How to Access: Premium access is now available for free while schools are closed for COVID-19. Teach with podcasts covering a variety of topics. Each podcast includes a listening comprehension quiz.
Listenwise (formerly Listen Current) makes it easy to bring current events, authentic voices and engaging non-fiction stories to the classroom. Listenwise curates the best of public radio to keep teaching connected to the real world and build student listening skills at the same time. Non-fiction storytelling works for science, social students and ELA. The curated public radio stories are carefully chosen for relevance to your curriculum and relevance to your students. We offer robust lesson plans to go with the public radio that are Common Core from the ground up. Our in-depth lesson plans include a listening guide, vocabulary, class activities and additional resources. Listenwise Premium gives you the power to assign students logins and create custom online assignments for your class. Premium also provides enhanced language support with our interactive transcripts.
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