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Elephant in the Room (Video)
$ 6
Skyler has a hearing loss. And he doesn’t feel much like talking today. No wonder—he keeps missing what his parents and siblings have to say, and it’s frustrating. Skyler’s little sister, Maizy, tags
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y, tags along on his morning routine and, with the help of her special friend, we learn that it takes more than hearing aids to help Skyler feel like talking again.This 35-page full color children’s book by Audiologist Jim Bombicino provides avenues for discussion and building vocabulary by highlighting the difficulties that students may face each day, including mishearing and misunderstanding information, the effect of background noise, and consequential frustration and confusion that can happen when the ease of daily communication is taken for granted by typically hearing persons. In this case, the story follows a young boy as he awakens and prepares for a typical school day.This video version includes audio of the text read by actors, while their voices are filtered to imitate how Skyler hears through his hearing aids! Listening situations include a speaker with added background noise, simultaneous speakers, a speaker talking too quickly, and mishearing words—all heard as they come through Skyler’s hearing devices. Perfect for helping teachers, families, and classmates understand what a hearing loss might be like. Finally put typically hearing adults and children in the shoes of the child with hearing loss!Video download can be accessed on any device. Please respect the copyright and creativity of the author and avoid sharing as freeware.For grades 3-6
Why do so Many Students that Function with Mild Hearing Loss have Challenges Fitting In?
$ 0
Information handout on the special challenges students with mild hearing loss have in trying to "pass as normal" to fit in to classrooms.
SACA-A: Self-Assessment of Communication Adolescent - fillable
$ 195
SAC-A: Self-Assessment of Communication - Adolescent is to be completed by teens with hearing loss as a means to explore their feelings about being a communicator with hearing loss. Best when used wit
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h the SOAC - Significant Other Assessment of Communication to allow comparison to take place to further inform the student with hearing loss about the degree to which hearing peers consider their hearing loss. Fillable version.
Article: Are You Deaf or Hard of Hearing? Perceptions of Identity in Families of Students with Hearing Loss
$ 0
Article reporting results of a study analyzing the self-identities of students with hearing loss and the perceptions of family members. Findings support identity as a fluid concept.
Living in the World with Hearing Loss: What Other People May Think
$ 1
Living in the World with Hearing Loss: What Other People May Think consists of 3 activity worksheets wherein students consider their own feelings about having a hearing loss in contrast to the accepta
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nce of others who do not have a hearing loss. An excercise to use when students resist amplification use and to support self-determination.
How to be Cool
$ 2
Excellent discussion handout to share with tweens and teens. Based on a study of a group of teens charged with creating a list of what makes individuals 'cool' and more acceptable to peers. Provides i
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mportant insights about individuality and standing up for who you are and what you believe in.
Social Needs & "I hate my hearing aids!"
$ 0
Informational handout reviewing the challenges hearing loss poses to a child's peer acceptance. Peer acceptance also impacts resistance to wearing hearing aids. Responding to hearing aid wear issues i
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s addressed and some suggestions for intervention.
Speaking Up - Being Scared or Prepared?
$ 195
Speaking Up and Being Scared, or Being Prepared? Is a packet of 4 instructional worksheets and a pretest/post-test. The student will explore why many people are afraid of public speaking and specific
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strategies to feel more confident. The activities pose different situations in which they get in touch with their feeling about the situations and apply the different strategies that would decrease negative feelings and increase self-confidence. Includes a page describing communication strategies that are not successful with a spot for student reflection.
Hearing aids for children with mild hearing loss should not carry a social stigma
$ 0
Brief informational article. Even mild hearing loss can have an impact on a child's ability to learn, but many parents balk at the idea of hearing aids.
The Elephant in the Room Author's Notes
$ 0
The
author explains how hearing loss
technology can improve but not restore hearing, miscommunication can happen,
and communication repair strategies.
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