These levels of listening complexity can help teachers choose stories for their students. The levels do not relate to the content of the story, but to the complexity of the vocabulary, sentence structure and language in the audio story.
Low
These stories are easier to understand and are a good starting point for elementary students or English learners.
Medium
These stories have an average language challenge for middle and high school students, and can be scaffolded for English learners.
High
These stories have challenging vocabulary and language and students may need to have some background knowledge to understand the story.
