What does listening mean? Is it the same as hearing or is it different?
“the special sense by which noises and tones are received as stimuli.”
According to the Merriam- Webster dictionary, Listening means:
"to pay attention to sound; to hear something with thoughtful attention: give consideration"
To me, these are very different things. I believe people can hear sounds but not process what they hear. I think listening is the means of processing the sounds into something meaningful.
Listening is a skill that needs to be practiced. Just because a student can hear what you are saying does not mean that the student understands what you are saying.
There are ways to see if students understand what they are hearing.
Ask students to repeat to you the directions you gave. Ask other students if the student is correct or not.
Ask students to rephrase what they heard. Ask other students if the student is correct or not.
Have students show you that they understood by doing what you asked. Ask other students if the student is correct or not.
Read a story and have students act out different scenes from the story.
How do you help students practice listening? Please share.
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