Virginia SOL K.C
SOL Standard (Knowledge and Skills Cluster)
The student will develop effective oral communication and collaboration skills to build a community of learners that process, understand, and interpret content together
Virginia Standards of Learning for English
Cluster contents
Knowledge and Skills in This Standard
K.C is a Standards of Learning standard. These are the knowledge and skills expectations under it.
- K.C.1
Communication, Listening, and Collaboration
- K.C.1.A.i
Listening actively and following agreed-upon rules for participating in discussions (e.g., waiting for a turn to speak without unnecessary interruptions and sta...
- K.C.1.A.ii
Respectfully building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly
- K.C.1.A.iii
Asking questions to seek help, get information, or clarify information for further understanding
- K.C.1.A.iv
Expressing ideas and needs in complete sentences
- K.C.2
Speaking and Presentation of Ideas
- K.C.2.A
Describe personal experiences using complete sentences
- K.C.2.B
Speak audibly with appropriate pacing, prosody, and voice level
- K.C.2.C
Participate in a variety of oral language activities, including choral speaking and recitation of short poems, rhymes, songs, and stories with repeated patterns...
- K.C.2.D
Retell, create, and dictate stories, rhymes, poems, and events in sequential order using drama, props, and/or pictures indicating first, next and last events in...
Teacher's field guide
What This Cluster Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students listen, take turns, stay on topic, and build on a classmate’s idea. They ask questions and express ideas or needs in complete sentences. They speak clearly and retell experiences or stories in order using words, pictures, props, songs, or drama.
What Mastery Looks Like
- Students take turns, stay on topic, and respond to what others say. They ask clear questions and share ideas or needs in complete sentences. They speak clearly and retell events in first, next, and last order.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may think listening only means staying quiet, without following the speaker’s idea. They may interrupt, give unrelated responses, or answer with one word. Some mix up event order or speak too softly or quickly.
How to Assess It
- Give each student three picture cards showing a simple event. Ask the student to order and retell them to a partner using complete sentences, then ask one related question.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Pairs arrange three picture cards, then use puppets to retell the events in order with complete sentences.
Ask, “What is your favorite classroom activity?” Partners respond with “I heard you say” and ask one related question.
Play Talking Token Circle, where each child spends one token to add an on-topic idea without interrupting.
Role-play asking a librarian for help finding a book, using a complete sentence, clear voice, and polite response.
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