Using Listenwise in Your ELA Classroom

From teaching vocabulary to understanding the main idea, discover how to accomplish your English instructional goals using Listenwise stories. Check out these guides for lesson suggestions, tips & tricks, and instructional ideas customized for your grade level:

Elementary ELA

Middle School ELA

High School ELA

Meet Multiple Learning Goals

ELA teacher Carolyn Brown uses Listenwise to achieve diverse literary objectives. She walks through using the Listenwise podcast lesson, Artists of Deception: The Ghost Army of World War II with her middle schoolers in this video:

Station Rotation Model

Tara Baldwin uses a station rotation model to integrate a variety of instructional tools and resources, which provide differentiated instruction to students. She begins with listening to a Listenwise story as a whole class, then breaks students into groups for re-listening, reading, and writing activities.

Author Interviews

Nicole Gilliland, a California educator, uses Listenwise podcast lessons with author interviews to supplement her curriculum and bring books to life.  Find out how she chooses Listenwise lessons for her ELA classes:

For more ideas, check out these posts on our blog:

• Vocabulary Learning with Listenwise
• Q+A With Kara Nierman, 7th Grade Teacher
• Four Ways to Analyze a Story with Listenwise
• Customizable Podcast Lessons Support Busy and Novice Teachers
• Understanding the Listening-Reading Connection