English Language Arts and Reading.7.1.B

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The student is expected to

follow and give complex oral instructions to perform specific tasks, answer questions, or solve problems;

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Knowledge and Skills Statement

Developing and sustaining foundational language skills: listening, speaking, discussion, and thinking -- oral language. The student develops oral language through listening, speaking, and discussion.

Provide an opportunity for students to listen to complex oral instructions. After hearing the instructions, task students with following the instructions and orally communicating the instructions to others. Students must be able to answer questions or solve problems that arise as others follow the instructions. This may include explaining what materials are needed, specific requirements, or how students will be grouped for the task. Observe and note whether students successfully listen to, follow, and share the instructions as well as how students address questions or problems that arise.
 

Further Explanation

For this assessment, students are required to follow complex oral instructions, process what they are being asked to do, and act according to the provided instructions. They must be able to remember the steps involved in completing the task and give clear and detailed oral instructions that help others complete the intended task. Students should understand the task well enough to be able to problem solve issues that arise. As communication is an integral part of working effectively with others, students should have frequent opportunities to develop communication skills.

Complex instructions typically involve multiple steps and require the student to complete more cognitively challenging related tasks. For example, students might be asked to annotate a reading selection, analyze its details, evaluate how clearly those details support an opinion within the text, and then compose a response to the passage summarizing their thoughts on the effectiveness of the author's choices. Students should be able to consider the various tasks within a set of instructions and determine the most clear and efficient way to communicate to others how to best proceed. Communicating oral instructions is an important part of working effectively with others. Additionally, students must be able to give others clear and detailed oral instructions that help them complete the intended tasks.