1. Improving Listening Skills

2. Listening Challenges at GCSE
Increased challenge on listening papers
Increased course content
Finding time for listening
Longer passages – lack of resilience amongst students
Texts across topics
Target language tasks
Increased weighting of listening papers

3. Redhill Listening Strategies

4. Redhill Listening Strategies

5. Redhill Listening Strategies

6. Redhill Listening Strategies

7. Redhill Listening Strategies

8. Theory in practice – year 10 German

13. Leave this on the board as the passage is playing
Use as a reminder to students

14. Use the transcript to point out answers and traps

15. Review - Plenary

16. Tips for improving listening skills
Make strategies clear to students (discuss them)
Practise often (with strategies as support)
Plan warm up activities
Model before and during strategies
Use transcripts when going through answers
Discuss exam traps
Take away support slowly (build confidence / resilience)
Observe others in the department
Build in strategies at KS3

17. Improving listening strategies - Discussion
How do you develop listening skills with your classes?
Could you use ideas from today? How?