Supporting English Learners with Listenwise

Listenwise has many instructional resource, platform scaffolds and other accommodations to assist bilingual students in building academic language and literacy skills.

Our current events podcasts and general education lessons for ELA, social studies, and science are best for intermediate to advanced English learners. To support emergent multilingual learners, explore our ELD lessons -- they include supports and features to make it easier than ever for teachers to support their multilingual learners including paired videos and native language supports. 

Platform Scaffolds

• Listening Supports - Boost comprehension with slowed audio, a transcript for students to read along with as they listen, and a toolbar with dictionary and translation supports
• Differentiated Assignments - Customize a written assignment to include the the resources and activities that meet your students' needs

Teaching Resources

• Teacher's Guide - Lessons include a Teacher's Guide with activities and resources for before, during, and after listening such as vocabulary lists and background building questions
• English Language Proficiency (ELP) Levels - All lessons have an ELP level to help you choose the right story for your students
• Standards Alignment - All Gen Ed and ELD lessons are aligned to your state standards for ELA, ELD, Social Studies, and Science for grades 2-12.
• The Writing Assessor - Our AI-powered tool generates a ELP (English Language Proficiency) writing level and instantly identifies strengths and areas for growth

For more ideas and inspiration:

• Explore the Supporting English Learners section of our Support Center
• Check out blog posts about using Listenwise with English learners
• Discover strategies for teaching listening skills and supporting all literacy skills for ESL students

We held a webinar with author, educator, and multilingual thought leader Valentina Gonzalez where shared her valuable perspective on teaching both reading and listening skills to English language learners. Watch a segment of the webinar below: