Try these 4 strategies!
First set the stage
Next practice
Then think about your lesson
Finally utilize effective strategies
Set the stage:
- Establish specific listening expectations with your students
- Make it clear : What should their body be doing? What should they look like?
- Think about how you want your students to pay attention in different situations
Grab a free guide to plan out your expectations!
Provide practice opportunities:
- Try these fun listening activities during your morning meeting
- Allow students to model listening expectations with role play
- Another technique: model the correct way, the incorrect way and the correct way again and reflect
- Review listening whenever students need a reminder
Before during and after:
1.Before your lesson: Establish listening expectations for that lesson. The type of lesson for example -whole group, small group, partner work- may require different listening expectations.
2. During your lesson: Point out students who are paying attention. Remember you get more of what you pay attention to- so be specific!
“She listened to the directions and has her name and date on her paper.”
“I can tell she’s paying attention because she’s started the activity.”
3.After your lesson: Ask your students these questions and reflect on the answers! Chart the answers to use as a reference in the future!
“How do you know you were listening?”
“What behaviors showed that you were paying attention?”
Utilize effective strategies:
- Use visuals and motions during your instruction
- Increase student engagement with choral reading or echo reading
- Teach in small chunks of time to allow students to process
- Use call and response to practice and solidify concepts
- Allow students to teach each other and set up expectations for partner work
- Provide brain breaks- do jumping jacks, take a breathing break or use a website like Go Noodle
Check out this resource to help build an effective listening routine!
😉Remember listening is a skill that needs to be constantly practiced!
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