TEACHING READING

Cherububble site for young readers aged 4-8. The site advocates literacy for young readers and has terrific teacher resources, parent packs, audio books and activity sheets. Excellent for home schoolers and distance ed. students. carlscorner.us.com.au [More on Teaching Reading]

Gesture-Based Listening

: Reality of Mixed Metaphor? Active listening proponents usually focus upon asking open-ended questions that demonstrate to the speaker that we are seeing their point of view and comprehending what they are saying.

But, what about using gestures to indicate that you are following along with the speaker's message? Wouldn't physical movements serve as effective cues that we are listening, at least to the 75% or so of tactile, kinesthetic, proprioceptive (hands-on) learners that comprise our population? But, for most teachers, gestures are only adjuncts of unconscious communication. http://classroomtoolkit.net/serendipity/archives/68-Quick-Tips.html#extended