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Self-Advocacy Sinister, The Bad Listener
$ 5
This resource is a hilarious self-advocacy activity. Your students will say it is their favorite activity and, you will know they are learning to become the boss of their hearing loss. It was created
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to encourage self-advocacy skills in children who are deaf and hard of hearing but is effective when targeting listening skills in all kids.The Premise: Sinister has two ears, wears great hearing devices, and has been in listening and language therapy since he was a toddler. But, it doesn’t matter. Sinister is a BAD listener! He doesn’t try and makes up excuses for not listening. Sinister gets in a whole lot of trouble because he doesn’t listen.The adult leads a discussion using Sinister’s poor excuses for not listening. Kids love imagining the trouble Sinister gets himself into because he doesn’t listen. This activity is an easy, no-prep way to encourage the child to be Boss of Your Hearing Loss. Parents can use it at home, teachers and therapists both face-to-face and during tele-practice. While not age-specific it has been successfully used with kids in 1st grade and up through middle school. This resource can be easily leveled up or down to meet various children's goals and needs.Sinister The Bad Listener requires no prep or planning because everything is in this resource. It can be easily used by parents at home, teachers, and therapists both face-to-face and on tele-platforms. This Digital - No Print resource can be opened and played with your favorite PDF reader app on a tablet. When playing on a computer, open and use a PDF reader such as the free Adobe Acrobat Reader DC. Boom LearningSinister the Bad Listener is also available as a Boom Deck in the Listen With Lynn Boom Learning store. Please note: Sinister The Bad Listener is a serve-and-return conversational game between the adult and the listener. There is no audio component or sound bytes included.◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈You'll love all these resources for kids with hearing loss and self-advocacy activities!❤ ❤ Check out the Bundle of 8 Self-Advocacy $$ saving bundle! SELF-ADVOCACY Tips For Communication Success (Free)SELF-ADVOCACY The 5 L's For Listening (Free)SELF-ADVOCACY This or That?SELF-ADVOCACY Bluffing Never Have I Ever ActivitySELF-ADVOCACY Role Play Real-Life ConnectionsSELF-ADVOCACY Scenarios At Group Gatherings & CelebrationsSELF-ADVOCACY Sinister The Bad ListenerSELF-ADVOCACY Scenarios - Turning Lemons Into LemonadeSELF-ADVOCACY Perk Up Your Ears (Ear-related sayings and idioms)SELF-ADVOCACY Listen & Draw Directions◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ CUSTOMER TIPS:➼ Click here to stay updated!➼ Be the first to know about freebies, sales, and product launches.➼ New products are 50% off the first 24 hours
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Advocacy - Talk from the Trenches BUNDLE
$ 295
Self-knowledge, self-acceptance and social acceptance are critical for a student's overall well-being. This bundle of teacher information, worksheets, and activities include a range of social topics f
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rom understanding hearing loss to civil and legal rights. Students will acquire new vocabulary, use critical thinking skills to solve problems, and be offered opportunities for self-discovery and discussion. Information and activities are meant for advanced learners. Collected IDs in the BUNDLE: S0XTRN730, S0XSCI731, S0XSCI0732, S0XSOC0733, S0XSOC0734, S0XSOC0735, S0XSCI0736, S0XSCI0737, S0xADV0738.
Article: The Missing Link in Language Development of Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children - Pragmatic Language Development
$ 0
Informational handout that includes results of research on pragmatic language development for young children with hearing loss and intervention strategeis.
Advocacy-Adult Perspective-Seating Issues (Richard)
$ 2
Expose older students to how self-advocacy skills differ from school to adult life. Students are given an article written by an adult with hearing loss. Encourage discussion and forward-thinking with
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this activity. This article addresses seating issues for persons with a unilateral hearing loss and the importance of appropriate seating for all students with hearing loss. See BUNDLE at S0XSCI729.
Article: Exploring the Effects of Communication Intervention for Developing Pragmatic Language Impairments
$ 0
Study aimed to identify the type and intensity of intervention to result in improvement in communication behavior for pragmatic language.
Beyond the Sky’s Limit
$ 299
A collection of comic strips revealing troublesome situations for teens with hearing loss. Includes commentary on how each humorous situation might be resolved.20 more situations and scenarios that m
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mix humor with compassion in negotiating social communication.More antics and advocacy for teens and tweens with hearing loss.
"The Sky's The Limit"
$ 299
A collection of comic strips revealing troublesome situations for teens with hearing loss. Includes commentary on how each humorous situation might be resolved.
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"Ideal" vs. "Difficult" Listening Scenarios Part 2
$ 375
This product contains 15 self-advocacy scenarios for geared to help deaf and hard-of-hearing students. There are both "ideal" listening situations and "difficult" listening situations included in orde
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r to help students develop self-advocacy and problem solving skills.Read each scenario and ask your student to determine if is an "ideal" listening situation or a "difficult" listening situation. If it is a difficult situation, what can be done to fix it?This product is best used with students who are in upper elementary grades and up. It contains both school-based and community-based scenarios.
Self Advocacy Scenarios TURNING LEMONS INTO LEMONADE
$ 7
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
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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
Self-Advocacy Scenarios: "Ideal" vs. "Difficult" Listening Scenarios (End of the Year and Summer-Themed)
$ 375
This self-advocacy product contains 15 possible scenarios that students could face as a learner who is deaf/hard-of-hearing. The scenarios are end of the year and summer-themed situations. Read each s
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scenario with your students. Have your students decide if it is an "ideal" listening situation or a "difficult" listening situation.
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