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Inferences From Pictures Boom Cards Inferences From Pictures Boom Cards
Inferences From Pictures Boom Cards
By The Tote Bag Teacher
sku: A21RDG1351
$ 5
Learning inferences can be tricky for students but these Boom Cards will help make it a little more fun for your students, and because they're prep-free, a lot easier for you!This 51-card deck follows ... a lesson format with the first several cards teaching what inferences are, how to make them, and why they're important. The remaining cards ask students to look at a picture and infer what is happening by selecting the correct answer from 4 possible choices. On the next card, students are asked to select the correct clue and schema they used to make their inference. 22 pictures are included.If you're new to Boom Cards, they are self-checking and you can track student progress. These are great for one-on-one work with students, in a small group setting, or as independent practice. These digital task cards would be great on a laptop, desktop, Chromebook, tablet, or any other mobile device that can access the internet. They can even be used on your SmartBoard. Plus, they’re no prep which means no printing, laminating or storage. What's included:· A link to access the 51-card deck Inferences from Pictures on the BOOM Learning℠ website· Teacher Notes on how to use these BOOM Cards™ in your classroom Take a look at the thumbnail images and the preview file above to better understand what the digital task cards look like. More about BOOM Learning…To use Boom Cards, you must be connected to the Internet. Boom Cards play on modern browsers (Chrome, Safari, Firefox, and Edge). Apps are available for Android, iPads, iPhones, and Kindle Fires. For security and privacy, adults must have a Boom Learning account to use and assign Boom Cards. You will be able to assign the Boom Cards you are buying with "Fast Pins," (play provides instant feedback for self-grading Boom Cards). Fast Play is always a free way for students to engage with Boom Cards decks. For additional assignment options, you'll need a premium account. If you are new to Boom Learning, you will be offered a free trial of our premium account. Read here for details: http://bit.ly/BoomTrial.
Critical Elements Froggy Goes Fishing Following Directions Descriptive Language Critical Elements Froggy Goes Fishing Following Directions Descriptive Language
Critical Elements Froggy Goes Fishing Following Directions Descriptive Language
By Listen With Lynn - Lynn A. Wood
sku: A15LIS1507
$ 7
Froggy Goes Fishing is an amusing fast-paced following directions game that gets kids listening and engaged. Kids love the delightful frogs and their fishing adventures that challenge auditory working ... memory and auditory processing speed. The game targets critical elements and descriptive language and helps boost critical thinking, executive functioning, and communication skills. Froggy Goes Fishing is a listening and spoken language game that kids ask to play all year long. Froggy Goes Fishing is effective for children that are deaf and hard of hearing and who struggle to recall longer sentences and often remember only part of the information that was said. A child’s capacity to listen, remember, and recall impacts their ability to follow complex instructions, understand detailed conversations, and learn new information. Froggy Goes Fishing is a flexible game. You can play using all the cards, sort out a smaller set or simplify the directions. It is easy to level up or down the directions to meet a child’s needs and goals. INCLUDES:✧ A guide with instructions ✧ 50 Froggy Goes Fishing Cards✧ 50 Description Cards✧ 4 Game Mats  ➼ A set of PRINTABLE game cards ➼ 2  DIGITAL gameboards for screen sharing✧ Progress monitoring or data collection sheets✧ Listening and Spoken Language Tips IDEAL FOR: Listening & Spoken Language, Deaf & Hard of Hearing, Auditory Processing Disorder, Speech and Language Therapy, School Lessons, Auditory Verbal Sessions, Homeschoolers, Teletherapy FACE TO FACE - TELETHERAPY - HOME✢ PRINT - One-time easy prep. Print and cut out the description/direction cards, and print the 4 game mats✢ DIGITAL - Screenshare the gameboard with your favorite PDF reader such as the free Adobe Acrobat Reader DC. Read the descriptions and the listener marks the fishing frogs using the annotation tools. ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ 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
JANUARY Listening Vocabulary Comprehension JANUARY Listening Vocabulary Comprehension
JANUARY Listening Vocabulary Comprehension
By Listen With Lynn - Lynn A. Wood
sku: A15LIS1329
$ 5
