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Listening Rubric – Division 3

For each skill listed below, read the three statements and select the one that best describes this
student’s current level of performance for listening. Use this information to determine a starting point Proficient = universal strategies and supports
for choosing strategies and supports the student will need to be successful. Approaching proficiency = targeted strategies and supports
Limited = specialized strategies and supports

Listening Proficient Approaching proficiency Limited

Consistently practises established
classroom courtesies; e.g., makes eye
Attends to speaker contact, nods head, asks meaningful
and relevant questions, paraphrases
what is said, demonstrates awareness
of the speaker’s ideas.
Engages with the speaker, using
appropriate eye contact, verbal
responses that include questions and
comments, and waiting for the speaker
to finish.
With prompts, is beginning to make
eye contact, and respond to and ask
questions of the speaker.

Demonstrates interest in what is being Demonstrates interest in what is being Is beginning to demonstrate some
Demonstrates interest said by asking probing questions, said through structured participation, awareness of what is being said
providing feedback with responses and such as asking prepared questions. by selecting and using a structured
paraphrasing spoken messages. response to a question.

Demonstrates understanding of a varied Demonstrates understanding of some With visual supports, is beginning
Understands vocabulary range of descriptive, informative and informative and descriptive vocabulary. to demonstrate understanding of a
creative vocabulary. small number of informative words or
phrases.

Demonstrates understanding of Demonstrates understanding of the With prompts, is beginning to

Understands sentences information, ideas, perspectives and main idea in simple and compound demonstrate understanding of an idea
opinions in a variety of sentence sentences. in a simple sentence.
structures.

Summarizes and follows a variety of With prompts, restates and follows With support, is beginning to repeat and
Follows directions multistep oral directions related to a multistep oral directions related to follow two-step oral directions related to
range of individual and group tasks and individual and group tasks. individual or group tasks.
responsibilities.

Demonstrates understanding of open- Demonstrates understanding of focused With prompts, is beginning to

Understands questions ended and focused questions that questions that elicit information and demonstrate understanding of simple
elicit feedback, ideas, information and ideas. questions that elicit information or ideas.
opinions, and extend understanding.

Extends and clarifies understanding Clarifies understanding by repeating With support, is beginning to request
Asks for clarification by using exploratory questions and information and using focused questions clarification by using basic questions.
reinforcing statements. to elicit additional ideas.

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