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Types of Communication in the Classroom

Communication in the classroom is actually a host of skills students need to succeed.

Types of communication in the classroom can dramatically impact a student's ability to learn.

Effective communication skills are taught within the Classroom Performance Assessment domain.

Classroom communication is the interactive communication language and responses between students and teachers. The importance of classroom communication cannot be down-played.

Language and literacy outcomes for effective communication skills can help teachers narrow down specific learning issues that must be addressed.

When educators target communication in the classroom as specific goals for students, achievement will increase.

Before any intervention can be done through response to intervention (RTI), the specific area of difficulty must be addressed. The intervention will target that area.

If it is found that the root of the problem lies in using effective communication skills, then teachers should look at a classroom performance assessment matrix to determine the area of difficulty.

A CPA is similar in nature to an assessment rubric.

Communication in the Classroom

The beauty of knowing the types of communication on a Classroom Performance Assessment is that you can pinpoint the area of difficulty.

Instead of saying, "Johnny is struggling in reading," now you can say, "Johnny is struggling with reading skills in the area of vocabulary. We need to get a baseline and intervene with his working vocabulary."

This is targeting his needs for effective communication skills necessary for school success. Targeting the intervention is necessary so specific gains can be measured and growth can occur.

Classroom Communication with Literacy Outcomes

Literacy outcomes are the desired end result of intervention in classroom communication. All of the types of communication in the classroom are life skills that literate people need.

Each of these domains in communication have specific implications for effective communication skills in the classroom.

Listening	Speaking	Reading	Writing	Social Communication	Executive Function	Critical Thinking
Listening Skills	Language Structure	Emergent Skills	Emergent Skills	Classroom language use	Task Development	Reasoning Skills
Listening Vocabulary	Speaking Vocabulary	Reading Vocabulary	Writing Vocabulary	Conversational Knowledge	Self Regulation	Organization
Following Instructions	Speaking Applications	Reading Strategies	Writing Content, Structure or Mechanics	Non Verbal Communication	Using Memory	Problem Solving

^{*adapted from Classroom Performance Assessment (CPA). Red Rock Educational Publications}

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