The Listening and Language By The Month resourcesare so much more than calendars! They include seven activities that each can be used ALL MONTH for auditory memory and comprehension, seasonal vocabula ... ocabulary, developing grammar, and building conversational skills.IDEAL FOR: Listening & Spoken Language, Deaf & Hard of Hearing, Speech, ELA, Teletherapy, Distance Learning, Print and DigitalWork smarter, not harder by strategically including ongoing calendar activities all year long while growing listening, building language, literacy, and academic skills.Time concepts are taught, learned, and understood with repetition and practiced over time. The calendar lessons included are based on years of working with children who are deaf and hard of hearing and guiding their families.Each month includes seven listening and spoken language activities or mini-lessons each month.Create an experience-based calendarListen and follow directionsAuditory comprehensionAuditory Inferencing using a featured child's calendar each monthCalendar Conversations Barrier GameAuditory comprehension and integration - Fun Facts about the monthMake your own calendar. Perpetual calendar activityIncludes✢ A guide for growing vocabulary and time concepts and instructions for using these activities✢ Listening and Spoken Language Tips✢ Engaging activity calendars with rich vocabulary and colorful imagesTeletherapy, Distance Learning & Face to Face✧ Print version or digital✧ Interactive PDF - No Print version 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 Adobe Acrobat Reader DC which is free.★ ★ ★ Take it easy while providing amazing lessons and sessions just like these therapists and teachers!➼ Jennifer said this resource was fun for my students and their families to use together. Not only was I able to target the concepts mentioned, but there were also many opportunities for additional vocabulary/language learning that came up while using this resource.➼ Bridget wrote, This is my 3rd month and I will be buying this calendar all year. Love the variety of activities. I’m using it with my ENTIRE caseload of 4 - 13-year-olds.➼ Deirdre said I would give you 100 stars if I could! I love these calendars and will be buying all of them!!◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈CUSTOMER TIPS:➯ Questions? Feel free to email me before purchasing this resource or anytime later.➯ Sign-up HERE for the Listen With Lynn NewsletterKeep up your good work. I am blessed to help along the way. Thanks so much!LynnLet’s Connect:InstagramFacebookPinterestHearSayLW.comHearSayLW BlogTwitter
Become a Listening Detective Become a Listening Detective
Become a Listening Detective
By Teacher Tools/SSCHL
sku: P0XLIS1286
$ 295
Listening comprehension has an influence on reading comprehension across development. This article focuses on auditory comprehension, making inferences when one reads and when one hears, ... and becoming a 'listening detective' to make inferences from what is heard. Two activities, each with 4 parts of listen and respond activities, mostly on fillable worksheets.
SPRING FOUND IT! Auditory Skill Builder SPRING FOUND IT! Auditory Skill Builder
SPRING FOUND IT! Auditory Skill Builder
By Listen With Lynn - Lynn A. Wood
sku: A15LIS1371
$ 6
SPRING Found It is a fun LISTENING & LANGUAGE AUDITORY SKILL BUILDER. Mix and Match the 5 auditory skill builder games with any of the 5 spring-themed game card sets. Players listen, auditory process ... s information then find engaging seasonal images.FIVE LISTENING AND LANGUAGE GAMESAuditory Identification (Listening Lotto)Auditory Memory (Listen and Remember)Auditory Association (What goes together? What doesn’t belong?)Descriptions - Critical Elements (Listen and Describe)Categories - Critical Thinking (Can you find it?)FIVE DIFFERENT GAME CARDSSpring BirdsTreesGardenersColored EggsSpring Action Verbs or Activities✧ Mix and match the 5 Auditory Skill Builder Games with any of the 5 spring-themed game card sets.✧ Each game card has 16 seasonal pictures.✧The cards can also be used to teach other spring vocabulary lessons and can be played as Lotto games.Found It can be played cooperatively, for a predetermined period of time, or by filling the cards like Lotto. The games and rules are flexible and open-ended.✧ Easy to level up or down based on the child✧ Flexible! Use your own auditory targets with the game card sets✧ I’ve provided examples for you in the guide! ❤GAME ONE: Auditory Identification (Listening Lotto)Auditory identification is the ability to use the auditory channel to understand the meaning of spoken language.The Object: is for the child to listen, select and mark the correct picture named from on the board.GAME TWO: Auditory Memory (Listen and Remember)Auditory memory is the ability to recall auditory information both immediately and after a delay which is an extremely important aspect of spoken language development. Auditory memory growth enables children to speak in longer and more complex grammatical sentences. The Object: is for the child to listen and recall two, three, and four-word sets.Game THREE:  Auditory Association  (What goes together? What doesn’t belong?)Auditory