Alternative Teaching Techniques for Low Achieving Students: Teaching Listening Skills to the Inattentive Student

Carmen Y. Reyes The Psycho-Educational Teacher https://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/thepsychoeducationalteacher Teaching Methods for Disruptive Students http://www.scribd.com/my_document_collections/2670165 Alternative Teaching Techniques for Low Achieving Students http://www.scribd.com/my_document_collections/2676769 How hildren Learn http://www.scribd.com/my_document_collections/2776296 !log http://thepsychoeducationalteacher.blo spot.com/ "ace#oo$ http://www.faceboo!.com/profile.php"id#100000$%7&5$629 Twitter http://twitter.com/psychoeducation

'enerally(spea!in )(all(students(benefit(when(they(understand(that(hearin (and(listenin (are(two( different(behaviors)(and(that)(li!e(readin (or(spellin )(* ood(listenin +(is(an(academic(s!ill(that( they(can(learn.(,tudents(also(need(to(be(aware(of(how(poor(listenin (behavior(ne atively(affects( their(learnin .(-nattentive(students(in(particular(benefit(from(a(scaffolded(or(supportive(approach(

coupled(with(the(e.plicit(teachin (of(strate ies(to(become(better(listeners.(,ome(thin s(that( teachers(can(do(to(help(the(inattentive(student(are: Help the Student Pay Attention to Specific Auditory Information or Key Words /ou(can(scaffold(this(s!ill(by(sli htly(e.a eratin (and/or(chan in (your(voice0s(inflection( 1pitch(or(tone2(when(you(are(presentin (!ey(auditory(information.( /ou(can(sli htly(increase(and/or(chan e(the(volume(of(your(voice(1spea!in (rate2. Help the Student Distinguish the Most Important Information from what is Less Important 3hen(you(first(introduce(a(concept)(present(the(new(information(slower(than(you(would(do(when( spea!in (about(familiar(concepts.( 4ocus(on(the(essential(information.(5liminate(the(information(that(is(not(relevant)(or(that(the( student(does(not(need(to(be(able(to(understand(the(new(material(or(concept. 6ecide(what(you(want(the(student(to(learn(from(the(lesson)(and(tell(the(child(e.actly(what(you( e.pect(her(to(remember. 6irectly(tell(the(child(which(points(are(important.(4or(e.ample)(say)(*7hese(are(the(three(points( you(need(to(remember8+ 9resent(the(information(in(a(way(that(hi hli hts(what(is(important)(that(is)(what(the(student(must( pay(attention(to. 7each(the(student(to(prioriti:e(1e. .(listin 2(the(more(important(information(from(what(is(less( important. 7o(help(the(student(focus)(use(verbal cues(to(alert(the(child(that(you(are( oin (to(say(somethin ( important.(4or(e.ample)(you(can(say)(*7his(will(be(on(the(test+(or(*;istenin (now.(7his(is( important.+ <erbally(or ani:e(the(information)(e. .(*4irst8(second8(and(now(the(most(important(point8+ Divide Parts omple! Auditory Material into Smaller" More Managea#le

=se(number(or(steps. >educe(the(amount(of(verbal(information(that(you(present(at(a(sin le(time.(?rea!(down(one( lon er(lesson(into(two(or(more(mini@lessons)(and(deliver(it(in(smaller(chun!s.

Aut(the(lesson(in(half.(4or(e.ample)(rather(than(discussin (the(seven(maBor(reli ions(in(a(sin le( lesson)(split(into(four(and(three)(presented(in(separate(lessons. 9resent(the(oral(information(reduced(into(chun!s.(5.amples: 3hat(did(the(character)(Cnna)(say(that(disappointed(?rian:(_____(or(_____" Aan(you(fi ure(out(who(bro!e('rammy0s(window:(_____)(_____)(or(_____"(Dow(do(you( !now"

7he(main(idea(of(this(article(is(_____)(_____)(or(_____.

