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Arizona Standards Language Arts Standards
Standard 3: Listening And Speaking
(Adopted 3/24/97)
Students effectively listen and speak in situations
that serve different purposes and involve a variety of audiences.
READINESS (Kindergarten)
Students know and are able to do the
following:
- Tell or retell a personal experience or creative story in a
logical sequence
- Follow simple directions
- Share ideas, information, opinions and questions
- Listen and respond to stories, poems and nonfiction
- Participate in group discussions
FOUNDATIONS (Grades 1-3)
Students know and are able to do all
of the above and the following:
- Use effective vocabulary and logical organization to relate or
summarize ideas, events and other information
- Give and follow multiple-step directions
- Prepare and deliver information by generating topics;
identifying the audience; and organizing ideas, facts or opinions for a variety of
speaking purposes such as giving directions, relating personal experiences, telling a
story or presenting a report
ESSENTIALS (Grades 4-8)
Students know and are able to do all of
the above and the following:
- Prepare and deliver an organized speech and effectively convey
the message through verbal and nonverbal communications with a specific audience
- Prepare and deliver an oral report in a content area and
effectively convey the information through verbal and nonverbal communications with a
specific audience
- Interpret and respond to questions and evaluate responses both
as interviewer and interviewee
- Predict, clarify, analyze and critique a speaker’s
information and point of view
PROFICIENCY (Grades 9-12)
Students know and are able to do all
of the above and the following:
- Deliver a polished speech that is organized and well suited to
the audience and that uses resource materials to clarify and defend positions
- Deliver an impromptu speech that is organized, addresses a
particular subject and is tailored to the audience
- Deliver oral interpretations of literary or original works
- Conduct an interview, taking appropriate notes and summarizing
the information learned
- Evaluate the effectiveness of informal and formal
presentations that use illustrations, statistics, comparisons and analogies
DISTINCTION (Honors)
Students know and are able to do all of
the above and the following:
- Use clear and concise language when presenting analytical
responses to literature, conveying technical information, and explaining complex concepts
and procedures
- Deliver creative and dramatic interpretations of literary or
original works
- Communicate information expressively, informatively and
analytically through a variety of media to audiences inside or outside of school
- Evaluate and improve personal communication skills
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