Association is the process of attaching meaning to something heard by relating it to previously learned information.The Object: What Goes Together?Have the child listen, repeat the words and explain how they go together or are associated. Next, find and mark the correct pictures on the board.The Object: What Doesn’t Belong?Have the child listen, repeat the words using their auditory memory then tell what doesn’t belong and why. Next, find and mark the correct pictures on the board.Game FOUR:  Descriptions - Critical Elements  (Listen and Describe)Descriptive language adds information that makes the language more colorful and appealing.The Object: is for the child to listen and identify a picture based on descriptions and critical elements.This activity builds vocabulary and descriptive language skills.Game FIVE:  Categories - Critical Thinking  (Can you find it?)Categories are a group or class of items with shared characteristics. The ability to use categories builds vocabulary and logical thinking skills. It includes auditory reception, memory, and comprehension.The Object: is for the child to listen to the category then identify the picture(s).Easy Game Prep Print Version: Print the game cards and laminate them. Gather game         markers like winter-themed winter erasers or Bingo Chips.Digital Version: Play with your favorite PDF reader app or on a tablet or iPad. When playing on a computer, open and use a PDF reader such as the free Adobe Acrobat Reader DC. Use the annotation tools to mark the game cards.Resource Includes:- Individual directions for each of the 5 games- 6 game cards with 4 variations of each (24 cards in total)- Listening & language guide- Target or goal suggestions- Directions to level up or level down- Listening and spoken language tips- Print and digital options◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈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:InstagramFacebookPinterestHearSayLW.comHearSayLW BlogTwitterKeep up your good work. I am blessed to help along the way. Thanks so much!Lynn
LIGHT IT UP LANGUAGE -  RECEPTIVE AND EXPRESSIVE  ACTIVITY LIGHT IT UP LANGUAGE -  RECEPTIVE AND EXPRESSIVE  ACTIVITY
LIGHT IT UP LANGUAGE - RECEPTIVE AND EXPRESSIVE ACTIVITY
By Listen With Lynn - Lynn A. Wood
sku: A15LAN1337
$ 5
Kids love Light It Up Language!   Kids listen to clues to identify 20 hidden pictures. The magic happens by lighting up the “What Do You Hear?” cards. The cards are held up to sunlight or a flashl ... lashlight and the picture magically appears on the screen from behind. The trick is that a hidden picture is glued behind a blank tablet screen. This is an engaging activity that targets auditory memory, comprehension, processing, and receptive and expressive language skills.  RECEPTIVE: This game builds critical thinking and reasoning skills by categorizing, making inferences, and drawing conclusions.  EXPRESSIVE: Once the hidden picture is revealed the child recalls and uses the clues to describe the object. Thereby, stretching their auditory memory, descriptive language, and expressive language skills. IDEAL FOR: Listening & Spoken Language, Deaf & Hard of Hearing, Speech and Language Therapy, School Lessons, Auditory Verbal Sessions, PreK-K and Primary Teachers, SPED Teachers, ELL Teachers, ESL/EFL Teachers, Homeschoolers, Teletherapists INCLUDES:✧ Listening & language guide with instructions✧ Target or goal suggestions✧ 20 What do you hear? cards✧ 20 Hidden object picture cards✧ 60 Prompt Clues - 20 objects with three details each that get increasingly more specific✧ A Script with scaffolding strategies✧ Listening and Spoken Language Tips EASY ONE TIME GAME PREP Print and cut out the What do you hear? cardsPrint and cut out the hidden object cardsGlue one secret object card behind each What do you hear? card.You’ll need a flashlight, a lamp or a sunny window. COMPANION RESOURCESYou'll love all these resources created for kids with hearing loss! SELF-ADVOCACY GAMES AND ACTIVITIESLISTEN BY THE MONTH CALENDARSTAKE A U-TURN FLEXIBLE LANGUAGE GAMESLISTENING AND LANGUAGE GAMESFREE - 12 MONTHS OF RIDDLES & JOKES◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈CUSTOMER TIPS:➼  Questions? Email me before purchasing this resource or anytime later.♥ Sign-up HERE for the Listen With Lynn Newsletter♥ For more ideas visit my blog: HearSayLW.comLet’s Connect:InstagramFacebookPinterestHearSayLW.comHearSayLW BlogTwitterKeep up your good work. I am blessed to help along the way. Thanks so much!Lynn
Literacy Instruction - BUNDLE Literacy Instruction - BUNDLE
Literacy Instruction - BUNDLE
$ 795
This bundle includes instructional strategies for literacy instruction beginning with print awareness to reading comprehension. The 5 components of literacy are discussed in detail, and activities ar ... e included, many for all levels of instruction. 48 pages. Includes ID numbers: 0971, 0972, 0980, 0982, 0983, 0985, 0986, 0987, 0988.
