• Techniques for Teaching Listening Skills

    1.  Be a good listener. Maintain eye contact with your child.  Listen to what is being said. 

    2.  Give clear directions. 

    3.  Repeat what you have said as often as needed.

    4.  Restate what you have said, using different words, if repetition is needed.

    5.  Call attention to the different environmental sounds you hear.

    6.  Speak slowly.

    7.  Make listening fun.   Use nursery rhymes, jingles and songs.

    8.  Read to your child often!! Ask your child questions about the story.  Let your child retell the story to you.

    9.  Ask questions.  Find out how much your child remembers and understands about what you are experiencing together. 




Last Modified on November 8, 2016