Research tells us that better listeners are better readers. Listening to stories and non-fiction texts helps students hear grammar and syntax and understand how stories and articles work. Incidental exposure to vocabulary through listening together helps students learn the meaning of unknown words.
We have created this Aotearoa New Zealand History podcast resource to support teachers to use podcasts in their classrooms. It’s great to listen to podcasts, but to keep students engaged, they also need a purpose for listening. Our Active Listening resource can give students that purpose! In the set of Active Listening: Podcast Task Cards, the focus is Aotearoa New Zealand history through The…
We have created this Active Listening: Podcasts resource to support teachers to use podcasts in their classrooms. It’s great to listen to podcasts, but to keep students engaged, they also need a purpose for listening. Our Active Listening resource can give students that purpose. In the set of Active Listening: Podcast Task Cards, we’ve selected a variety of engaging student-friendly podcasts. Each podcast…
