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Social Pragmatics - Communication Skills Social Pragmatics - Communication Skills Rubric for Basic Social Pragmatic Skills Rubric Code: C23894B By nwarne Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: Communication Type: Assessment Grade Levels: K-5, 6-8, 9-12

Progress Chart
	Poor 0 pts	Fair 1 pts	Good 2 pts	Mastery 3 pts	Excells 4 pts
Basic Social Skills Acknowledges presence of others	Poor Does not acknowledge presence of others.	Fair Acknowledges presence of others less than half of the time when prompted.	Good Acknowledges presence of others at least half of the time when prompted.	Mastery Independently acknowledges presence of others 4 out of 5 times.	Excells Independently acknowledges presence of others 5 out of 5 times.
Basic Social Skills Gains attention appropriately	Poor Does not gain attention appropriately.	Fair Gains attention appropriately less than half of the time when prompted.	Good Gains attention appropriately at least half of the time when prompted.	Mastery Independently gains attention appropriately 4 out of 5 times.	Excells Independently gains attention appropriately 5 out of 5 times.
Listening Looking/Body Language	Poor Does not look at person talking when prompted.	Fair Looks at person talking when prompted, and then looks away.	Good Looks at person talking when prompted, and continues to hold gaze.	Mastery Looks at person talking without being prompted and holds gaze 4 out of 5 times.	Excells Looks at person talking without being prompted and holds gaze 5 out of 5 times.
Basic Conversation Waits her/his turn to talk / doesn't interrupt	Poor Interrupts, does not wait for their turn.	Fair Waits for their turn when verbally reminded less than half the time.	Good Waits for their turn when verbally reminded at least half the time.	Mastery Waits for their turn without being prompted 4 out of 5 times.	Excells Waits for their turn independently 5 out of 5 times.
Basic Conversation Interrupts a conversation appropriately.	Poor Does not interrupt appropriately.	Fair Interrupts appropriately less than half of the time when prompted.	Good Interrupts appropriately at least half of the time when prompted.	Mastery Independently interrupts appropriately 4 out of 5 times.	Excells Independently interrupts appropriately 5 out of 5 times.
Starting a Conversation Greeting / small talk	Poor Does not greet others or respond to greetings.	Fair Greets others and responds to greetings when prompted less than half the time.	Good Greets others and responds to greetings when prompted at least half the time.	Mastery Initiates appropriate greetings with others and responds to greetings from others 4 out of 5 times.	Excells Initiates appropriate greetings with others and responds to greetings from others 5 out of 5 times.
Starting a Conversation Brings up a topic (question or comment).	Poor Does not initiate talking to anyone	Fair Initiates when prompted less than half the time	Good Initiates at least half the time when prompted	Mastery Independently 4 out of 5 times.	Excells Independently 5 out of 5 times.
Maintaining a Conversation Answering a Question	Poor Does not answer questions.	Fair Answers the question when prompted less than half the time.	Good Answers the question at least half the time when prompted.	Mastery Answers a question independently4 out of 5 times.	Excells Answers a question independently 5 out of 5 times.
Maintaining a Conversation Speaks to others in a positive friendly way	Poor Makes only negative statements.	Fair Makes positive statements when prompted less than half the time.	Good Makes positive statements when prompted at least half the time.	Mastery Independently makes positive statements 4 out of 5 times.	Excells Independently makes positive statements 5 out of 5 times.
Maintaining a Conversation Asks questions to gain information about the communication partner and maintain conversation	Poor Does not ask questions.	Fair Asks questions less than half of the time when prompted.	Good Asks questions at least half of the time when prompted.	Mastery Independently asks questions 4 out of 5 times.	Excells Independently asks questions 5 out of 5 times.
Topic Maintenance Stays on topic	Poor Does not stay on topic.	Fair Stays on topic less than half of the time when prompted.	Good Stays on topic at least half of the time when prompted.	Mastery Independently stays on topic 4 out of 5 times.	Excells Independently stays on topic 5 out of 5 times.
Topic Maintenance Uses appropriate topic transitions	Poor Does not transition between topics.	Fair Uses appropriate topic transitions less than half of the time when prompted.	Good Uses appropriate topic transitions at least half of the time when prompted.	Mastery Independently uses appropriate topic transitions 4 out of 5 times.	Excells Independently uses appropriate topic transitions 5 out of 5 times.