LISTEN, SEARCH AND FIND - Auditory Memory & Comprehension LISTEN, SEARCH AND FIND - Auditory Memory & Comprehension
LISTEN, SEARCH AND FIND - Auditory Memory & Comprehension
By Listen With Lynn - Lynn A. Wood
sku: A15LIS1198
$ 12
Listen, Search and Find is a digital auditory memory and comprehension resource and features interactive listening and spoken language activities for auditory learning and practice. This is a huge 134 ...  134-page resource that has four decks with navigation that moves from page to page with clickable pictures.The object is to listen, recall, comprehend, search and find the picture on each game slide from a large closed set of 50 items. The interactive PDFs keep listeners active and engaged. The therapist, teacher or parent reads the provided prompts. The Prompt and Data Collection Sheets are downloadable for easy access.This resource works great for screen sharing on a computer in teletherapy and played face to face on a computer, tablet, or smart board. It is easily printed and played in person with no technology.What's included:Huge 134-page resource4 Game decksPrompts with answersData collection sheetsListening and Spoken Language TipsTerms of Use‍DECK 1: Auditory Closure is completing a short close passage presented auditorily.The goal is for the listener to complete the sentences by filling in the missing words.This targets auditory association, discrimination, word retrieval, and long and short-term memory skills.Example: The black widow spider is spinning a _________. WebDECK 2: Auditory Integration involves recalling keywords presented auditorily.The goal is to identify keywords in each sentence. The listener processes information read aloud then answers a question about the sentence.Example: Rabbits are fast and turtles are slow. What animal is slow? TurtleDECK 3: Auditory Directions involve following a series of verbal directives presented auditorily.The goal is to listen to multi-step commands then perform each task in order.Example: Blink your eyes 3 times, find the igloo then pretend to shiver. IglooDECK 4: Listen For Inferences is drawing logical conclusions based on 4-part riddles presented auditorily.The goal is to make logical guesses and identify pictures by listening to four clues. Each of the clues is increasingly more specific.Example: I am alive.I am often green but some change colors.I am a flat part of a plant.I grow.Leaf➼ DIGITAL - NO PRINT 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 Adobe Acrobat Reader DC which is free. ➼ PRINT - Print out a game card and use Bingo chips as markers.Please note: The Listen, Search and Find resources are serve and return conversational games between the adult and the listener. I have been asked if the game includes an audio component that would allow the child to play independently. There are no sound bytes included.◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈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
Questioning & Inferencing Game What's In Kangaroo's Pouch? Questioning & Inferencing Game What's In Kangaroo's Pouch?
Questioning & Inferencing Game What's In Kangaroo's Pouch?
By Listen With Lynn - Lynn A. Wood
sku: A15LAN1328
$ 5
Get the kids LISTENING and ENGAGED in this QUESTIONING and INFERENCING LANGUAGE GAME. Players LOVE to take turns secretly hiding and guessing the toys and common objects in the kangaroo's pouch. The g ... he game is designed to play over and over again all year round.The player(s) use the 96 game cards to prompt questions and gather clues.- There are Yes/No Question cards- Action-Direction cards- Make Up Your Own Question cardsIDEAL FOR: Listening & Spoken Language, Deaf & Hard of Hearing, Speech Therapy, School Lessons, Auditory Verbal Sessions, ELAYOU CAN TARGET:Listening, critical thinking and reasoning skills while asking questions, making inferences, and drawing conclusions. Auxiliary verbs are difficult to perceive for some children that are deaf and hard of hearing.Hearing Loss and Yes/No QuestionsTo ask Yes/No questions, we use auxiliary verbs or modal verbs.These verbs tend to be spoken quickly, unstressed, and embedded in connected speech making them difficult to perceive for some children that are deaf and hard of hearing. Examples: do-does, is-are, can-could, and has-have.Designed for 2 or more players. Easy adaptable for the number of players and difficulty by sorting out cards to meet the child’s needs and goals.EASY ONE-TIME GAME PREP  - Year-Round Game◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈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:InstagramFacebookHearSayLW.comHearSayLW BlogKeep up your good work. I am blessed to help along the way. Thanks so much!Lynn
Auditory Skill Builder WINTER FOUND IT Listening and Language Auditory Skill Builder WINTER FOUND IT Listening and Language
Auditory Skill Builder WINTER FOUND IT Listening and Language
