Knowledge and Skills Statement
A teacher may wish to pair SE 3.1.C with SE 3.7.G and assess both SEs at the same time. With SE 3.7.G, students explain specific ideas in the text that are important to the meaning. Ensure students have a clear understanding of and receive guidelines for what is expected during a group discussion. While working in small groups, have students read and discuss a text to determine specific ideas in the text that are important to the meaning. All students must participate in the discussion and communicate their ideas effectively.
Behaviors to observe:
- Students speak at a rate that is not too fast or too slow.
- Students speak at a volume that is not too quiet or too loud.
- Students clearly enunciate the words they use.
- Students make appropriate eye contact with one another.
Further Explanation
This assessment requires students to clearly share ideas about a text in a group discussion. Students demonstrate their understanding of appropriate classroom language as well as expectations regarding eye contact, volume, enunciation, and speaking rate. As oral language skills in a school setting are still developing in third-grade students, frequent review and reteaching of appropriate behaviors will further support students.