Listen (Oral Language)

The development of Listening Language skills begins a baby's is born. In the womb, the baby is conscious of sounds in the mother's environment and sometimes responds to music and other sounds by movement or relaxation.

TED Inspiring Talks by Interesting People	My Own Books: These stories can be personalized to the child or a member of the class.	Stories index of stories on this site and on links to the web.Many of these stories are perfect for reading to students, and some include sound to automatically read them to the students.
POETRY Children love to listen to words with rhythm and rhyme and poetry that tells a story.	MUSIC Instrumental music as well as songs appeal to children and help sharpen their listening skills.	I'm Nobody a poem by Emily Dickenson in Flash format (sights and sounds)
Exerpts from Martin Luther King, Jr's most famous speeches I Have A Dream Promised Land Freedom
StarFall Sound guided Alphabet and early Reading activities	How to Write the Letters Sound guided instruction to write the letters.	Lit2Go Literature selections in both auditory (mp3) and print versions.