Listening Skills

Foundations

• I will go to class.
• I will not talk to my neighbors while the teacher is talking.
• I will not write notes, rhymes, or any other verbal activity while I am supposed to be listening.
• I will quit repeating negative thoughts to myself.

Basics

• I will sit up straight and look up, with my materials out in front of me.
• I will not pay attention to any neighbors that are talking.
• I will take notes on any presentation the teacher is giving.
• I will try to think positive thoughts about the class and subject matter I am in.
• I will jot down questions and items I understand to ask at the end of the presentation. 
• I will try to discern main ideas from examples, details.
• I will try to imagine what I am hearing in an attempt to picture it in my mind.
• I will think about how information I am learning relates to information I already know.

Advanced

• I will ask any neighbors who are talking inappropriately to save their conversations for outside of class.
• I will try to predict possible test or quiz questions for later review. 
• I will use vivid mental pictures and other mnemonics to solidify the information in my memory.
• I will think critically and come up with my own ideas while I am listening.