Listen Wise, Monica BradyMyerov
Listen Wise, Monica BradyMyerov
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Listen Wise
Teach Students to be Better Listeners

Author: Monica Brady-Myerov

Narrator: Monica Brady-Myerov

Unabridged: 6 hr 2 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 07/13/2021


Synopsis

In Listen Wise, 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 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 curriculum

Perfect 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.

About Monica Brady-Myerov

Monica Brady-Myerov is an award-winning NPR journalist and expert in listening who took an idea for helping teachers use audio in the classroom and turned it into a successful company being used by millions of students in the US and around the world. In 2014, she founded Listenwise, which offers the only curated collection of NPR stories and podcasts tailored to the K-12 classroom that focuses on building students' listening skills. Listenwise has 83,000 registered teachers from all fifty states and around the world. Monica is a visionary and thought leader in the listening space, speaking at multiple national education conferences each year, hosting webinars, and appearing on podcasts to evangelize listening.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Marcy on January 22, 2022

It is clear that reading and writing have been the focus of English Language Arts. Although "listening" has been added to the Common Core Standards, it has not been given enough attention in classrooms. Listening is such an important skill to have in life! Most teachers read to their classes with em......more

Goodreads review by Miguel on March 15, 2022

Great book, and I wrote my thoughts down here - [URL not allowed]......more

Goodreads review by Lea on April 28, 2023

Lots of helpful classroom activities included in this book!......more