Spotlight on Listening Comprehension: Reasoning and Problem Solving
Spotlight on Listening Comprehension: Reasoning and Problem Solving
Ages: 6-12
Grades: 1-7
Most of the thinking and reasoning challenges students tackle every day come to them through the auditory channel. Help them logically problem-solve the information they hear.
Build problem-solving skills by targeting these core reasoning skills:
- association, categorization, and exclusion
- comparing and contrasting and answering true/false questions
- determining cause and effect
- predicting and preventing problems
- determining fact vs. opinion and supporting or rejecting opinions
Written in the proven format of the Spotlight series, these activities help students develop listening skills with:
- picture-supported lessons that shift to listening-only activities
- carefully controlled vocabulary
- a wide variety of curricular content as well as daily life experiences
- minimal demands for writing
- pretest/posttest
40 pages • 8.5 x 11, softcover • ©2006