Formulate and respond to questions from teachers and group members. 0401.2.4

Links verified on 10/10/2014

1. 10 Rules of Listening/Speaking in Young Learner's Classes - two page document; one page for listening rules and one for speaking rules
2. Asking Questions - the types of questions depend on the answer to that first important question: Why am I reading this? Once you establish a purpose for yourself, you can then ask which questions will help you achieve that goal. This page asks students to rank a set of questions on a scale of one to five. [This expired link is available through the Wayback Machine Internet Archive. If the page doesn't load quickly click on Impatient? at the bottom right of the page.]
3. Do You Hear What I Hear - [14 slides] The difference between just hearing and actually listening - good beginning-of-year show [This expired link is available through the Wayback Machine Internet Archive. If the page doesn't load quickly click on Impatient? at the bottom right of the page.]
4. Global Economy: A Simple Activity - Students discover how we rely on our global neighbors by collecting data about where in the world the goods we use every day are produced
5. Numerical and Categorical Data - students formulate and refine questions that can be addressed with categorical data
6. Questioning Toolkit - seventeen types of questions from the educational journal, FNO
7. Time4Kids - Use articles from Time for Kids to formulate and respond to questions.

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