Listening and responding
Listen and respond appropriately to adults and peers; follow agreed-upon rules for discussion such as listening to others and taking turns speaking
Typical age: 4–11 years
“When your child is in a group conversation at school or at the dinner table, do they listen while others are talking and wait for their turn before speaking?”
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- Question Words
Listening and responding supports learning question words
- Asking QuestionsREQUIRED
Listening and responding needed before asking questions
- Showing Your Working
Explaining mathematical reasoning orally requires basic listening and responding skills
- Working Well in a Group
Effective small-group collaboration requires the foundational listening skill of attending to others and following discussion rules developed in Speaking & Listening
- Discussing Texts as a Group
Listening and responding supports discussion skills
- Prepositions
Listening and responding supports learning prepositions
- Subordinate clauses
Listening skills support understanding complex sentence structures
- Group discussionsREQUIRED
Listening and responding foundational to conversation
- Listening to Others
SEL listening skills build on curriculum speaking & listening foundations