Vertical Alignment Document
English Language Arts and Reading
Grade 3 – Grade 5
Listening and Speaking
2012-2013
ELAR VERTICAL ALIGNMENT DOCUMENT
LISTENING AND SPEAKING
GRADE 3
GRADE 4
GRADE 5
Listening and Speaking/Listening. Students use comprehension skills to listen attentively to others in formal and informal settings. Students continue to
apply earlier standards with greater complexity. Students are expected to:
CCRS
E/LAS: IV. Listening: B. Listen effectively in informal and formal situations. (Grades 3, 4, 5)
3.29A
Listen attentively to speakers, ask
relevant questions, and make pertinent
comments.
4.27A
Listen attentively to speakers, ask
relevant questions, and make pertinent
comments.
Listen
Listen
ATTENTIVELY TO SPEAKERS
ATTENTIVELY TO SPEAKERS
Including, but not limited to:
Including, but not limited to:
5.27A
Listen to and interpret a speaker’s
message (both verbal and nonverbal)
and ask questions to clarify the
speaker’s purpose or perspective.
Listen, Interpret
 Make eye contact with the speaker
 Make eye contact with the speaker
 Listen courteously and attentively to
directions, questions, read aloud, and
discussions
 Listen courteously and attentively to
directions, questions, read aloud, and
discussions
 Identify and manage barriers
 Identify and manage barriers
Ask
Ask
RELEVANT QUESTIONS
RELEVANT QUESTIONS
Including, but not limited to:
Including, but not limited to:
 Respond appropriately
 Respond appropriately
 Ask topic-focused questions
 Ask topic-focused questions
SPEAKER’S MESSAGE (BOTH VERBAL
AND NONVERBAL)
Including, but not limited to:
 Make eye contact with the speaker
 Listen courteously and attentively to
directions, questions, read aloud, and
discussions
Ask
Make
Make
PERTINENT COMMENTS
PERTINENT COMMENTS
Including, but not limited to:
Including, but not limited to:
 Respond appropriately
 Respond appropriately
QUESTIONS TO CLARIFY THE
SPEAKER’S PURPOSE OR
PERSPECTIVE
Including, but not limited to:
 Respond appropriately
 Ask topic-focused questions
Bolded black text in italics: Knowledge and Skills Statement (TEKS) and College and Career Readiness Standard (CCRS); Bolded black text: Student Expectation (TEKS)
Blue text: Supporting Information / Clarifications from CSCOPE (Specificity)
Bolded blue text: Standards for Ensuring Success From Kindergarten to College and Career, 2009 University of Texas System/Texas Education Agency
©2011, TESCCC
05/16/11
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ELAR VERTICAL ALIGNMENT DOCUMENT
LISTENING AND SPEAKING
3.29B
GRADE 3
Follow, restate, and give oral
instructions that involve a series of
related sequences of action.
4.27B
GRADE 4
Follow, restate, and give oral
instructions that involve a series of
related sequences of action.
5.27B
GRADE 5
Follow, restate, and give oral
instructions that include multiple action
steps.
Follow, Restate, Give
Follow, Restate, Give
Follow, Restate, Give
ORAL INSTRUCTIONS THAT INVOLVE A
SERIES OF RELATED SEQUENCES OF
ACTION
ORAL INSTRUCTIONS THAT INVOLVE A
SERIES OF RELATED SEQUENCES OF
ACTION
ORAL INSTRUCTIONS THAT INCLUDE
MULTIPLE ACTION STEPS
Including, but not limited to:
Including, but not limited to:
 Four-sequence instruction
 Five-sequence instruction
5.27C
Determine both main and supporting
ideas in the speaker’s message.
Determine
BOTH MAIN AND SUPPORTING IDEAS IN
THE SPEAKER’S MESSAGE
Listening and Speaking/Speaking. Students speak clearly and to the point, using the conventions of language. Students continue to apply earlier
standards with greater complexity. Students are expected to:
CCRS
E/LAS: III. Speaking: B. Develop effective speaking styles for both group and one-on-one situations. (Grades 3, 4, 5)
3.30A
Speak coherently about the topic under
discussion, employing eye contact,
speaking rate, volume, enunciation, and
the conventions of language to
communicate ideas effectively.
4.28A
Express an opinion supported by
accurate information, employing eye
contact, speaking rate, volume, and
enunciation, and the conventions of
language to communicate ideas
effectively.
Speak
5.28A
Give organized presentations employing
eye contact, speaking rate, volume,
enunciation, and natural gestures, and
conventions of language to
communicate ideas effectively.
