The learner will explore, use, and critically apply oral language for pleasure, personal growth, to foster relationships and to develop an appreciation and celebration of culture and oral languages.
24 specific outcomes
Specific Curriculum Outcomes
LANG-G3-LS-SCO1Engage with and share various genres of music, oral poetry, artwork, and oral stories that have been chosen for pleasure.
LANG-G3-LS-SCO2Experience and enjoy playful use of language, to communicate e.g., telling jokes, asking riddles, singing songs, composing rhymes and verses.
LANG-G3-LS-SCO3Respond to oral/aural language through improvisational drama and/or artwork.
LANG-G3-LS-SCO4Listen attentively and critically to fiction and nonfiction text and music to demonstrate understanding of:
• the mood
• main idea
• some supporting details
LANG-G3-LS-SCO5Continue to develop strategies to describe, share, and discuss thoughts, feelings, and experiences with peers.
LANG-G3-LS-SCO6Ask and respond to questions to clarify information and to explore possibilities or solutions to problems.
LANG-G3-LS-SCO7Listen critically for subtle messages in conversation, music, and environmental sounds.
LANG-G3-LS-SCO8Create and use oral instructions describing how to make or do something.
LANG-G3-LS-SCO9Discuss solutions to local, regional and world events by extending use of questioning to consider: why? how? when? what if? what else?, etc.
LANG-G3-LS-SCO10Demonstrate understanding and use of conversation courtesies during peer group work, class discussions and play.
LANG-G3-LS-SCO11Use vocabulary that shows respect for all people.
LANG-G3-LS-SCO12Listen attentively and build on others’ ideas with increasing confidence in group and class discussions and individual presentations.
LANG-G3-LS-SCO13Continue to develop understanding of point of view without expressing judgment.
LANG-G3-LS-SCO14Explore ideas and feelings by asking respectful questions and listening with minimal interruption.
LANG-G3-LS-SCO15Use and respond to verbal and nonverbal cues respectfully.
LANG-G3-LS-SCO16Develop confidence in asking for assistance from peers and adults.
LANG-G3-LS-SCO17Retell stories and events with peers and engage in follow up conversations.
LANG-G3-LS-SCO18Share relevant ideas, opinions, and feelings on topics of personal and social interest using both Standard English and Home Languages.
LANG-G3-LS-SCO19Develop an appreciation for various forms of language and their appropriateness to different situations.
LANG-G3-LS-SCO20Use thoughtful, respectful, and non-hurtful vocabulary.
LANG-G3-LS-SCO21Continue to develop oral comprehension strategies to determine word meanings.
LANG-G3-LS-SCO22Participate in the sharing of culturally relevant songs, raps, drama, and poetry with fluency, rhythm, and pace.
LANG-G3-LS-SCO23Continue to develop understanding of how and when to adjust volume, projection, facial expressions, gestures, and tone of voice to the speaking occasion.
LANG-G3-LS-SCO24Continue to develop meaningful language use and conventions of oral language(s) as appropriate to the context and purpose:
• word order
• increasingly varied vocabulary choices for nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs
• use of descriptive language (similes, beginning use of metaphors)
• use of affixes
• subject and verb agreement correctly in delivering spoken messages and in planned oral presentations.
