![]() ![]() Sing Along and Learn: Following Directions by Ken Sheldon First Through Third Grade Opposite Day: Upside Down Questions to Keep Students Talking and Listening by Brooklyn Lindsey Simple Listening Activities by Jill Hadfield Teaching Listening Comprehension by Penny Ur ![]() Here are some books ideas to use as teacher resources to encourage listening: Teachers can also reinforce listening skills while using regular classroom material. Books of listening activities like the ones found below show the teacher how to do this effectively. Teaching listening helps students become better at focusing their attention on the important information. Valuable information can fly past the student who is unaware of what he should be listening for. Students who aren’t taught listening, though, are done a great disservice because most of their information during the school day comes from what they hear. ![]() We listen all the time - to directions, to a speaker or just in regular conversation, so it seems natural not to teach listening as a separate entity. Listening skills need to be taught as much as writing, reading or critical thinking, however, this category is often overlooked in theĬlassroom because listening, as a skill, is often taken for granted. ![]()
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