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Informationen zum Autor MONICA BRADY-MYEROV is an award-winning NPR journalist, listening expert, and entrepreneur. She founded Listenwise, which offers a curated collection of public radio stories and podcasts tailored to K-12 classrooms and focused on building students' listening skills. She is also a thought leader and sought-after speaker in the listening space. Klappentext Discover how to engage your students effectively by strengthening their listening skillsIn Listen Wise: Teach Students to Be Better Listeners, journalist, entrepreneur, and author Monica Brady-Myerov delivers a concise and thoughtful treatment of how to build powerful listening skills in K-12 students. You'll discover real-world examples and modern, research-based advice about helping young people improve their listening abilities and their overall academic performance. With personal anecdotes from the accomplished author and accessible excerpts from the latest neuroscience of listening and auditory learning, the book is a critical resource that will explain why listening is the missing piece of the literacy puzzle.This important book will show you:* Classroom stories and teacher viewpoints that highlight effective strategies to teach critical listening* Why building listening skills in students is crucial to improving reading, especially for English learners.* Why the Lexile Framework for Listening is contributing to a surging recognition of the importance of listening in the academic curriculumPerfect for K-12 teachers looking for new ways to understand their students and how they learn, Listen Wise will also earn a place in the libraries of college and master's level students in education. Zusammenfassung Discover how to engage your students effectively by strengthening their listening skillsIn Listen Wise: Teach Students to Be Better Listeners, journalist, entrepreneur, and author Monica Brady-Myerov delivers a concise and thoughtful treatment of how to build powerful listening skills in K-12 students. You'll discover real-world examples and modern, research-based advice about helping young people improve their listening abilities and their overall academic performance. With personal anecdotes from the accomplished author and accessible excerpts from the latest neuroscience of listening and auditory learning, the book is a critical resource that will explain why listening is the missing piece of the literacy puzzle.This important book will show you:* Classroom stories and teacher viewpoints that highlight effective strategies to teach critical listening* Why building listening skills in students is crucial to improving reading, especially for English learners.* Why the Lexile Framework for Listening is contributing to a surging recognition of the importance of listening in the academic curriculumPerfect for K-12 teachers looking for new ways to understand their students and how they learn, Listen Wise will also earn a place in the libraries of college and master's level students in education. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgments ix Introduction 1 How This Book Is Organized 2 1 My Love of Audio Storytelling 7 What Audio Journalism Taught Me About Listening 10 The Intimacy of Audio 10 Writing for Listening 14 Audio and Learning a Language 15 Podcast Revolution 18 Creating Listenwise 19 Reflection and Planning 21 2 Listening Is a Skill 23 Why Listening Matters 24 Listening Matters in K-12 Instruction 32 Testing Listening 35 Effective Listening in College 40 Valued Listening at Work 41 Listenwise Core Values 43 Personal Relationships Are Strengthened by Listening 44 Reflection and Planning 47 3 This Is Your Brain on Listening 51 Transporting: How Hearing/Listening Works 52 Transfixing: Listening and Memory ...
