ARM 10.54.3694. NOVICE SPEAKING AND LISTENING PERFORMANCE STANDARDS FOR END OF GRADE 8

(1) An eighth-grade student at the novice level in speaking and listening is beginning to attain prerequisite knowledge and skills that are fundamental at each benchmark in speaking and listening. He/she: (a) seldom recognizes speaking and listening as important processes and has difficulty communicating to develop and maintain personal relationships; (b) recognizesand applies appropriate types of speaking and listening for limited purposes; (c) applies a limited range of speaking skills and strategies (e.g., clear purpose, controlled organization, varied support, appropriate language) ; (d) applies a limited range of listening skills and strategies (e.g., inquiry, note taking, summarizing) , and has difficulty distinguishing between information and opinion, and relating messages to one's experiences; (e) recognizes the obvious, but incompletely contrasts and seldom compares enjoyable listening experiences; (f) is beginning to understand communication impacts, and selects limited modifications to speaking and listening behaviors; and (g) has limited understanding of the importance of communication in our democratic society within a culturally diverse world.