Listen Wise : Teach Students to Be Better Listeners EPUB

Listen Wise

Listening skills form part of the foundation of any successful student s repertoire of abilities. Crucial to academic performance and success throughout life, attentive listening can transform students ability to absorb and understand information quickly and efficiently.

In Listen Wise: Teach Students to Be Better Listeners, journalist, entrepreneur, and author Monica Brady-Myerov delivers an insightful and practical examination of how to build powerful listening skills in K-12 students. The book incorporates the Lexile Framework for Listening and explains why it is revolutionizing the field of listening and contributing to a surging recognition of its importance in the academic curriculum. It also includes firsthand classroom stories and incisive teacher viewpoints that highlight effective strategies to teach critical listening skills.

You ll discover real-world examples and modern, research-based advice on how to assist young people in improving their listening abilities and overall academic performance. You ll also find personal anecdotes from the accomplished and experienced author alongside accessible excerpts from the latest neuroscience research covering listening and auditory learning.

Listen Wise explains why listening skills in students are crucial to improving reading skills, especially amongst those students still learning English. The book is a critical resource that demonstrates why listening is the missing piece of the literary puzzle and shows educators exactly what they can do to support students in the development of this key skill.

Perfect for K-12 teachers looking for effective new ways to understand their students and how they learn, Listen Wise will also earn a place in the libraries of college and master s level students in education programs readying themselves for a career in teaching