Communication Skills--Listening & Reading

Following a brief attempt to find a synonym for oral communication (i.e., speaking and listening) the research on listening is referred to in an effort to stress the need for more instruction in listening and reading skills. It is pointed out the listening is an indispensable tool in the teaching of reading and provides the foundation on which all other language arts skills are based. The remainder of the document lists instructional materials for teaching listening skills and describes the "Listen and Think Program," which is designed to improve the listening comprehension and specific analytical, critical, and thinking skills of elementary students. (RB)