Listening and Speaking are foundational for all learning. The strategies and skills of listening and speaking allow learners to contribute meaningfully to social environments. As learners receive, reflect on, and communicate ideas, they develop increasing proficiency in cognitive organization, critical thinking, and problem-solving.
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Essential Learning Outcomes
ELO-1
Listen and Speak for Pleasure, Personal Growth, Relationships, and Culture
The learner will explore, use, and critically apply oral language for pleasure, personal growth, to form and foster relationships and to develop an appreciation and celebration of culture and of oral languages.
Students will:
Listen to a range of music, rhymes, poetry, stories, information, conversation and environmental sounds for personal enjoyment. Demonstrate interest, curiosity and engagement in sharing the experiences of others with oral stories and information sharing. Respond with thought to artistic representations. Listen respectfully to others and communicate with empathy and clarity. Begin to identify overt and implied messages. Recognise verbal and non-verbal communication. Apply phonological awareness and word play. Develop and apply vocabulary and language structures.
Learning Outcomes:
Knowledge (8)
LA_G2_LS_1_K_001:Identify different types of sounds: music, rhymes, poetry, stories, environmental sounds.
LA_G2_LS_1_K_002:Recognize that listening can be done for enjoyment and pleasure.
LA_G2_LS_1_K_003:Understand that stories and information can be shared orally.
LA_G2_LS_1_K_004:Know that artistic representations carry meaning and can evoke responses.
LA_G2_LS_1_K_005:Understand what it means to listen respectfully.
LA_G2_LS_1_K_006:Know the difference between overt (direct) and implied messages.
LA_G2_LS_1_K_007:Recognize forms of verbal and non-verbal communication.
LA_G2_LS_1_K_008:Understand that tone, fluency, and intonation affect meaning and mood.
Skills (14)
LA_G2_LS_1_S_001:Listen attentively to music, rhymes, poetry, and stories.
LA_G2_LS_1_S_002:Respond to what is heard through verbal and non-verbal expression.
LA_G2_LS_1_S_003:Share personal experiences and stories with others.
LA_G2_LS_1_S_004:Identify and describe sounds in the environment.
LA_G2_LS_1_S_005:Practice active listening during conversations and discussions.
LA_G2_LS_1_S_006:Respond to others with empathy and understanding.
LA_G2_LS_1_S_007:Communicate ideas clearly and with purpose.
LA_G2_LS_1_S_008:Interpret non-verbal cues such as facial expressions and gestures.
LA_G2_LS_1_S_009:Take turns in conversations appropriately.
LA_G2_LS_1_S_010:Vary tone and intonation when speaking to convey meaning.
LA_G2_LS_1_S_011:Retell stories in Home Language and Standard English.
