COMMUNICATION SKILLS IN THE MYP 

Communication skills in the MYP are looking into how students exchange thoughts, message and information effectively through interaction  and also looking at how students read, write and use language to gather and communicate information. 

Students demonstrate communication through interaction by: 

• Give and receive meaningful feedback

• Use intercultural understanding to interpret communication

• Use a variety of speaking techniques to communicate with a variety of audiences

• Use appropriate forms of writing for different purposes and audiences

• Use a variety of media to communicate with a range of audiences

• Interpret and use effectively modes of non-verbal communication

• Negotiate ideas and knowledge with peers and teachers

• Participate in, and contribute to, digital social media networks

• Collaborate with peers and experts using a variety of digital environments and media

• Share ideas with multiple audiences using a variety of digital environments and media

Students demonstrate communication through language by: 

• Read critically and for comprehension

• Read a variety of sources for information and for pleasure

• Make inferences and draw conclusions

• Use and interpret a range of discipline-specific terms and symbols

• Write for different purposes

• Understand and use mathematical notation

• Paraphrase accurately and concisely

• Preview and skim texts to build understanding

• Take effective notes in class

• Make effective summary notes for studying

• Use a variety of organizers for academic writing tasks

• Find information for disciplinary and interdisciplinary inquiries, using a variety of media

• Organize and depict information logically

• Structure information in summaries, essays and reports