How are Listening and Reading Related?
Since this blog post was written we've written an updated blog in 2019 on the research between listening and reading entitled: "Understanding…
Read MoreHow to Give Students Access to Listenwise’s Free Stories
Are you wondering how to easily give your students access to Listenwise stories? Perhaps you told them to go sign up…
Read MoreListenwise in 90 Seconds – Watch our Story
Have you ever wondered how to explain Listenwise to colleagues? Well, we just created a short 90 second video to share our…
Read MoreMeasures of Effective Listening
Today's guest post is republished from June 22, 2016. Today's post is written by Scott Petri, a High School History Teacher in…
Read More5 Reasons Why You Should Teach Listening
Today’s post is written by Michael F. Opitz, professor emeritus of reading education from the University of Northern Colorado who has investigated…
Read MoreWe Are Thankful for New Lessons
Looking for evergreen lessons that you can always teach? If you are teaching about copyright law, here is a fun story to…
Read MoreStudents, Here’s How to Access Our Stories
Did your teacher send you to the student sign up page to listen to our stories or podcasts? Are you a little…
Read MoreJoin Us for The 2016 Great Thanksgiving Listen with StoryCorps
“Listening to people’s authentic stories, especially the stories of those we might otherwise fear as strangers, can help us recognize a little…
Read MoreListenwise Awarded NewSchools Ignite ELL Challenge
We are proud to be winners of the NewSchools Ignite English Language Learning (ELL) Challenge, a funding competition created by NewSchools Venture…
Read MoreMeeting the Speaking and Listening Standards
The introduction of Common Core State Standards (CCSS) has caused many literacy educators to increase their emphasis on informational texts and explore…
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