[senco-forum] Developing listening skills in secondary pupils

Hi Bill

Im very intersted in the responses given to my request. Yes in certain 
circumstances I know it's worth seeing whether there's underlying problems. 
BUT my request was a general one - I have noticed with our school population 
that kids (not just SEN) just don't listen carefully and i've noticed a 
deterioration as time has gone on. I now think that due to out of school 
circumstances kids just aren't encouraged to listen from an early age. 
There's no "family" time eg meals where conversation happens, the TV is 
always on with none really watching/listening or ther's other "stimulations" 
eg computer and games....

One Support teacher I work with is now firmly convinced that kids need to be 
taught listening skills she's nticed the difference too!

Lorraine
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "dolfrog" <dolfrog at tiscali.co.uk>
To: "'Bill Graham'" <williamgraham at blueyonder.co.uk>; "'senco-forum'" 
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Subject: RE: [senco-forum] Developing listening skills in secondary pupils

> Hi Bill
>
> For some 10% of the population those who have some degree of Auditory
> Processing Disorder, developing listening skills can vary from very
> difficult to virtually impossible.
> But as Effie has mentioned repetition can help as memory together with 
> other
> learning style skills can work around these issues.
>
> We have just added a Learning Styles Summary web page to the APDUK site.
> The Summary page lists all of the article links and downloads that we have
> included in our recently launched Learning Style Section, APDDUK maintains
> an Information Sheet section usually for versions of web site pages that 
> are
> more visual impairment friendly, and for some who are Auditory learners 
> and
> have problems using most of the APDUK web site which is designed to be APD
> or visual learner friendly.
> http://www.infosheets.apduk.org/learnstyles1.htm
>
> best wishes
>
> Graeme
> dolfrog
> dolfrog at apduk.org
> http://www.apduk.org
> dolfrog at dolfrog.com
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> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:senco-forum-bounces at lists.becta.org.uk] On Behalf Of Bill Graham
> Sent: Thursday, August 17, 2006 4:10 PM
> To: senco-forum
> Subject: [senco-forum] Developing listening skills in secondary pupils
>
> I know that may of the forum are on holiday but I am preparing my "helpful
> hint" sheets for staff. From reading individual pupils reports many staff
> have said that certain kids have poor listening skills.
> Does anyone have any tips for developing listening skills in mainstream
> secondary classrooms?
>
> Thanks
>
> Lorraine
>
>
> 