Students must listen in the classroom in order to effectively communicate with their classmates and teacher. They need to know when it is time to stop daydreaming, to stop speaking and listen instead. Listening to the opinions or questions of other classmates acts to facilitate learning. It helps students process information and analyze their own opinions and thoughts on a subject.
Verbal communication includes all spoken communication. Verbal communication allows students to communicate their opinions and points of interest to others, and it allows teachers to instruct the students on what to do, what not to do and facilitate classroom activities.
Students learn from their verbal and listening communication skills another communication skill -- question forming. Learning to form open-ended questions supported by facts is an important step in the learning development process. These questions work to stimulate classroom discourse and facilitate learning, taking the pressure off the teacher to ask questions. They also can lead to better communication among students and practice for their listening and verbal communication skills.
Written communication comes in many different forms in the classroom, from the teacher writing assignments on the board to students writing essays or journal entries to penmanship practice. Written communication is an important skill in life, and practicing it allows you to develop a knowledge base of spelling and grammar early on, making writing easier in the future.