GoodListening


 * GOOD LISTENING**

Do you need information about good listening, then you're on the right page. Here you find how to be the best good listener. To be a good listener you have to listen with a [|purpose], actively listen, pay attention, be open with other points of view, be ready to listen, don't worry about your surroundings, have a good listening attidude, and challenge yourself.


 * **Listen with a purpose:** Come to class ready to learn.


 * **Actively listen:** You can think faster than your teacher can speak so you can try to guess what she is going to say next.


 * **Pay attention:** Try not wonder of and stare into space, try to sit in front of the class so that your teacher can make sure you are paying attention. Try to focus on what the teacher is saying.


 * **Be open with other points of view**: Maybe your teacher explains differently than your parents. So be open to your teacher and try something new it might work better for you.


 * **Be ready to listen when you come to class:** Think about the subject you are learning, complete all the work and readings, and look over your notes from last class.


 * **Don't worry about all the things around you:** Try not to be disturbed by the things around you, just stay focused on your teacher.


 * **Have a good listening attitude:** Try to like the topic that you are learning, if you don't, try your best to learn as much as you can.


 * **Challenge yourself:** If you find the information that is being said difficult don't give up, try to pay even more attention to see if that helps. Don't be embarrassed to ask questions.[[image:http://www.parentingpress.com/illus/takeno_37.jpg width="175" height="175" align="right"]]

This image is from: http://www.how-to-study.com/ear.jpg This image is from:http://www.parentingpress.com/illus/takeno_37.jpg CAPTION: An ear that is listening CAPTION: A girl that is not paying full attention

__AUDITORY LEARNER__ If you are an auditory learner, this page will help you because if you are studying the best way to study is to use your ears. For an example if you have to memorize a [|verse] for a class, the best way to memorize it is to say it outloud many times to yourself because then your brain will remember that verse. After saying the verse outloud to yourself, try to say it to yourself without looking at the verse. Did it work? Look on the Learning Style page to see what type of learner you are.

__VISUAL LEARNER__ If you are a visual learner, this page will help you because you learn better by using your eyes. So with listening you mostly use your ears, but you can use your eyes. While the teacher is talking, listen, and try to picture what your teacher is saying in your head. Do you know the saying "A picture is worth a million words"? Well, with those pictures that you made while your teacher was talking, you can remember most of the things that your teacher said. Look on the Learning Style page to see what type of learner you are.

__TACTILE LEARNER__ If you are a tactile learner, this page will help you because you learn better by using your touch [|senses]. So if you are listening in class and you know that you are a tactile learner, try to bring something in that you can touch that realates to the subject. For an example, if you are learning about flowers, try to bring in a flower. That way you can smell and feel the flower. So you can understand better about the subject.Look on the Learning Style page to see what type of learner you are.



This information is from:[|www.how-to-study.com] See good listening resources at http://changingminds.org/techniques/listening/good_listening.htm http://www.how-to-study.com/GoodListeningInClass.htm http://www.d.umn.edu/kmc/student/loon/acad/strat/ss_listening.html