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COMMUNICATION com-mu-ni-ca-tion. Communication is the exchange of information between individuals, for example, by means of speaking, writing, or using a common system of signs or behavior. Mrs. Emily Olmetti, Open Court Reading Communication Theme Preview. http://www.opencourtresources.com.
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COMMUNICATIONcom-mu-ni-ca-tion Communication is the exchange of information between individuals, for example, by means of speaking, writing, or using a common system of signs or behavior. Mrs. Emily Olmetti, Open Court Reading Communication Theme Preview http://www.opencourtresources.com
What are some ways we communicate? • Speech/Languages • Telephone • Computers/Email • Books/Signs • Media: print, television, and radio • Nonverbal movements/cues • Others?
Speech • Human languages • Animal languages • How is animal communication similar to human communication?
Media: print, television, radio • Advertisements • Commercials • Could TV, newspapers, magazines, or radio exist without commercials?
Books • Spoken word • Mass audience • How would your life be different without books? School?
Animal Communication • Sign language • Gorillas • Could all animals learn to communicate with people?
Communication for everyone. • Visually impaired • Problem solving • Why is written communication so important to society?
Unit Selections • 4/2-4/5Messages by the Mile • 4/16-4/20We’ll Be Right Back After These Messages • 4/23-4/27Breaking Into Print: Before and After the Invention of the Printing Press • 4/30-5/4Koko’s Kitten • 5/7-5/11Louis Braille • 5/14-5/18My Two Drawings