Read the quotes and answer the questions below. Really think about the significance of listening and talking in the classroom, particularly connected to RELA instruction. Let these thoughts be reflected in your responses. "Students learn strategies to listen more effectively and then apply many of these strategies to reading" (Tompkins, 2006, p. 57). Which listening strategies do you plan to teach and model for your students in the classroom? "Providing opportunities for students to talk is important for social, linguistic, and academic purposes...Students use talk as they respond to books they are reading and what they are learning in thematic units" (Tompkins, 2006, p. 79). How will you monitor student talking in the classroom so you can assure it is connected to learning and academic growth? DUE: Sunday, March 27th by 11:59 p.m.