7. Strategies for Effective
Listening
• Stop
• Look.
• Listen.
• Be empathetic.
• Ask questions
• Ask questions.
8. Strategies for Effective
Verbal Communication
• Focus on the issue, not the person
• Be genuine rather than manipulative
• Empathize rather than remain
detached
• Be flexible towards others
• Value yourself and your own
experiences
9. Suggestions
• Speak slowly, clearly, and naturally.
• Face your students and avoid putting
your hand in front of your face.
• Be careful when you use idioms.
• Tone of voice, facial expression and
gestures may be misunderstood by
students with learning disabilities .
10. Suggestions
• Supplement language in your classes
with pictures, manipulative objects,
kinesthetic activities, and other ways
of teaching that use all of the senses.
• Tell your students when something is
particularly important.
