Listening and Responding to Information
Listening and Responding to Information Objective: The student will develop the ability to listen carefully to information presented orally and ask appropriate questions to clarify or gather additional details.
Learning Objectives
- Students will listen carefully to a short story or passage.
- Students will identify details and ask questions about the information they heard.
- Students will practice responding to questions with thoughtful answers.
Materials Needed
- Short story or passage read aloud
- Worksheet with guided questions
- Notebook and pencil
Key Vocabulary
- Listening
- Paying close attention to sounds or spoken words to understand them.
- Clarify
- To make something clearer or easier to understand.
- Question
- A sentence or phrase used to ask for information.
Detailed Activities
Listening and Questioning Practice
- Read a short story or passage aloud to the student, speaking clearly and at a moderate pace.
- After reading, ask the student to share what they remember from the story.
- Guide the student to ask at least three questions about the story to better understand it.
- Discuss the answers together, encouraging the student to think about why those details are important.
- Have the student write down one question they asked and one answer they found interesting.
Parent & Instructor Notes
- Encourage your child to focus on the words and ideas as you read aloud.
- Prompt your child gently if they struggle to think of questions by suggesting question starters such as who, what, where, when, why, or how.
- Praise your child for their effort in listening and asking questions to build confidence.
Assessment Questions
- Can you tell me what happened in the story?
- What is one question you have about the story?
- Why do you think it is important to ask questions when we listen?
Extension Ideas
- Have your child listen to a short informational video or podcast and ask questions about it.
- Encourage your child to interview a family member or friend, practicing asking clear questions.
- Create a question-and-answer game where your child listens to clues and asks questions to guess the answer.
Frequently Asked Questions
You can help by providing question starters like ‘Who is…?’, ‘What happened…?’, or ‘Why do you think…?’. Practice together with simple examples before moving to the story.
Look for signs like remembering details, answering questions about the story, or asking their own questions. You can also ask them to retell parts of the story in their own words.
Teacher’s Guide
Common Misconceptions:
- Children may think listening means just hearing words without understanding.
- Some students might confuse asking questions with interrupting or being rude.
- Students may find it challenging to formulate questions without examples or prompts.
Scaffolding Ideas:
For Struggling Students:
- Use shorter passages and more frequent pauses.
- Provide question prompts or visual aids.
- Practice one question at a time before moving on.
For Advanced Students:
- Challenge them to ask higher-order questions like why or how.
- Have them summarize the passage and explain the main idea.
- Encourage them to listen to longer or more complex stories.
Pacing Recommendations:
- Spend about 10 minutes reading and discussing the story.
- Allow 15 minutes for question asking and answering practice.
- Use the remaining time to reflect, write questions, and review.
Standards
- 8.SL.4 — Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 8 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies.
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