Teaching Resources for National Bullying Prevention Month
Did you know that October is National Bullying Prevention Month? It’s a perfect time to focus on creating positive classroom culture. According…
Read MoreUsing Listenwise to Address Common Core Shifts
The Common Core State Standards (CCSS) call for several Key Shifts in Language Arts that have implications across the curriculum. Listenwise can…
Read MoreHow Do We Create Better Readers? Teach Listening.
A recent New York Times article, How to Get Your Mind to Read suggests that Americans are not good readers. "Many…
Read MoreHow to Use Listenwise to Develop Content Knowledge and 21st Century Skills
Listenwise is a flexible resource and can be used to meet many different goals for your students. Podcast lessons enhance student engagement,…
Read More8 Key Listening Comprehension Skills
Listening is key to all effective communication. To improve students’ listening comprehension skills, we need to be able to gather data on…
Read MoreTeaching Levels of 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 MoreHow 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 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 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…
Read MoreRead Along While You Listen
In a recent piece in The Atlantic, educator Michael Godsey writes about the impact of students reading transcripts while listening to podcasts. …
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