Twenty normal children were administered three tests of auditory sequential memory. A Pearson product-moment correlation of .50 and coefficients of determination showed all but one relationship to be nonsignificant and predictability between pairs of scores to be poor. (Author)

Children aged 7 to 9 were tested for their recall after hearing, orally reading, and silently reading comparable stories. Boys exhibited very poor recall performance after silent reading compared with their recall after listening and after oral reading. Girls showed comparable recall performance across all three language reception modes.…

Defines the issues involved and surveys the major literature concerning the relationship between listening and reading comprehension. (Author/JT)

Presents an overview of "constructivist" models of speech perception and information processing and reviews a variety of aural comprehension evaluation techniques which reflect those models. (PMJ)

The development of children's oral language ability, speaking, and listening, is examined in light of recent research and its implications for language arts teachers. (HTH)

Black children and White children were equally intelligible to Black adult listeners, while White adult listeners found White children significantly more intelligible than Black children. Noise deteriorated word discrimination scores of the Black and White listeners differently. (Author/RL)

The ability to listen attentively and critically is crucial. Describes two techniques for improving listening skills. (Editor/RK)

This article focuses on two elements of the dialogue: the "real-life" quality of the language (where to find "real-life" language, how to check its authenticity, how to record it) and the element of unpredictability (how to create "real-life" dialogues with unexpected responses which necessitate well-developed listening skills). (CFM)

Focuses on listening activities in the second-language classroom. After discussing problems related to listening and listening as a test versus listening as a learning experience, the article suggests that the teacher exploit what is known about the language and the world to make listening part of a learning whole as opposed to a distinct…

Presents a study that explores (1) whether listeners regard speakers with similar global speech rates as more competent and attractive and (2) the influence of gender on their perceptions. Explains that the judges consisted of 17 male and 28 female listeners. (CMK)

Discusses how to improve the listening skills of music students and addresses the importance of enabling students to listen. Explores the various issues that can be addressed when helping students focus on their skills. Provides a list of tips for helping ensemble students become more focused listeners. (CMK)

Describes how to introduce opera to students through the use of prompting strategies. Explains that these strategies encourage active participation by students and help to improve listening skills. Focuses on prompting strategies, such as matching characters to songs, identifying, and sequencing songs. (CMK)

Discusses how to increase student skills in ear training. Offers suggestions used with fifth through eighth grade band students, such as sing with your bands or teach the band solfege syllables. Includes a list of songs, research resources, and tonal patterns. (CMK)

Investigates validity evidence for the usefulness of a videotape formatted listening test (VFLT) as a measure of academic lecture listening ability. Provides support of the validity evidence of the VFLT. Concludes that the strong relationship between test performance and aspects of authentic and interactive tasks in the VFLT provides a…

Outlines a one- to six-week listening skills unit for use in a business communication class. Provides resources for listening instruction, including: films, listening exercises, pretests, and listening training programs. (MM)