Developing Listening Comprehension in English Language Learners ELA teachers and school staff will

teachers and school staff will recognize personal and professional biases

grounded in respectful interaction

families and community members are all participants in the educational process of a child

and classroom management strategies

The course begins by describing some of the emotional and academic demands students face and the impact it has on their nervous system and executive brain functions

Developing Listening Comprehension in English Language Learners ELA teachers and school staff willCourse Description This course explores a number of issues involved in helping learners develop their listening comprehension of English as a second or foreign language. Participants will explore and understand factors that affect the success or failure of listening comprehension, examine an adaptable lesson template that can be used to develop the listening comprehension of students, and look at specific listening activities targeted at novice level,