In this teaching guide, those oral-aural competencies necessary for effective listening and speaking are presented for kindergarten through grade 12, and learning activities are suggested which develop simple to complex proficiencies in the skills. The guide is divided into two sections: (1) the listening process--in which aural comprehension, participation in listening, and auditory discrimination are discussed, and (2) oral communication--in which manner of delivery, ideas communicated, and the function of communicating in and to a group are dealt with. Appendices provide a glossary of terms, a list of basic goals in listening and speaking, and a discussion of implementing oral-aural instruction. (JB)