Ending Conversation Appropriately ends a conversation before leaving.	Poor Does not end a conversation and just walks away.	Fair Appropriately ends a conversation less than half of the time when prompted.	Good Appropriately ends a conversation at least half of the time when prompted.	Mastery Independently ends a conversation 4 out of 5 times.	Excells Independently ends a conversation 5 out of 5 times.
Nonverbal Language Maintains eye contact and faces/looks at communication partner	Poor Does not make any eye contact and faces/looks away from communication partner or speaker.	Fair Makes eye contact and faces/looks at communication partner or speaker less than half of the time when prompted.	Good Makes eye contact and faces/looks at communication partner or speaker at least half of the time when prompted.	Mastery Independently makes eye contact and faces/looks at communication partner or speaker 4 out of 5 times.	Excells Independently makes eye contact and faces/looks at communication partner or speaker 5 out of 5 times.
Nonverbal Language Recognizes and interprets facial expressions, gestures, and body language	Poor Does not interpret facial expressions, gestures, and body language.	Fair Interprets facial expressions, gestures, and body language less than half of the time when prompted.	Good Interprets facial expressions, gestures, and body language at least half of the time when prompted.	Mastery Independently interprets facial expressions, gestures, and body language 4 out of 5 times.	Excells Independently interprets facial expressions, gestures, and body language 5 out of 5 times.
Nonverbal Language Uses appropriate facial expressions, gestures, and body language to communicate feelings and emotions	Poor Does not use facial expressions, gestures, or body language.	Fair Uses appropriate facial expressions, gestures, or body language to communicate less than half of the time when prompted.	Good Uses appropriate facial expressions, gestures, or body language to communicate at least half of the time when prompted.	Mastery Independently uses appropriate facial expressions, gestures, or body language to communicate 4 out of 5 times.	Excells Independently uses appropriate facial expressions, gestures, or body language to communicate 5 out of 5 times.
Nonverbal Language Respects others personal space	Poor Does not respect others personal space.	Fair Respects others personal space less than half of the time when prompted.	Good Respects others personal space at least half of the time when prompted.	Mastery Independently respects others personal space 4 out of 5 times.	Excells Independently respects others personal space 5 out of 5 times.
Politeness Uses and responds to politeness markers	Poor Does not use or respond to politeness markers.	Fair Uses and responds to politeness markers less than half of the time when prompted.	Good Uses and responds to politeness markers at least half of the time when prompted.	Mastery Independently uses and responds to politeness markers 4 out of 5 times.	Excells Independently uses and responds to politeness markers 5 out of 5 times.
Problem Solving Identify problems	Poor Does not identify problems from real or hypothetical scenarios.	Fair Identifies problems from real or hypothetical scenarios less than half of the time when prompted.	Good Identifies problems from real or hypothetical scenarios at least half of the time when prompted.	Mastery Independently identifies problems from real or hypothetical scenarios 4 out of 5 times.	Excells Independently identifies problems from real or hypothetical scenarios 5 out of 5 times.
Problem Solving Identify appropriate solution	Poor Does not identify appropriate solution for real or hypothetical problems.	Fair Identifies appropriate solution for real or hypothetical problems less than half of the time when prompted.	Good Identifies appropriate solution for real or hypothetical problems at least half of the time when prompted.	Mastery Independently identifies appropriate solution for real or hypothetical problems 4 out of 5 times.	Excells Independently identifies appropriate solution for real or hypothetical problems 5 out of 5 times.
Problem Solving Rates problem and reacts with appropriate response	Poor Does not accurately rate severity and inappropriately responds to problem.	Fair Rates severity of problem and appropriately responds less than half of the time when prompted.	Good Rates severity of problem and appropriately responds at least half of the time when prompted.	Mastery Independently rates severity of problem and appropriately responds 4 out of 5 times.	Excells Independently rates severity of problem and appropriately responds 5 out of 5 times.

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Social Skills, Conversations, Listening, Nonverbal Language

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