Listening Skills Rubric
Students need to learn to become better listeners. Businesses, schools, and other organizations have learned from experience that success or failure often depends on how well people listen. It seems that many people do not listen well.
Hearing and listening are not the same thing. To hear is just to pick up sounds with your ears. To listen is to grasp the ideas that sounds such as words carry. In order to become a successful listener, you need to first prepare yourself to listen, and then spot the main ideas in the words that you hear. (For additional information, please see pages 569-574 in your Grammar and Composition book.)
Eyes on
speaker almost always
Very
Quiet
Always
facing the speaker and body always still
Many nods
and smiles
Asks
several thoughtful questions (when appropriate)
Eyes on
speaker most of the time
Somewhat
quiet
Facing
speaker and body still most of the time
Frequent
nods and smiles
Asks
several questions that are somewhat thoughtful
A
“C” listener looks like…
Eyes
sometimes on speaker
Sometimes
talking
Sometimes
facing speaker and sometimes still
Very few
nods and smiles
One question that is somewhat on the topic
A
“D” listener looks like…
Eyes hardly on
speaker
Talking a lot
Seldom facing
speaker and seldom still
No nods or
smiles
No questions
or off topic
Listening skills were assessed during:
________________________________________________________
Date________
Grade
earned _________
Comments:
Parent
Signature: __________________________________________
What
can you do to improve your listening skills?
