Teaching Strategies to Increase Your Student's Listening Skills

Structure of an interactive read-aloud lesson:

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   Introduce the text – Engage student interest and activate thinking.
   
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   Read the text – Stop a few times to invite thinking and a brief conversation. ...
   
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   Discuss the text –Invite students to talk about the book.
   

20. Teachers know they have presence when they have a genuine connection with the students that breeds confidence and respect throughout the classroom, allowing for risk taking and increased learning opportunities.

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  knowledge of content.
  
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  level of organization.
  
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  planing for flow.
  
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  ability to anticipate problems
  

In teaching, presence is the ability to command a room, hold pupils' attention, and create an atmosphere of focus and inspiration. Presence is also known as 'owning the room' or having gravitas. Think back to your school days as a pupil.
Teachers can use body language - a look, a position, a signal - to communicate simple, positive, and respectful messages to their students without saying a single word. Teachers can also help students become aware of what their own body language is saying.

21. Greet new students with a friendly smile. Seat them with a buddy to help the student feel welcomed. Give lots of encouragement and praise for what ELs can do. Explicitly support students to build relationships with others.
8 steps to creating the best language learning classroom

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   General language classroom principles.
   
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   Address student needs.
   
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   A dedicated environment.
   
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   Visual cues and prompts.
   
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   Scaffolding learning.
   
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   Flexible classroom design.
   
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   Celebrate success.
   
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   Use technology to support teaching and learning.
   

22. Questioning techniques – a set of methods used by teachers when asking questions, such as wait time and bounce. Experienced teachers recognise the power of questions. When skilfully delivered, questions boost student engagement, improve understanding and promote critical thinking