Ways to Improve Listening Skills and Comprehension Skills
Ways to Improve Listening Skills and Comprehension Skills Barrier Games Barrier games are one of the ways you can practice listening skills and comprehension. Two or more players sit around a table with a barrier set up so they cannot see each other’s materials. Every player will have the exact same materials in front of them. A binder, book, or bristol board makes a quick and easy barrier. Each player takes turn giving a specific direction on how to arrange the materials in front of them. Depending on the child’s individual skill level, instructions may be simple or complex. Absolutely no visual cues are given. At the end of the game, the goal is for everyone’s materials to be set up the same way. You’ll have a good idea as to whether or not your child was able to both listen and comprehend instructions based on wether or not the materials are set up correctly. You can use blocks or draw pictures on a piece of paper, or cut and paste shapes, use Mr. Potato head, make patte...