This study explored the lived experiences of elementary English teachers when they teach listening comprehension to Grades 5 and 6 learners. It delved into the challenges teachers encountered and the strategies used in teaching listening comprehension. Teacher-participants share ways to enhance the listening comprehension skills of the elementary students. A phenomenological qualitative research design was used in this study making the researcher look at the lived experiences of the teachers in teaching listening comprehension especially when conducting specific listening episodes like oral reading and recitation. For the teachers to deliver the necessary input needed by the students during English subject classes, teachers should consider listening activities that are engaging to learners like using visual aids (e.g. videos, storybooks, multimedia materials) that will encourage learners to listen. Teachers might also use a combination of traditional materials (e.g. storybooks, oral reading of the story) and multimedia tools for the students to have engaging and meaningful receive of input. Elementary English teachers should integrate different strategies in teaching listening comprehension. School Heads and administrators should provide interventions and training for teachers on the various listening strategies, allowing teachers to employ appropriate and relevant strategies that address the listening comprehension challenges of students.

Keywords: listening comprehension, listening comprehension challenges, listening strategies, Master of Arts in English Language Teaching, elementary teachers