Improve Listening Ability And Life With Listening Fitness & Listening Coaching More About Listening Fitness For Kids
Good Listening Skills And What You Listen To Make A Difference In Your Quality Of Life
Did you know your ear and your ability to listen affects your energy level, the amount of stress you experience; your ability to focus your attention; your ability to focus on and accomplish your goals; your social skills; your self confidence; your imagination; how you use your vision; your balance; your coordination; your movements; your handwriting; your reading ability; your speaking ability, even your body’s digestion, emotions and processes of elimination?
The following checklist enables you to quickly evaluate how your life is being affected by your listening skills. How are your ear and listening ability affecting your life?
Level of Energy - The ear acts as dynamo, providing us with the energy we need to survive and lead fulfilling lives.
difficulty getting up in the morning tiredness at the end of the day habit of procrastinating hyperactivity resistance to doing the activities of daily resistance to doing the activities of daily living/lethargy/apathy
Receptive Listening is our ability to tune in to what’s going on at home, at work, in the classroom.
short attention span distractibility misinterpretation of questions/words/sequential directions
Expressive Listening. This is the listening that is directed within. We use it to control our voice when we speak and sing.
flat and monotonous voice hesitant speech, weak vocabulary poor sentence structure overuse of stereotyped expressions inability to sing in tune confusion of reversal of letters poor reading comprehension poor reading aloud poor spelling
Social Skills and Life Patterns are often affected by a listening difficulty.
low tolerance or frustration poor self-confidence poor self-image high stress level, short fuse difficulty establishing and maintaining connections
Motor Skills. The ear of the body, which controls balance, coordination and body image needs close attention.
poor posture fidgety behavior clumsy, uncoordinated movement poor sense of rhythm messy handwriting hard time with organization, structure
The LiFT Out-Reach Program is brought to the Missouri and Illinois region from Toronto Canada by: Chriss Ann Bowman, Certified Listening Fitness Instructor NOTE: Currently, due to instructor and equipment availability we are only able to accept a limited number of exclusive clients into the LiFT- Out-Reach in-home program. You can also call 314-221-9777 for more information about how your ear, your listening ability, and what you listen to, could be affecting your life. If you would like more information about the Listening Fitness, LiFT Out-Reach Program - or if you would like to receive an application to this program for you or your child, you may complete the following form and submit on-line. If you would like to print this form and submit by mail, send to:
Listening Fitness Out-Reach Program Attention: Chriss Ann Bowman 729 Cheviot Court St. Louis, MO 63122 314-221-9777
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