perspectives.
  2. Exhibit proficiency in integrating oral reading with listening, writing, and viewing.
  3. Critique information heard or viewed.
  4. Critique oral presentations using agreed-upon criteria for evaluation (e.g., rubric).
  5. Ask probing questions to elicit information, including evidence to support the speaker’s claims and conclusions.
  6. Paraphrase a speaker’s purpose and point of view.
  7. Make inferences based on an oral report or presentation.