English Language Arts and Reading.8.1.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.

Have students work with a partner to create instructions on how to use a mobile application such as Google Slides. The instructions will be shared with a group of students so the group can complete the task. The instructions can be shared via a presentation or Flip grid. Students who created the instructions should be able to answer questions and solve problems that arise while others complete the task.

Further Explanation 

For this assessment, students are required to follow 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 to create clear and detailed instructions that help others complete the intended task. Students should understand the task well enough to problem-solve issues that arise. Students should understand that communicating instructions is an important part of working effectively with others. Student work across the content should be not only an individual task but a collaborative effort as well.

Complex instructions typically involve multiple steps and often 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. In addition, students should 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. Students must be able to give others clear and detailed oral instructions that help them complete the intended tasks.

Research

Goh, C. C. M. (2000). A cognitive perspective on language learners' listening comprehension problems. System 28(1), 55–75. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.1016/S0346-251X(99)00060-3

Summary: This is an older text but excellent for working with students who are English language learners. The article is a study of the challenges that ELs experience comprehending a second language. The study identifies the challenges from a cognitive perspective. The difficulties are documented and examined in real-time. The study reveals five different stages of comprehension that pose the greatest challenge for ELs.