School Improvement in Maryland

Using the State Curriculum: Reading/ELA, Grade 2

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Reading/ELA:

Speaking

Standard 7.0 Speaking

Student will communicate effectively in a variety of situations with different audiences, purposes, and formats.

Indicator

  • 1. Use organization and delivery strategies
Objectives
  1. Speak clearly enough to be heard and understood in a variety of settings
  2. Use verbal and non-verbal techniques useful in communication, such as volume and/or gestures

Indicator

  • 2. Make oral presentations
Objectives
  1. Speak in a variety of situations to inform and/or relate experiences, including retelling stories
  2. State a position and support it with reasons
  3. Participate in dramatic presentations
  4. Plan and deliver effective oral presentations
  5. Use props when appropriate

Indicators/objectives that include assessment limits are assessed on MSA *New Standards identifies the need for students to process 1 million words per year to maintain academic progress.

11/15/07