Listening is a skill, and critical listening can be taught. The earlier, the better, we say! And the authors offer some attractive suggestions. (Editor)

Summarizes several representative listening texts and current approaches to listening and then suggests a definition of listening that provides educators with a comprehensive framework for organizing listening instruction. (EL)

Points out that listening can be taught. Discusses activities and techniques to use including commercially produced or teacher-prepared rating instruments, listening teams, student logs, brief encounters, and films. (EL)

This report focuses on the implementation of strategies to improve student listening skills. The targeted population consisted of primary elementary students located in the suburbs of a large Midwestern city. The lack of students' listening abilities was documented through the use of journals, surveys, checklists, and anecdotal records. Analysis…

Intended to help students become better listeners and to develop useful listening strategies, this guide aids the students in better understanding the process of listening. The first section discusses practical teaching techniques and the implementation of a teaching program to improve listening. The second section provides models and illustrates…

This report describes strategies utilized to improve listening skills. The targeted population consisted of elementary students in grades one, two and three in two neighboring Midwestern states. Poor listening skills were documented by parent and student surveys, teacher observation and observation checklists. Review of the literature indicated…

It is important that radio programs designed to stimulate a desire to learn or a taste for information be at the same time good radio. (MS)

Documents the effects of midlife major employment change on the listening comprehension of professional adults. Indicates that adult educators must encourage the development of patience because learning to think and listen in new situations takes time. (JOW)

Presents annotations of documents from "Resources in Education" to apprise teachers of current theory, research, and techniques on teaching listening. (PD)

Discusses the importance of listening skills for school administrators, gives advice on how to improve listening skills, suggests five exercises for practicing listening, and defines five levels of listening skill: listening for appreciation, discrimination, comprehension, therapy, and significance. (Author/RW)

Though listening and attention span improvement are not related to amount of television viewing, preschool children who watch news and documentary programs show less improvement in listening behavior than children who watch other types of programs. (Author/CJ)

Provides an attempt to facilitate educators' understanding of the complex dynamics of listening via a skill analysis. (Author)

Study determines whether the preservation of poetry shape by an oral interpreter enhances the listener's mental perception and comprehension of selected poetry. Evidence supports the hypothesis that receivers could identify, comprehend, and appreciate the oral interpretation of poetry which stressed the preservation of its shape. (JMF)

Provides a comprehensive look at what is known about teaching listening in both the college and corporate classrooms. Proposes the educational concept of Teacher Research to develop further theories on how to teach listening more effectively. Reviews the history of listening instruction and proposes an educational method by which to develop…