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Listening to Learn: How to Teach English Learners This Overlooked Skill (Opinion)
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Here are some ways I try to teach both my English learners and monolingual English-speaking students to be effective listeners:Direct teach.
English learners at beginning levels of proficiency in English may need an additional scaffold to participate successfully.
CAUTIONThere are some things I recommend avoiding when it comes to helping English learners develop stronger listening comprehension in English.
Listening, speaking, reading, and writing are interconnected; therefore, we must pay attention and invest in English learners’ listening development just as much as we do in the other domains.
Responses today answered this question:What are instructional strategies and specific lessons you use to promote English learners’ (and English-proficient students) listening skills?