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=Improving Oral Communication= A place to learn, share and collect information/ideas to improve oral language and communication in today's classrooms...

Course syllabus:
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Assignment sheet:

Moodle instruction sheet:

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Iowa Core Curriculum []

Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts, etc. Iowa Department of Education Rules: []

What is communication? Power Point hand-outs

Language Development websites: []

Difference between speech and language: []

Communication Disorders: []


 * __Course Assignments__**

Macalena refrain

Lesson Plan Template: Macalena lesson plan example:

Scoring Rubric for Oral Language Presentation

Self-Evaluation Rubric

Final Reflection Guidelines

Lesson/Activity Collection Grid:

Bryan Bacehowski's iMovie and Photostory Documents:
 * NOTE: A lot of my documents for these projects are personalized for our use, so you WILL NEED to edit them for your needs*

[|Link to Download PHOTOSTORY]


 * __Additional Resources__**

Nursery Rhymes/Memorization:

Nursery Rhyme quiz:







Assessment:

Quiz to check your listening skills

















Readers' Theaters: [] [] []

ELL: [] Teaching ideas for ELL students: http://www.eslgold.com/

Jill Gale's Typical Cultural Norms:

Tape students: [section=studentpractice&practicepageID=41] Listening lab: [] Telephone Activity: []

Vocabulary: [|http://www.visuwords.com] [] []

hink-pinks: [] Vocabulary.co.: http://www.vocabulary.co.il/ Older level: http://www.vocabulary.com/ Lesson plans: http://www.myvocabulary.com/ Flocabulary: [] www.vocabulary.co.il/third-grade-vocabulary-games/ This website has great third grade vocabulary learning games. The site also has links to individual websites for each grade K-12 The games range from parts of speech, compound words, contractions, syllables, analogies, context and definition, antonym, synonym, suffix, prefis, root words, homophones, spelling, foreign language, word play, and idioms. Dictionary: http://www.merriam-webster.com/

Songs, Stories etc.: []

Story Telling: [] [|http://www.storyarts.org/lessonplans/lessonideas/index.html#picture]

Debate: [] Technology debate: []

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Games, and other word ideas: []