Teach academic language and content together using authentic podcast and video lessons.
- Prepare all students to succeed in general education classrooms
- Address all four domains of language and literacy using listening as a lever for access
- Discover fascinating education podcasts and videos to meet grade-level standards
- Utilize literacy and language supports to meet the needs of all students — great for English Learners
- Leverage an extensive library of teachers’ guides and comprehension assessments
Thousands of 3-6 Minute Podcast and Video Lessons For Grades 2-12
Why Teachers Love Us
Standards-Aligned
Podcast Lessons
Authentic podcasts and videos across the curriculum are aligned with content-based instruction and ELD standards. Easily address listening and speaking with built-in scaffolding for multilingual learners.
Auto-Scored Quizzes
Auto-scored listening comprehension quizzes are embedded in lessons. Measure student growth on comprehension and understanding with our largest collection of listening assessments.
Interactive Transcripts
Students can listen and read along at the same time — great for decoding and learning academic language. A game changer for improving comprehension and language acquisition!
How It Works
Listenwise is a fun and engaging way to teach grade-level curriculum and language together while developing listening skills. Podcasts, visuals, and videos provide multiple entry points for students to learn in a meaningful and engaging way. Our extensive scaffolding improves comprehension without reducing rigor.
Research Validated: ESSA Level IV
Listenwise meets evidence requirements for
ESSA Level IV validation:
- Detailed logic model informed by previous, high-quality research
- Ready to plan and design an ESSA Level III study
New! Lingolift
Designed for newcomers and emergent multilinguals in grades 2-12, Lingolift helps students develop English language proficiency across all four language domains: listening, speaking, reading, and writing.
Listenwise and Lingolift are better together: by pairing a Lingolift and Listenwise subscription, you have access to a single platform that fosters student growth — from their first 90 days in school and beyond.
With Lingolift You Get
- Short, interactive video lessons with built-in supports like a Texthelp Toolbar that offers translation into 15+ languages, as well as English and picture dictionaries.
- Interactive videos that include speaking support with speech recognition for immediate personalized feedback and opportunities for continued practice.
- Ready-made teacher’s guides and embedded assessments to make teaching newcomers and emergent multilinguals empowering and effective.
Content You Can Trust
Listenwise hand curates the highest quality material from many of the world’s most trusted brands in journalism.
Lessons feature age-appropriate, fact-based, and curriculum-aligned sources that offer diverse voices and perspectives.
We’re here to help you teach students how to think, not what to think.