Active Listening Modeling Script

Imagine a classroom full of active listeners.  Students listening intently, participating, and engaging in what the speaker is saying.  A teacher’s dream, huh?! When students know and feel that they are heard and understood, they are more likely to engage. Teaching, modeling, and providing guided practice in active listening transforms students into active listeners.

This modeling script has activities to teach, model, and practice active listening:

•Establish Expectations for Active Listening & Introduce SLANT

•Active Listening Practice: The Sender & The Receiver

•Active Listening Note Taking- Thoughtful Questions & Comments

•Active Listening Note Taking with these 5 skills: restate, summarize, reflect, ask questions, & make connections

•Who Remembers

It also allows multiple opportunities to teach, model & guided practice in whole groups, small groups, and with partners. Always provide frequent positive feedback when students demonstrate the desired behavior.

Easy to use:

•2 options to print (one-sided or two-sided, flip pages on short edge)

•Easy to cut out templates to hole punch and attach to a binder ring

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This is a digital download.