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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
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What are some
ways we
communicate?
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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
Messages by the Mile
4/16-4/20 We’ll Be Right Back After These
Messages
4/23-4/27 Breaking Into Print: Before and
After the Invention of the Printing Press
4/30-5/4 Koko’s Kitten
5/7-5/11 Louis Braille
5/14-5/18 My Two Drawings
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