Echo Listening

Listening activities help children move beyond simple hearing to purposeful, active listening. Children not only learn to become active listeners, but exercise their attention and auditory discrimination skills. Imitation and echoing are fun ways to develop singing, musical thinking, listening, and attention skills.

Engage your little Sinatra in a singing conversation! Practice echoing pitch and melody in response to a questions' pitch and melody. Then take turns-one person singing short questions and the other answering using the same pitch and melody. For example: sing 'What would you like for dinner?" and encourage your child to sing their answer int eh same way, as in "I would like some noodles." Spice things up by using a different voice to echo-small and squeaky, rich and booming, and more.

Enjoy a fun new way to communicate!