Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Speaking with Words and Sound

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students practice moving from manual communication boards to an electronic voice output device. They replace Mayer-Johnson picture symbols with words on student's manual communication boards.
Unit Plan
Other

Data Guru: The Communication Process

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
This communication tutorial focuses on online communication in which interpretation can lead to conflict.
Activity
Other

Univ. Of Bielefeld: Facial Expression and Eye Behaviour

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the University of Bielefeld provides an outline of information about the history of face-reading, links to studies on facial expression, a list of common saying concerning facial expressions, and other useful information.
Article
Mind Tools

Introducation to Communication Skills

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This article reveals the purpose of communication: to get your message across to others. This may seem elementary, but the process that involves both the sender of the message and the receiver is complex and can lead to confusion and...
Handout
Integrated Publishing

Integrated Publishing: The Communication Process

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
With text and diagrams, this article surveys the communication process, which consists of a message being sent and received, either verbally or nonverbally.