7he(student(can(reduce(the(amount(of(information(she(needs(to(remember(by(or ani:in (the( information(into(cate ories.(4or(e.ample)(oran e)(apple)(celery)(banana)(carrot)(pineapple)( spinach)(and(beet(are(easier(to(remember(if(the(student(cate ori:es(the(list(as(four(fruits(1oran e)( apple)(banana)(and(pineapple2(and(four(ve etables(1celery)(carrot)(spinach)(and(beet2. 7o(help(maintain(focus)(e.plicitly(transition(the(student(from(one(tas!(or(topic(to(the(ne.t.(,ay)( *E!ay)(we(are(done(with(_____.(Fow(we(are(movin (to(_____.+ Directly Spea$ with the Student a#out the S$ill of Active Listening Ga!e(students(aware(of(poor(listenin (behaviors(that(inhibit(learnin )(e. .(fid etin )(bein ( distracted(by(other(noises(or(si hts)(fa!in (listenin (by(simply(starin (at(the(boo!)(or( daydreamin .( Ga!e(sure(your(students(understand(that(listenin (is(an(active(and(purposeful(process.(Cctive( listenin (has(a( oal(or(intention(for(listenin )(pays(attention(to(main(ideas)(pays(attention(to( details)(follows(the(seHuence(of(the(spea!er0s(ideas)(and(pays(attention(to(transitional(or(si nal( words.( %ive your Students Strategies for Active Listening ,ome(strate ies(that(you(can(discuss(with(students(are:( ;oo!(at(the(spea!er. 9ay(attention(to(the(spea!er0s(facial(e.pressions)( estures)(and(tone(of(voice(for(clues(to( meanin . 5cho(1repeat2(what(you(hear(in(your(mind. Gentally(paraphrase(what(you(hear.

Cs!(yourself)(*6o(-(understand(this"+(Cs!(Huestions(or(write(your(Huestions(if(you(are( confused.

Gentally(summari:e(1or(write(or(s!etch2(the(spea!er0s(main(points.

Ga!e(sure(that(students(understand(that(active(listenin (is(not(about(word@by@word( memori:ation.(-t(is(not(necessary(to(hear)(understand)(and(remember(every(word(that(the(spea!er( says.(Ene(of(the(most(important(s!ills(that(children(can(learn(in(school(is(to(listen for meanings and(to(remember(!ey(information.

About the Author

Aarmen(/.(>eyes)(G,5)(has(more(than(twenty(years(of(e.perience(as(a(self@contained(special( education(teacher)(resource(room(teacher)(and(educational(dia nostician.(Aarmen(has(tau ht(at( all( rade(levels)(from(!inder arten(to(post(secondary.(Aarmen(is(an(e.pert(in(the(application(of( behavior(mana ement(strate ies)(and(in(teachin (students(with(learnin (or(behavior(problems.( Der(classroom(bac! round)(in(Few(/or!(Aity(and(her(native(9uerto(>ico)(includes(ten(years( teachin (emotionally(disturbed/behaviorally(disordered(children(and(four(years(teachin (students( with(a(learnin (disability(or(mental(retardation.(Aarmen(has(a(bachelor0s(de ree(in(psycholo y( 1=niversity(of(9uerto(>ico2(and(a(master0s(de ree(in(special(education(with(a(speciali:ation(in( emotional(disorders(1;on (-sland(=niversity)(?roo!lyn:(F/2.(,he(also(has(e.tensive( raduate( trainin (in(psycholo y(1&0I(credits2.(Aarmen(is(the(author(of($0I(boo!s(and(articles(in(psycho@ education(and(in(alternative(teachin (techniHues(for(low@achievin (students.(/ou(can(read(the( complete(collection(of(articles(on(,cribd(or(her(blo )(The Psycho-Educational Teacher.(7o( preview(Aarmen0s(boo!s)( o(to(the(lin!(provided(below.(7o(download(free the(e'uide)( Persuasive Discipline% &sing Power Messages and Suggestions to 'nfluence hildren Toward Positive !ehavior)(visit(Aarmen0s(blo .

Education and Teaching Guides/Free Samples

/ou(can(sample(the(first($5J(of(the(boo!s(free http://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/thepsychoeducationalteacher