Speaking and Listening Skills in the Elementary Setting by https://padlet.com/sthomp10/1m4sab1n076g Inquiry Project - EL 810 Summer en-us 2019-06-23 22:16:24 UTC 2025-07-24 00:32:06 UTC hello@padlet.com https://imgglb.padletcdn.com/v13/image?t=g_auto&url=https%3A%2F%2Fpadlet.net%2Ficons%2Fpng%2F267e.png Speaking and Listening Foundations sthomp10 https://padlet.com/sthomp10/1m4sab1n076g/wish/368841922 -Known to be powerful skills.
-Empowerment Theory: Children taking ownership of learning = powerful education (Henry, Castek, O’Byrne, & Zawilinski, 2012).
-Engagement = empowerment]]> 2019-06-23 22:22:32 UTC https://padlet.com/sthomp10/1m4sab1n076g/wish/368841922 Classroom Setting sthomp10 https://padlet.com/sthomp10/1m4sab1n076g/wish/368841960 -Speaking and listening--content area (Backlund, 1985).
-Children were born to talk (Fisher & Frey, 2014).
-Children can converse about more complex ideas (Chandler, 2016).
-Assessment of skills must be authentic and observational (Backlun, Brown, Gurry, & Jandt, 1982).]]> 2019-06-23 22:22:54 UTC https://padlet.com/sthomp10/1m4sab1n076g/wish/368841960 Strategies for Speaking and Listening sthomp10 https://padlet.com/sthomp10/1m4sab1n076g/wish/368841973 -Recommendation: 50% of all instructional time spent in collaborative conversation (Fisher & Frey, 2014).
*Project Based Learning
*SLANT (Sit up, Lean in and listen, Ask questions, Nod your head, Track speaker)
*Reader's Theater
*Presentations
*Reciprocal Teaching
*Digital Storytelling
*Discussion Groups]]> 2019-06-23 22:23:03 UTC https://padlet.com/sthomp10/1m4sab1n076g/wish/368841973 Life-Long Implications sthomp10 https://padlet.com/sthomp10/1m4sab1n076g/wish/368841996 -21st century demands advanced speaking and listening skills.
-Students missing these skills = lower paying jobs/fewer opportunities (Chandler, 2016).
-Listen to understand and relate.
-Speak to express thoughts, opinions, concerns, feelings, and ideas. ]]> 2019-06-23 22:23:24 UTC https://padlet.com/sthomp10/1m4sab1n076g/wish/368841996 Wrapping It Up sthomp10 https://padlet.com/sthomp10/1m4sab1n076g/wish/368842039 -Success for our students' futures--requires speaking and listening skills.
-Speaking and listening standards are "power standards" that will pay great dividends in preparing our students for success in the 21st century (Chandler, 2016).]]> 2019-06-23 22:23:40 UTC https://padlet.com/sthomp10/1m4sab1n076g/wish/368842039 Why Speaking and Listening Skills? sthomp10 https://padlet.com/sthomp10/1m4sab1n076g/wish/368842061 -Many objectives to meet in other content areas (Backlund, 1985).
-Teachers need to be creative in planning opportunities to practice these skills in existing material.]]> 2019-06-23 22:23:50 UTC https://padlet.com/sthomp10/1m4sab1n076g/wish/368842061 Image Credits sthomp10 https://padlet.com/sthomp10/1m4sab1n076g/wish/368843805 Education, UzbeklL, retrieved June 22, 2019, https://pixabay.com/illustrations/education-back-to-school-1545578/
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Backlund, P., Brown, K., Gurry, J., & Jandt, F. (1982). Recommendations for assessing speaking and listening skills. Communication Education, 31, 9-17. 

Chandler, A. (2016). 3 Tips for teaching speaking and listening skills. Association for Middle Level Education, 3(7), 32-35. 

Fisher, D. & Frey, N. (2014). Speaking and listening in content area learning. The Reading Teacher, 68(1), 64-69. 

Henry, L., Castek, J., O’Byrne, W., & Zawilinski, L. (2012). Using peer collaboration to support online reading, writing, and communication: An empowerment model for struggling readers. Reading & Writing Quarterly, 28, 279-306.

Moses, L., Ogden, M., & Kelly, L.B. (2015). Facilitating meaningful discussion groups in the primary grades. The Reading Teacher, 69(2), 233-237. 
]]> 2019-06-23 22:46:59 UTC https://padlet.com/sthomp10/1m4sab1n076g/wish/368843846 Avoiding the "Sound of Silence" sthomp10 https://padlet.com/sthomp10/1m4sab1n076g/wish/368844811 People talking without speaking
People hearing without listening
People writing songs that voices never share
And no one dared
Disturb the sound of silence
-Paul Simon, "Sound of Silence"]]> 2019-06-23 22:57:27 UTC https://padlet.com/sthomp10/1m4sab1n076g/wish/368844811