Good Listening Modelling speaking and listening is crucial to
children developing these skills themselves Practitioners
Stop Observe Listen Model Stop and Observe Listening to children
talk without frequent interruptions provides an opportunity for
children to develop relevant language and enables practitioners to
understand children’s current language and communication skills
Listen Model good listening skills by making eye contact with the
speaker, demonstrate that you are listening through your body
language, facial expressions and comments. Model Model language by
repeating and/or rephrasing what you have heard. Ask relevant
questions, if appropriate. Adapt your responses to level of the
child and give ample time for them to extend their spoken
communication. Help children to enlarge their vocabulary through
the structuring of sentences appropriate to the child’s language
skills Children need to be reminded of good listening skills Ears –
Good listening – remember to listen to the person who is speaking
Eyes – Good looking – remember to look at the person who is talking
Sitting – Good sitting – remember to focus attention on what is
being said. Use a cuddly toy and some laminated pictures of ears,
eyes and sitting as prompts to remind the children of what they
need to remember.
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Good Listening
Modelling speaking and listening is crucial to children
developing these skills themselves
Practitioners
StopObserveListenModel
Stop and Observe
Listening to children talk without frequent interruptions
provides an opportunity for children to develop relevant language
and enables practitioners to understand children’s current language
and communication skills
Listen
Model good listening skills by making eye contact with the
speaker, demonstrate that you are listening through your body
language, facial expressions and comments.
Model
Model language by repeating and/or rephrasing what you have
heard. Ask relevant questions, if appropriate. Adapt your responses
to level of the child and give ample time for them to extend their
spoken communication. Help children to enlarge their vocabulary
through the structuring of sentences appropriate to the child’s
language skills
Children need to be reminded of good listening skills
Ears – Good listening – remember to listen to the person who is
speaking
Eyes – Good looking – remember to look at the person who is
talking
Sitting – Good sitting – remember to focus attention on what is
being said.
Use a cuddly toy and some laminated pictures of ears, eyes and
sitting as prompts to remind the children of what they need to
remember.