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This title outlines an approach created by the authors that has already been successfully used to improve the listening skills of over 600 children. Listening isn't a language problem, it's about being able to concentrate. And listening is at the heart of learning: poor listening prevents children from learning. Children, themselves, generally don't understand what good listening is, so there is little point in teachers saying: Listen to me. This book outlines an approach created by the authors that has already been successfully used to improve the listening skills of over 600 children. This in turn has had positive effects on both behaviour and learning. The book explains how listening develops and how to teach good listening. It provides an extensive range of activities to teach each of the four rules of good listening, and includes an easy-to-use assessment tool to measure progress and support target setting. The book also offers strategies that will enable children to listen well in all learning situations so that teachers can generalise good listening throughout school. Online and photocopiable resources to support activities are included.

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9781441174765

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'This accessible book defines good listening, explains why it is important, offers a clear programme to explicitly teach it, and also the means to clarify with both children and parents what listening is all about. Outcomes exceeded expectations during the preliminary trials done by the authors and I am sure the same would be true in any situation where this advice is followed.'--,

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Liz Spooner is a Specialist Speech and Language Therapist with 18 years experience of working in education. She has a Bsc (Hons) in Speech and Language Therapy and is a member of the RCSLT and HPC. Liz has previously had research published in Child Language Teaching and Therapy, the RCSLT Bulletin and Speech and Language Therapy in Practice. Jacqui Woodcock is a Speech and Language Therapist with over 15 years of experience of working in nurseries and schools. She has a Bsc (Hons) in Speech and Language Therapy and is a member of the RCSLT and HPC. Jacqui has previously had research published in the RCSLT Bulletin.

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