TEYL - Active Listening Strategies for Young Learners

👂 Listening is an important skill that young learners need to focus on in English classes.

📚 On average, we listen twice as much as we speak, four times more than we read, and five times more than we write.

👩‍🏫 The teacher plays a crucial role as the main source of listening input in the classroom.

👂 Teachers of young learners need to be conscious of their approach to giving listening input.

📚 Students need to prepare for listening activities and the language they will use.

🗣️ Teachers should prepare their instructions in simple language and be ready to repeat and rephrase.

💡 Listening is an interpretive skill that requires active engagement.

💭 Teachers should find ways to make listening active and ensure comprehension.

📝 One way to make children's listening more active is to use a variety of response types.

👂🖌️ Listen, point, and perform actions to engage students.

🧒🎨 Teach body parts by having students listen, point, and draw.

🦁🖌️ Encourage creativity by having students draw a crazy animal.

Using drawings to make listening activities more engaging.

Giving young learners a purpose and task when listening.

Recognizing the short attention span of young learners.

👂 Instead of passive listening activities, teachers should engage students in active listening tasks.

🧩 One way to encourage active listening is to ask students to listen and then complete a related task.

📸 Teachers can use visual aids, such as pictures, to enhance active listening and comprehension.

🎧 Active listening is an important skill for learning.

🧠 Active listening involves paying full attention and engaging with the speaker.

🗣️ Practicing active listening can improve comprehension and retention of information.