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Developing |
Approaching
Level |
At
Level |
Above
Level |
| Expressing
own ideas and opinions |
| • |
expresses
ideas and opinions only when prompted |
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| • |
expresses
ideas and opinions on own occasionally but generally still
requires prompting |
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| • |
expresses
ideas and opinions on own about half the time |
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| • |
expresses
ideas and opinions on own most of the time and requires only
occasional prompting |
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| Interaction
strategies |
| • |
uses basic
strategies such as: allowing others to speak, responding to
questions but interactions usually not initiated by self |
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| • |
begins
to use some strategies to initiate interaction such as: directing
questions or comments towards others in the group |
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| • |
uses strategies
that maintain communication such as: encouraging responses
from others, asking questions, and turn taking |
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| • |
uses and
initiates more complex strategies that facilitate understanding
such as: clarifying points, inviting others to participate
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| Non-verbal
communication |
| • |
aware of basic non-verbal cues (eye contact, facial expressions) |
| • |
begins to have awareness of own non-verbal language |
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| • |
increased
awareness of non-verbal cues |
| • |
begins
to identify cues (of self and others) as effective or ineffective
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| • |
continued awareness of non-verbal cues |
| • |
begins to adapt non-verbal message to match intended message and situation |
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| • |
uses effective gestures and facial expressions to convey message |
| • |
able to monitor own non-verbal habits |
| • |
able to accurately read non-verbal messages of others |
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| Dealing
with diversity |
| • |
has difficulty
accpeting viewpoints or opinions that are different from own |
|
| • |
begins
to accept different opinions and viewpoints |
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| • |
accepts different viewpoints and begins to explore and try to understand them |
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| • |
accepts different viewpoints and continues exploring and trying to understand them in more depth. |
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