Wisconsin Speaking and Listening Standards
LiteracyTA provides speaking and listening skills that Wisconsin educators use to teach Wisconsin Speaking and Listening Standards.
The Wisconsin literacy standards are the what. The skills below and the related eCoach discussions are the how. In the table below, you will find next to each Wisconsin speaking and listening standard practical skills, classroom resources, rich conversations and teaching ideas that move all students toward achieving Wisconsin standards!
Comprehension and Collaboration
SL1
Prepare for and participate effectively in a range of conversations and collaborations with diverse partners, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly and persuasively.
Collaboration Pie
Make five appointments in class to mix up pair-share groups.
I Know/You Know
Share what you know about a concept or idea with others in class.
Investigative Reading
Pause while reading to explore and examine ideas in a text.
One Minute Speech
Practice delivering formal presentations in one minute or less.
Peer Review Groups
Work in small groups to edit and revise student writing.
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Read 1, Speak 2, Write 3
Read a paragraph or two, discuss the text, and write down main ideas.
Socratic Seminar
Engage in a structured academic discussion that focuses on a text that has been read.
Story Summary Poster
Visually represent the main message or central theme in a story.
Three Group Socratic Seminar
Work in teams of three to discuss a text and share ideas with all members in a Socratic circle.
Vocabulary Skits
Perform skits as a way to learn and review new vocabulary.
SL2
Integrate and evaluate information presented in diverse media and formats, including visually, quantitatively, and orally.
Analyzing a Speech
Engage in rhetorical analysis in order to identify various elements of speech.
Analyzing Advertisements
Analyze advertisement to better understand persuasive techniques.
Analyzing Data
Analyze and interpret data in informational texts.
Analyzing Visuals
Analyze visuals in a text to better understand content and author's purpose.
Argument Poster
Visually represent the main ideas or central argument in a text.
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Avenue Notes
Use a note taking system that promotes active learning and higher level thinking.
Evaluating Evidence
Evaluate the effectiveness of a speaker/writer's evidence or supporting details.
Evaluating Sources
Use this handout to evaluate the credibility of print and online sources.
High 5 Presentation
Build a professional presentation with confidence.
Integrating Sources
Use these templates to practice integrating sources into your writing.
One Minute Speech
Practice delivering formal presentations in one minute or less.
Synthesizing Sources
Analyze and synthesize two or more sources in order to create new knowledge.
Analyzing a Speech
Engage in rhetorical analysis in order to identify various elements of speech.
Analyzing Author's Point of View
Read deeply to understand how personal experience and beliefs influence an author's point of view.
Analyzing Author's Purpose
Read deeply to understand how context, experience, and topic of a text reveals an author's purpose and point of view.
Analyzing Diction and Tone
Examine the words an author uses in a text to identify his/her tone.
Analyzing Evidence
Identify evidence in a text and analyze how it is used.
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Analyzing Rhetorical Devices
Analyze rhetorical devices in a written or spoken text.
Evaluating Rhetorical Devices
Evaluate the rhetorical decisions (devices) a speaker/writer makes in a text.
Identifying Evidence
Locate evidence or supporting details in a text that support authors' claims.
Marking a Text
Identify and isolate essential ideas in a text.
Synthesizing Claims
Synthesize claims in a text in order to understand an author's central claim.
Writing about Rhetorical Devices
Effectively write about rhetorical and literary devices with our IDEA Method.
Presentation of Knowledge and Idea
SL4
Present information, findings, and supporting evidence such that listeners can follow the line of reasoning and the organization, development, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
Debate a Side
Take a side on an issue and support arguments with sound reasoning and evidence.
High 5 Presentation
Build a professional presentation with confidence.
One Minute Speech
Practice delivering formal presentations in one minute or less.
Read 1, Speak 2, Write 3
Read a paragraph or two, discuss the text, and write down main ideas.
Socratic Seminar
Engage in a structured academic discussion that focuses on a text that has been read.
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Three Group Socratic Seminar
Work in teams of three to discuss a text and share ideas with all members in a Socratic circle.
SL5
Make strategic use of digital media and visual displays of data to express information and enhance understanding of presentations.
SL6
Adapt speech to a variety of contexts and communicative tasks, demonstrating command of formal English when indicated or appropriate.
Collaboration Pie
Make five appointments in class to mix up pair-share groups.
Debate a Side
Take a side on an issue and support arguments with sound reasoning and evidence.
Exploring Ideas Through Writing
Write for a brief amount of time about a subject/topic.
High 5 Presentation
Build a professional presentation with confidence.
I Know/You Know
Share what you know about a concept or idea with others in class.
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Investigative Reading
Pause while reading to explore and examine ideas in a text.
One Minute Speech
Practice delivering formal presentations in one minute or less.
Peer Review Groups
Work in small groups to edit and revise student writing.
Quickwrite
Write for a brief amount of time about a subject/topic.
Socratic Seminar
Engage in a structured academic discussion that focuses on a text that has been read.
Three Group Socratic Seminar
Work in teams of three to discuss a text and share ideas with all members in a Socratic circle.
Vocabulary Skits
Perform skits as a way to learn and review new vocabulary.
