Listening-In and Other Stories for Girls by Ethel Talbot

Opposite Day: Upside Down Questions to Keep Students Talking and Listening by Brooklyn Lindsey Simple Listening Activities by Jill Hadfield Teaching Listening Comprehension by Penny Ur Here are some books ideas to use as teacher resources to encourage listening: Teachers can also reinforce listening skills while using regular classroom material. Books of listening activities like the ones found below show the teacher how to do this effectively. Teaching listening helps students become better at focusing their attention on the important information. Valuable information can fly past the student who is unaware of what he should be listening for. Students who aren’t taught listening, though, are done a great disservice because most of their information during the school day comes from what they hear. We listen all the time - to directions, to a speaker or just in regular conversation, so it seems natural not to teach listening as a separate entity.

Less than 60 years separate these two publications but they are worlds apart.Listening skills need to be taught as much as writing, reading or critical thinking, however, this category is often overlooked in theĬlassroom because listening, as a skill, is often taken for granted.

The covers themselves say much about the changing nature of childhood the children’s companion published in 1923 portrays two children at the beach dressed in their Sunday best, contrast that with the Secret Seven annual published in 1980 (see next weeks post) were the children are dressed in comfy jeans and T-shirts. One hundred years of cover art starting with the delightful Peter Parley annual published in 1883 and ending with the Battle annual published in 1983 (see next weeks post). Tabby's trip, other stories include - Old Salt Gran'pop, poor Pelly Pelican, the island mystery and Gran'pop at Christmas. Playbox Annual 1953 stories and picture strips including Minstrel Boys, Robin Hood, the bruin Boys, Specs and Spots and Darkie Duckling. Mickey Mouse Annual 1944 lots of fun with Mickey, Minnie and Pluto Daily Mail Annual 1951 lots of stories including the pantomime goose by Noel Streatfeild, Flapdoodle and Bunkum by Nancy Catford, Light-fingers by Francis Durbridge, lost stolen or strayed illustrated by Trog and the little girl who cried by Enid Blyton. Lawson Wood's Annual 1952 first story - Mrs.

Listening-In and Other Stories for Girls by Ethel Talbot