Find out more about
Communication Standards.

Numerous national and state groups have established speaking, listening, and media literacy standards for students and teachers. Standards are statements of competencies that need to be mastered prior to certification or moving to the next performance level. The most common categories of competencies are: knowledge, behaviors, and dispositions.

National level speaking, listening, and media literacy standards for teachers:

• National Communication Association Teacher Standards

National level speaking, listening, and media literacy standards for students:

• National Communication Association Student Standards

State standards for speaking, listening, and media literacy. Choose your state:

Standards become especially important as we create assessments. If we accept the concept of meeting standards, then we need to assess students to see if they have met that standard. The SLAP rubrics found on this site are standards-based assessments.

Resources for Teachers & Students

Here are a variety of resources for teachers:

• Course & Unit Outlines
• Lesson Plans & Example Speeches
• Rubrics & Score Sheets

Here are several resources for students:

• Speaking (includes Example Speeches)
• Listening
• Media Literacy

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last updated: June 20, 2002