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Category Archives: Speaking
Speaking Well Does Not Mean Speaking White
I didn’t think I would have to clarify that. But I had an interesting experience over a tweet I wrote. My tweet: An irate response to that tweet: “How dare you tell students that you must speak a certain way! … Continue reading
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Evaluating Speaking
Look around your building. You will see students speaking, sometimes informally, sometimes formally. Sometimes teachers grade those speaking assignments. Now look closely at the rubrics and score sheets that are being used. Each one is unique. No two teachers have … Continue reading
Listening skills: Way More Than “What’s the main idea?”
I sometimes get emails from an organization about improving student listening skills. They point out that speaking and listening are not being addressed in schools and claim that listening is a key piece of the “literacy puzzle.” Kudos to educators who … Continue reading
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Why Student Presentations Bore Classmates
“In New Jersey v. TLO, the Supreme Court granted certiorari to consider the appropriateness of the application of the exclusionary rule. The Court overturned the lower court ruling in a 7-2 decision and held that the search did not violate … Continue reading
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Four Ways to Prepare Students for the Future
To make students’ futures better, we need to consider what skills they will need—and teach them. If we really want to prepare students for life beyond school, we could begin by asking ourselves what pieces of our own education we are using now as … Continue reading
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Mind the Gap: How We Make Kids Hate Speaking
“How do you teach speaking?” I ask that questions when I do workshops about the #1 language art. Inevitably, teachers respond by telling me about an assignment they give. We do biography presentations. Students spend three weeks reading about some … Continue reading
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Media Literacy & Speaking (from Channel One Blog)
(See the original post here.) After two decades teaching, Erik Palmer has coached countless students through the basic steps of forming a good argument. Drawn to debate in high school, his fascination with spirited discourse propelled him from the debate … Continue reading
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Understand the audience!
What do these three articles have in common? Amy Dinning (dinning@arris.com) wrote about networking. She said that if you want to be a successful networker, you should do something before attending an event: find out who will be there and … Continue reading
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Evaluating speaking (reprint from Middle Level Insider)
March 2012 Evaluating Students’ Speaking Skills Erik Palmer No two people have the same perspective about what constitutes an effective speaker. So, how can teachers fairly assess student speaking skills as they prepare for the Common Core State Standards? As … Continue reading
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Speaking & Listening Article from MiddleWeb
middleweb.com Speaking & Listening Are Core Skills Today by MiddleWeb · 11/03/2015 By Erik Palmer Pop quiz! Please fill in the blanks: The primary responsibility of English and/or language arts teachers is to teach _____________ and _____________. Did you think … Continue reading
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