Listening Comprehension Step 2: Two Details
Step 2 of 6. Two sentences, heard with the words hidden, then two questions about different details. This is part of a six-step listening comprehension ladder: one detail, two details, short story facts, order and main idea, listening between the lines, and classroom talk.
This device has no voice — read the passage aloud to the student.
Mia put on her yellow raincoat. Then she walked to school with her brother.
What did Mia put on?
Session summary (SOAP)
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Mark a card Correct, Correct with cue or Incorrect and the summary writes itself here.
How to run it
Play both sentences before the first question and again before the second if needed. The same passage comes back for the second question, so the student practises listening again with a purpose. Read the question aloud or press its speaker. Keep the words hidden for as long as the student can manage, and move to Step 3 when two details feel easy.
Cueing ladder
Start at the top. Add support one step at a time.
- IndependentPress Listen so the student hears the passage with the words hidden; play it again before giving any other help, and show the words only as a later support. Present the item and wait 5 seconds of quiet before helping.Log as correct
- HintReread the key sentence, or point back to the clue in the text or picture.Log as cued
- Two choicesOffer two answers, the right one not always second.Log as cued
- ModelThink aloud: say how you worked it out, then the student says the answer and why.Log as cued
Adjust it
Read it aloud to the student and offer two choices from the start.
Ask the student to say which words gave them the clue, not just the answer.
Matching IEP goal
Given short texts or spoken prompts, Student will answer wh- questions in 8 of 10 opportunities across 3 consecutive sessions, given no more than an indirect cue.
Send it home through the parent portal →About this activity
Step 2 of the listening ladder adds a second sentence and a second question. Each pair of sentences is read aloud with the words hidden, like Mia putting on her raincoat and walking to school with her brother, and the student answers two questions about different details. That asks them to hold more than one piece of information at a time, including when words like after lunch and on Monday.
What to listen for
Listen for whether the student keeps the first sentence once they hear the second. Some students remember only the last thing said, so they answer the doorbell question well and miss the nap question. Note which question words cause trouble, especially when. Watch whether they ask to hear the passage again on their own, which is a strategy worth praising.
Carrying it home
At home, tell your child two things in a row, such as we are going to the store and then we will visit Grandma. Ask about the first thing and then the second. Make it a game where they tell you two things and you try to remember both.
What's in this activity
- What did Mia put on?
- A raincoat
- A hat
- Mittens
- Who walked to school with Mia?
- Her dad
- Her brother
- Her friend
- When did the class go to the farm?
- On Friday
- On Sunday
- On Monday
- What did they feed?
- Goats and chickens
- Cows and pigs
- Ducks and horses
- What did Leo lose?
- A ball
- A mitten
- A hat
- Where was it found?
- In the sand
- On the swing
- Under the slide
- When did the baby nap?
- After lunch
- Before breakfast
- At night
- What woke the baby up?
- The dog
- The doorbell
- The phone
- Who baked with Ava?
- Her sister
- Her teacher
- Her grandpa
- Who got the cookies?
- The neighbors
- The class
- The dog
Questions
- Who is this for?
- Students in kindergarten through grade 2 who can answer questions about one sentence and are ready to hold two details.
- How does the listening part work?
- Each question has a Listen button that reads the passage aloud with the words hidden. The student can listen again, and you can show the words as a support. On a device with no voice the words appear so you can read them aloud yourself.
- Can I change the passages?
- Yes. Open it in the Activity Studio to edit a passage or a question, add your own, or reorder them, and the board keeps the listening button.
- Is it free?
- Yes. It plays free in the browser with no login. An account adds session data, goal scoring and assignment to a student.
Use this board with your caseload
With a free account, every correct, cued and incorrect mark is saved to the student and scored against their IEP goal, with the data written up for you. Assign it as home practice through the parent portal.
Track progress freeFree for SLPs. No card, no trial clock.