Conversation is more than the exchange of words. For young children and their teachers, it is a natural learning tool that serves to deepen children’s knowledge. Knowing when to listen and how to respond will help you strengthen children’s social, cognitive, and language skills.

Are You Listening? is about creating a culture of conversation to help young children learn. These child-centered teaching methods will help you make conversation a part of your classroom’s daily routine and engage children in actively building their understandings of the world around them.