Web 2.0 based applications are becoming a way of teaching and learning tool. This study takes a systematic review to understand various studies related to digital storytelling (DS) intervention. The research found through Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) from the year 2016 to the year 2020, which included full-text articles and peer…

Suggests that the teaching of skills should be a major goal of all social studies courses. Presents a list of activities which help to develop skills such as gathering and sharing information. (KC)

To improve oral communication skills of their students, teachers should provide opportunities for students to talk in class. Teachers are advised to: begin early, be sensitive to the individuality of students' speech patterns, and stress that there are different kinds of speech patterns for different situations. (JDD)

A language arts course of study that outlines basic goals for each grade level from kindergarten through grade twelve is presented in this paper. Goals and skills to be developed are listed for the areas of listening, speaking, reading, and writing. A flow chart intended as a work sheet companion to the course of study is also included. (FL)

Techniques for teaching listening and speaking skills in the social studies are discussed. The historical importance of rhetoric in education and its relation to the modern social studies curriculum are stressed. (Author/DB)

Students develop skills from learning to listen and from having someone listen to them. While most educators assume that listening is a matter of choice, not ability, listening is actually something students have to be taught to do well. This topical bibliography and commentary summarizes several research studies which provide insight into skills…

The primary purpose of the project documented in this volume was to identify the most fruitful directions for the development of speech communication instruction in the schools. The contents reflect the two phases of the project: input--a literature review, a behavioral study of children's communication competencies and attitudes, and an…

Offers suggestions for building oral communication programs. (FL)

Intended to help teachers, administrators, and others improve oral and written communication programs in their schools and districts, this report provides a starting point for program review. Various sections of the report contain (1) copies of the Washington State Board of Education Goals for the Common Schools, and oral and written…

The 40 references in this annotated bibliography are intended for educators concerned with assessment of basic speaking and listening skills, especially in the context of minimal competency testing and basic skill improvement programs. The materials cited do the following: (1) address broad assessment issues; (2) review a variety of test…

Reported here is a two-year study of the use of a speech-output communication device, coupled with naturalistic language intervention, to facilitate language development of school-age children with severe mental retardation. Subjects were 13 children. The first section (chapters 1-4) outlines a conceptual framework for the project, gives an…

The efforts associated with the communication competence movement, both within and without the Speech Communication Association, have done much to promote the inclusion of listening and speaking skills in the public schools to date, but areas remain where progress is still needed. Over the past 15 years, the most significant change has been the…

Developed by classroom teachers, instructional supervisors, school administrators, and personnel from institutions of higher education, this course of study guide outlines the language arts skills and concepts to be taught at each grade level (K-12) in Alabama schools. It is intended as a content outline to be used in planning the language arts…

A discussion of English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) instruction begins with a review of the English language teaching situation in Singapore today and goes on to examine issues in the production of ESL instructional materials. The focus is on oral language instruction. The first section, concerning Singapore, outlines the structure of syllabuses…

Intended for use by both elementary and secondary school teachers, the two papers in this report stress the importance of developing students' oral and written communication skills. The first paper, "Relationship of Oral Communication to Reading," by Phil Backlund and John Johnson, argues that ability in oral communication is a prerequisite to the…