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Do you ever feel like your conversation partner is just nodding along as you speak? Encourage teenagers to become reflective listeners with a short activity in which they form responses to assertive statements to reflect what the speaker is expressing.
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CCSS:
Adaptable
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Instructional Ideas
- Use in a peer counseling class or club to encourage listening skills
- Bring to a special education class for learners who struggle with expressing themselves
- Encourage learners to write their own skits to demonstrate examples of reflective listening in their own lives
Classroom Considerations
- There are a few wording errors that might make some parts of the activity confusing; consider rewriting the role-play activities to clarify sentences
- Lesson uses the terms reflective listening and active listening interchangeably
Pros
- Provides topical examples of misunderstandings for teenagers
- Comes with a list of sample statements for active listening responses to guide learners through conversations
- Ideal for a mediation activity
Cons
- None
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