Express ideas and emotions in a variety of ways and contexts.
Learners express ideas and emotions while following context cues (e.g., text features, non-verbal communication, tone of voice, digital images or icons) and conventions.
Learners thoughtfully consider audience, purpose, context, modes, and forms to effectively share ideas.
Learners understand how their words and actions impact their identities and their relationship to self and others.
Receive messages from others in a variety of ways and contexts.
Learners use context cues (e.g., text features, non-verbal communication, tone of voice, digital images or icons) to enhance understanding when receiving messages.
Learners seek to understand others’ messages through observation, active listening, and questioning.
Learners recognize how diverse contexts (linguistic, cultural, generational, experiential) can impact and influence understanding.
Make connections to deepen learning and build relationships.
Learners make meaning and deepen understanding through their own language as well as the languages of others.
Learners make connections and build relationships through conversations and discussions both in person and in digital contexts.
Learners value how communication strengthens community.
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