Listening Skills

Listening skills are essential for learning, forming relationships, and interacting with the world. This guide, designed to accompany our listening skills video, will help students develop strong listening skills and understand the importance of applying these skills in different situations. Educators may utilize this guide to establish techniques for their students to practice and to grow as better listeners in the future.

Very few people take the time to learn, practice, and develop proper listening skills. Yet, these skills are an integral tool in our learning environment. By engaging students in this practice, they will become more active and more capable listeners who are better able to navigate the media-filled society that we live in today. Listening is more than just hearing what someone else is saying. This guide will open students up to the complexities of listening skills and develop the foundations of becoming an active and productive listener in any context.