LEARN NC

K–12 teaching and learning · from the UNC School of Education

Goal 2. Speaking

The learner will comprehend spoken English in a variety of personal, social, and academic contexts.

Level: Novice High

Students will begin to use simple words and phrases, while continuing to use forms of non-verbal communication to express ideas and demonstrate comprehension. They may use pictures, actions, and limited verbal responses to show their understanding. Learning objectives focus on familiar stories, beginning to identify parts of a book, learning the alphabet, upper and lowercase letters, writing his or her own name, and following one-step and two-step directions.

Objective NH 2.01

Use a variety of non-verbal communication strategies, in addition to simple words and phrases, to ask questions and express own ideas or thoughts with prompting and modeling (e.g., match objects, point to answer, draw pictures).

Resources aligned to this objective

First Americans of North Carolina and the United States
This lesson will use shared reading, center time, hands-on projects, and journal writing to help learners discover facts about first Americans, particularly those in the region that is today North Carolina, while at the same time developing their English language skills in listening, speaking, reading, and writing.
Format: lesson plan (grade K Social Studies and English Language Development)
By Adriane Moser.