The instructor's manual is designed for a 2 hour inservice training workshop on improving listening and auditory perception skills in mainstreamed special needs students. Listening is considered in terms of stages, influential factors, and the effects of language disorders. Auditory perception deficits are noted and suggestions for dealing with those problems (such as not presenting too many tasks at once) are given. Hearing problems are similarly addressed. Final points are made about testing and an idea of individual listening activities is offered. (CL)