These 10 articles address topics typically associated with teaching students who require modified curriculum and alternative communication. Topics include appropriate assessment, eligibility, conside ... rations for effective collaboration, determining services, universal design, story-based learning, alternative communication, and object schedules. 30 pages. For use with any age student.

NOTE: Powerpoint Presentation for viewing on PCA collection of comic strips revealing troublesome situations for teens with hearing loss. Includes commentary on how each humorous situation might be re ... resolved.20 more situations and scenarios that mix humor with compassion in negotiating social communication.More antics and advocacy for teens and tweens with hearing loss.

This Self-Advocacy resource is a favorite of students who are deaf and hard of hearing. There are five situations to role-play where players assume the role of kids at school, at home, with peers, and ... and in their community. They are all derived from situations of actual kids I've seen for therapy.Self-advocacy success requires knowledge, skills, and most importantly practice. These situations provide opportunities for kids to grapple with challenging situations and explore communication repair strategies within a supported environment. Included:★ Five Scenarios - Two Parts Each1. At School In The Noisy Hallway2. Driving To Soccer3. After the Birthday Party4. Pizza Party Plans5. At The Ice Cream Shop★ Self-Advocacy Coping Strategies:➼ Part One illustrates a communication breakdown when the studentuses Escape or negative strategies.➼ Part Two is the scenario again with the new Take Charge orpositive strategies.★ Talking Points➼ Provided to engage and support a discussion.No-Prep or Planning- For face-to-face sessions and in teletherapyDigital ResourceOptional: Print the role-play scenarios for the students★ Boom LearningThis Self Advocacy For Role Play is also available as a Boom Deck in the Listen With Lynn Boom Learning Store. To use Boom Cards, you must be connected to the internet.◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ CUSTOMER TIPS:➼ Questions? EMAIL ME before purchasing this resource or anytime later.♥ Sign-up HERE for the Listen With Lynn Emails♥ Let’s Connect:InstagramFacebookKeep up your good work. I am blessed to help along the way.Thanks so much!Lynn Wood

These 9 articles discuss how assessment data opens doors for individualizing instruction. Topics addressed include IDEA regulations, eligibility concerns, working with the IEP team, impact of a hearin ... g difference on working memory, language processing, and auditory skills. Articles are research-based.

Current legal mandates call for all students to reach proficiency as measured through state reading assessments. While reading has long been an area of emphasis in DHH education, meeting this mandate ... is even more challenging when students with hearing loss have additional disabilities. This article summarizes results of an investigation of alternate reading assessments for students who are DHH+ and offers strategies for moving the needle toward improved assessment data.

This resource contains survey questions that for virtual Teachers of the Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing to share with their students' team members. Teachers can add these questions to a virtual form or an e ... mail in order to obtain feedback about virtual DHH services.

Differentiating Hearing Loss from Other Disabilities - Assessment Information is a bundle that includes 9 articles addressing how a hearing difference may be differentiated from other delays such as l ... earning disabilities, ADD/ADHD; language and vocabulary delays; and/or intellectual disability. Other articles focus on why instruction from a TOD is necessary, legal implications, and ways to improve awareness of DHH services. 17 pages. Addresses needs on all ability levels. Includes IDs S0XASM0765-0773.

Although many families are now familiar with virtual learning, some may not have clarity when it comes to virtual support services. This resource is a letter that can be sent home to families. It expl ... ains in simple terms the process of working with a virtual Teacher of the Deaf. This product is editable and you can change things to meet your needs (add contact information, your specific details, etc.).Thank you!

20 Real-Life Scenarios portray common situations encountered by school-aged children who are deaf and hard of hearing. They are derived from true stories I have heard from children over the ... years. The scenarios are of real photos that elicit language and engagement.Discussion prompts are included with each scenario and include guidance for the therapist, teacher or parent to incorporate when leading the discussions. The scenarios foster problem solving and brainstorming for possible solutions for each difficult communication situation.When Life Gives You Lemons, Make Lemonade - While the theme is lemons the scenarios are common listening situations where problems may occur due to the setting, the listener or the person talking.A scaffolding strategy, I find successful when introducing self-advocacy begins with an experiential language activity of making homemade lemonade. This rich experience sets a foundation for an ongoing series of lessons on self-advocacy and the premise of this resource. Children in my practice learn early, they are the boss of their hearing loss. Sometimes life hands them sour lemons but they can choose to turn those lemons into sweet lemonade.Digital - No PrintInteractive PDF with clickable buttons to navigate between pages.Teletherapy and as no print in face-to-face lessons/sessions.Read more on the HearSayLW blog. Any questions? I'm a great listener.◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈CUSTOMER TIPS:➼  Questions? Feel free to email me before purchasing this resource or anytime later. ➼ Sign-up HERE for the Listen With Lynn NewsletterLet’s Connect:InstagramFacebookKeep up your good work. I am blessed to help along the way. Thanks so much! Lynn

A summary of research for improved advocacy, planning, and teaching students who are deaf with additional disabilities.