Listen attentively by facing the speaker, asking questions, and summarizing what is said. 0501.2.1

Links verified on 9/1/2014

1. America on the Move - Story Kit - conduct oral history interviews to construct a family immigration or migration story. The kit contains step-by-step instructions, sample interview questions, and research guidance
2. The Art of Conversation - Tips for listening [This expired link is available through the Wayback Machine Internet Archive. If the page doesn't load quickly click on Impatient? at the bottom right of the page.]
3. Asking people - develop pupils' skills in gaining information from people, e.g. who to choose, interview skills and questionnaire design.
4. Asking Questions - the types of questions depend on the answer to that first important question: Why am I reading this? Once you establish a purpose for yourself, you can then ask which questions will help you achieve that goal. This page asks students to rank a set of questions on a scale of one to five. [This expired link is available through the Wayback Machine Internet Archive. If the page doesn't load quickly click on Impatient? at the bottom right of the page.]
5. Critical Reasoning Warm-ups - These are warm-ups for people who are somewhat familiar with critical reasoning questions. These questions are a good way to start your brain thinking before you answer the real questions.
6. Do You Hear What I Hear - [14 slides] The difference between just hearing and actually listening - good beginning-of-year show [This expired link is available through the Wayback Machine Internet Archive. If the page doesn't load quickly click on Impatient? at the bottom right of the page.]
7. Give Me Five - classroom poster listing five simple listening rules
8. Listen and Respond to Fables Lesson - online lesson with practice quiz. Tortoise and Hare
9. Listen and Respond to Fables - online lesson with practice quiz; Fox and the Crow
10. Questioning Toolkit - seventeen types of questions from the educational journal, FNO
11. Rules for Listening - PDF file [This expired link is available through the Wayback Machine Internet Archive. If the page doesn't load quickly click on Impatient? at the bottom right of the page.]
12. Rules for Listening - List of rules to discuss [This expired link is available through the Wayback Machine Internet Archive. If the page doesn't load quickly click on Impatient? at the bottom right of the page.]

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