Extension
It Starts With Us
Developing Oral and Written Communication Skills
4-H Communications Skills
Prim, Farley, Linepensel, Agnew, Harney
Communications and Expressive Arts 4-H Core Curriculum
Agriculture 4-H Core Curriculum
Providing youth with the ability to enhance and develop communication skills is of great importance in Kentucky. The development of communications skills is one of the preeminent skills necessary to grow as an individual, a community member and a leader. Using age appropriate activities selected from the approved Kentucky 4-H curriculum, educators can maximize the ability of youth to develop their writing, reading and personal communication capacities. This in turn creates a solid foundation for positive youth development. (Jones, K. R. 2006)
Youth will develop into competent, capable, contributing adults as important developmental assets are met through their participation in 4-H Communications Programs.
Youth will utilize the skills gained through education and involvement in Extension programs to serve as leaders in 4-H and other organizations.
Youth will make a presentation before their family, a group of their peers (such as at a 4-H club meeting), a school or county qualifying event.
Youth will demonstrate an increased level of confidence when presenting in front of groups.
Youth will create a formal presentation, speech or outline.
Youth will be prepared to present before their family, a group of their peers (such as at a 4-H club meeting)and a school or county qualifying event.
Initial Outcome: Youth will create a formal presentation, speech or outline.
Youth will be prepared to present before their family, a group of their peers (such as at a 4-H club meeting) and a school or county qualifying event.
Indicator: Youth will participate in communications event.
Method: registration
Timeline: Oct 2018-April 2019
Intermediate Outcome: Youth will make a presentation before their family, a group of their peers (such as at a 4-H club meeting), a school or county qualifying event.
Youth will demonstrate an increased level of confidence when presenting in front of groups.
Indicator: Youth will participate in a communications event.
Method: Judges' score sheets
Timeline: Feb 2018-April 2019
Long-term Outcome: Youth will develop into competent, capable, contributing adults as important developmental assets are met through their participation in 4-H Communications Programs.
Youth will utilize the skills gained through education and involvement in Extension programs to serve as leaders in 4-H and other organizations.
Indicator: Observation
Method: client/teacher/parent observation and testimonial
Timeline: July 2018-June 2019
Audience: Enrolled 4-H members, 4-H school club members
Project or Activity: 4-H School Clubs
Content or Curriculum: Building Bridges, Reaching People Through Communication National 4-H Curriculum, Prepare your Speech Booklet
Inputs: paid staff, district board funds, facilities
Date: Sept 2018-March 2019
Audience: 4-H members, 4-H school club members
Project or Activity: 4-H Speech and Demonstration Event
Content or Curriculum: prepare your speech booklets, state speech and demonstration score sheets
Inputs: paid staff, district board funds, facilities, volunteers
Date: Feb 2018-2019
Audience: Enrolled 4-H members, 4-H school club members
Project or Activity: 4-H record book completion
Content or Curriculum: 4-H project books
Inputs: paid staff, district board funds, facilities, volunteers
Date: Aug 2018-Sept 2019
Audience: 4-H Horse and Livestock Club members
Project or Activity: horse and livestock judging contests
Content or Curriculum: Livestock volunteer certification materials, video, CDs, farm visits
Inputs: paid staff, district board funds, facilities, volunteers
Date: Jan-June 2019
Audience: 4-H Members
Project or Activity: 4-H Country Ham Project
Content or Curriculum: livestock volunteer certification materials, videos, CDs
Inputs: paid staff, district board funds, facilities, volunteers, ham house
Date: Jan-Sept 2019
Audience: 4-H teens
Project or Activity: 4-H Achievement program
Content or Curriculum: UK curriculum
Inputs: paid staff, volunteers, high school students, 4-H council funds
Date: Dec 2018-March 2019
Author: Owen Prim
Major Program: Communications and Expressive Arts 4-H Core Curriculum
The 4-H Achievement Program gives youth experience in learning to set goals, record keeping, planning and organizing, completing tasks, and in working efficiently and effectively with others. In the process youth learn to develop and practice communication skills through interviews, filling out forms and applications, and by completing power point presentations and resumes. The program also utilizes motivation and the use of incentives which are important in positive youth developmen
Author: Sherri Farley
Major Program: 4-H Youth Development Programming
Public Speaking skills are valuable communication tools that youth need to fully succeed in their school and career path. 4-H offers various ways to teach public speaking and other communication lessons. A parent representative of a local home school group contacted Campbell County 4-H agent to arrange a series of public speaking lessons and competitions to prepare for the county 4-H speech competition in March of 2020. The lessons will be held over a total of 6 weeks for 2 age groups: 1st-