Give
Express
COHERENTLY ABOUT THE TOPIC
UNDER DISCUSSION, EMPLOYING EYE
CONTACT, SPEAKING RATE, VOLUME,
AN OPINION SUPPORTED BY
ACCURATE INFORMATION,
ORAGANIZED PRESENTATIONS
EMPLOYING EYE CONTACT, SPEAKING
RATE, VOLUME, ENUNUCIATION,
Bolded black text in italics: Knowledge and Skills Statement (TEKS) and College and Career Readiness Standard (CCRS); Bolded black text: Student Expectation (TEKS)
Blue text: Supporting Information / Clarifications from CSCOPE (Specificity)
Bolded blue text: Standards for Ensuring Success From Kindergarten to College and Career, 2009 University of Texas System/Texas Education Agency
©2011, TESCCC
05/16/11
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ELAR VERTICAL ALIGNMENT DOCUMENT
LISTENING AND SPEAKING
GRADE 3
ENUNCIATION, AND THE
CONVENTIONS OF LANGUAGE TO
COMMUNICATE IDEAS EFFECTIVELY
GRADE 4
EMPLOYING EYE CONTACT, SPEAKING
RATE, VOLUME, AND ENUNCIATION,
AND THE
CONVENTIONS OF LANGUAGE TO
COMMUNICATE IDEAS EFFECTIVELY
Including, but not limited to:
 Demonstrate control over grammar
GRADE 5
NATURAL GESTURES, AND
CONVENTIONS OF LANGUAGE TO
COMMUNICATE IDEAS EFFECTIVELY
Including, but not limited to:
 Organize ideas to inform, persuade,
and entertain
Including, but not limited to:
 Demonstrate organized thinking and
focus on the topic
 Demonstrate control over grammar
 Demonstrate control of grammar and
sentence structure when speaking
 Demonstrate organized thinking and
focus on the topic
 Use conventions appropriate to
audience, purpose, and occasion
 Use conventions appropriate to
audience, purpose, and occasion
 Use conventions appropriate to
audience, purpose, and occasion
Enunciation - speaking clearly and
concisely
 Pronounce words and phrases clearly
and correctly
Enunciation - speaking clearly and
concisely
Enunciation - speaking clearly and
concisely
Listening and Speaking/Teamwork. Students work productively with others in teams. Students continue to apply earlier standards with greater
complexity. Students are expected to:
CCRS
E/LAS: III. Speaking: A. Understand the elements of communication both in informal group discussions and formal presentations (e.g.,
accuracy, relevance, rhetorical features, organization of information). (Grades 3, 4, 5)
E/LAS: IV. Listening: A. Apply listening skills as an individual and as a member of a group in a variety of settings (e.g., lectures, discussions,
conversations, team projects, presentations, interviews). (Grades 3, 4, 5)
CDS: I. Key Cognitive Skills: E. Work habits. (Grades 3, 4, 5)
3.31A
Participate in teacher- and student-led
discussions by posing and answering
questions with appropriate detail and by
providing suggestions that build upon
the ideas of others.
4.29A
Participate in teacher- and student-led
discussions by posing and answering
questions with appropriate detail and by
providing suggestions that build upon
the ideas of others.
5.29A
Participate in teacher- and student-led
discussions by eliciting and considering
suggestions from other group members
and by identifying points of agreement
and disagreement.
Participate
Participate
Participate
IN TEACHER- AND STUDENT-LED
DISCUSSIONS BY POSING AND
IN TEACHER- AND STUDENT-LED
DISCUSSIONS BY POSING AND
IN TEACHER- AND STUDENT- LED
DISCUSSIONS BY ELICITING AND
Bolded black text in italics: Knowledge and Skills Statement (TEKS) and College and Career Readiness Standard (CCRS); Bolded black text: Student Expectation (TEKS)
Blue text: Supporting Information / Clarifications from CSCOPE (Specificity)
Bolded blue text: Standards for Ensuring Success From Kindergarten to College and Career, 2009 University of Texas System/Texas Education Agency
©2011, TESCCC
05/16/11
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ELAR VERTICAL ALIGNMENT DOCUMENT
LISTENING AND SPEAKING
GRADE 3
ANSWERING QUESTIONS WITH
APPROPRIATE DETAIL AND PROVIDING
SUGGESTIONS THAT BUILD UPON THE
IDEAS OF OTHERS
GRADE 4
ANSWERING QUESTIONS WITH
APPROPRIATE DETAIL AND PROVIDING
SUGGESTIONS THAT BUILD UPON THE
IDEAS OF OTHERS
GRADE 5
CONSIDERING SUGGESTIONS FROM
OTHER GROUP MEMBERS AND BY
IDENTIFYING POINTS OF AGREEMENT
AND DISAGREEMENT
Bolded black text in italics: Knowledge and Skills Statement (TEKS) and College and Career Readiness Standard (CCRS); Bolded black text: Student Expectation (TEKS)
Blue text: Supporting Information / Clarifications from CSCOPE (Specificity)
Bolded blue text: Standards for Ensuring Success From Kindergarten to College and Career, 2009 University of Texas System/Texas Education Agency
©2011, TESCCC
05/16/11
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