By Listen With Lynn - Lynn A. Wood
sku: A15LIS1326
$ 6
WINTER Found It is a fun LISTENING & LANGUAGE AUDITORY SKILL BUILDER. Mix and Match the 5 auditory skill builder games with any of the 5 winter-themed game card sets. Players listen, auditory process ... ss information then find engaging seasonal images. This resource is a stress-free way for practicing listening skills, building spoken language, and communication skills with the kids you see at school or for therapy.Found It can be played cooperatively, for a predetermined period of time, or by filling the cards like Lotto. The games and rules are flexible and open-ended.  IDEAL FOR: Listening & Spoken Language, Deaf & Hard of Hearing,Auditory Processing, Speech, Auditory Verbal Therapy, ELA, Teletherapy, Home...✧ Easy to level up or down based on the child✧ Flexible! Use auditory targets you write with the game card sets✧ I’ve done the planning for you in the guide! ❤FIVE GAMESAuditory Identification (Listening Lotto)Auditory Memory (Listen and Remember)Auditory Association (What goes together? What doesn’t belong?)Descriptions - Critical Elements (Listen and Describe)Categories - Critical Thinking (Can you find it?)FIVE DIFFERENT GAME CARDSWinter ObjectsSnowmenHot CocoaWinter Action VerbsMittens✧ Mix and match the 5 Auditory Skill Builder Games with any of the 5 winter-themed game card sets.✧ Each game card has 16 seasonal pictures.✧The cards can also be used to teach other fall vocabulary lessons and can be played as LOTTO games.GAME ONE: Auditory Identification (Listening Lotto)Auditory identification is the ability to use the auditory channel to understand the meaning of spoken language. The Object: is for the child to listen, select and mark the correct picture named from on the board. ★ Example prompts for Game One: Auditory IdentificationThe complexity varies according to the game board and the auditory skills.- Winter Objects - “Find the ice skates.”- Hot Cocoa - “Find the hot cocoa in the yellow and orange mug with marshmallows.”- Mittens - “Find the green mitten with a penguin wearing a red stocking cap.”- Snowmen - “Find the snowman wearing earmuffs and mismatched mittens.”- Winter Action Verbs and Activities - “Find the boy who is snowboarding.”GAME TWO: Auditory Memory (Listen and Remember)Auditory memory is the ability to recall auditory information both immediately and after a delay which is an extremely important aspect of spoken language development. Auditory memory growth enables children to speak in longer and more complex grammatical sentences. The Object: is for the child to listen and recall two, three, and four-word sets.Game Three:  Auditory Association  (What goes together? What doesn’t belong?)Auditory Association is the process of attaching meaning to something heard by relating it to previously learned information.The Object: What Goes Together?Have the child listen, repeat the words and explain how they go together or are associated. Next, find and mark the correct pictures on the board.The Object: What Doesn’t Belong?Have the child listen, repeat the words using their auditory memory then tell what doesn’t belong and why. Next, find and mark the correct pictures on the board.Game Four:  Descriptions - Critical Elements  (Listen and Describe)Descriptive language adds information that makes the language more colorful and appealing.The Object: is for the child to listen and identify a picture based on descriptions and critical elements.This activity builds vocabulary and descriptive language skills.Game Five:  Categories - Critical Thinking  (Can you find it?)Categories are a group or class of items with shared characteristics. The ability to use categories builds vocabulary and logical thinking skills. It includes auditory reception, memory, and comprehension.The Object: is for the child to listen to the category then identify the picture(s).Easy Game Prep Print Version: Print the game cards and laminate them. Gather game         markers like winter-themed winter erasers or Bingo Chips.Digital Version: Play on a computer with your favorite PDF reader app or on a tablet. When playing on a computer, open and use a PDF reader such as the free Adobe Acrobat Reader DC. Use the annotation tools to mark the game cards.Resource Includes:- Listening & language guide- Target or goal suggestions- Directions to level up or level down- Individual directions for each of the 5 games- 6 game cards with 4 variations of each (24 cards in total)- Listening and Spoken Language Tips- Print and digital options◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈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:InstagramFacebookPinterestHearSayLW.comHearSayLW BlogTwitterKeep up your good work. I am blessed to help along the way. Thanks so much!Lynn
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