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SANTA DOGS Listening for Critical Elements Directions Descriptions
$ 7
SANTA DOGS is an engaging following-direction game with critical elements that get kids listening and engaged. Kids love the delightful dogs in costumes that challenge auditory working memory, compreh
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mprehension, and auditory processing speed. The game uses descriptions that boost critical thinking, executive functioning, and communication skills.SANTA DOGS is a flexible game where 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.SANTA DOGS is effective for all children and outstanding for kids who are deaf and hard of hearing and who struggle to recall longer sentences or 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.INCLUDES:✤ A Huge Resource of 78 playing cards✤ 36 Santa Dog picture cards✤ 36 description/direction cards✤ Six Game Mats✤ A set of PRINTABLE game cards✤ A DIGITAL game board✤ Data Collection Sheet✤ A Guide with instructions ✤ Listening and Spoken Language TipsFACE TO FACE - TELETHERAPY - HOME✢ PRINT - One-time easy prep. Print and cut out the Santa Dog picture cards, and the description/direction cards, and print the 6 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 dogs using the annotation tools.◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈CUSTOMER TIPS❤ Sign-up HERE for the Listen With Lynn Emails➼ Questions? Email me before purchasing this resource or anytime later.➼ Follow me to be updated with newbies and freebies!❤ Let’s Connect:InstagramFacebookKeep up your good work. I am blessed to help along the way. Thanks so much!Lynn
Auditory Rehab - Auditory Training BATTLESHIP Game
$ 6
Play Battleship the classic board game with an auditory spin using this Auditory Rehab Game Changer™. This activity is designed for individuals that are deaf and hard of hearing and for use in cochlea
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cochlear implant rehabilitation for older children, teens, and adults.IDEAL FOR: Deaf & Hard of Hearing, Listening & Spoken Language, Auditory Training, Auditory Rehabilitation, Speech...The BATTLESHIP Game Changer✤ is played with special directions and rules✤ challenges beginner and intermediate listeners✤ works in closed and bridge listening sets✤ practices identifying words in sets and within connected speech✤ focuses on taking turns, talking while advocating for hearing needs✤ encourages gameplay and practice at home with family and friends✤ practice can lead to communication success✤ is motivating and funGameChangers™➼ result in natural listening practice much different than contrived lists or online or programs.➼ allow for real-time modifications based on the player's auditory skills➼ fosters self-advocacy skills➼ improves communication confidence and successINCLUDES:a pre-game companion that prepares the Listener to play the gamefeatures practice exercises and activities.offers clear directions for therapists, teachers, a listening coach, family members, and friendsincludes listening tips and strategiesfollows an auditory hierarchyNOTE: The amount of practice necessary will vary before a listener is ready to play the game and is dependent upon the listener’s listening skills.
SELF-ADVOCACY Fake It To You Make It Communication Success Activity
$ 7
FAKE IT TO YOU MAKE IT is a fun and motivating no-prep grab & go SELF-ADVOCACY resource for elementary and middle school-aged kids who are deaf and hard of hearing. If you're looking for a new twist t
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st to self-advocacy lessons you are at the right place.THIS RESOURCE HAS THREE PARTS:PART ONE:The part of the lesson and self-advocacy content is taught through a colorful nine-page story.Buffy the main character hears with cochlear implants and is relatable for kids that are deaf and hard of hearing. Kids love the comic-like story format!The story is great for auditory comprehension, story recall, and re-telling activities.PART TWO:Next, we meet eight of Buffy's friends who are also deaf and hard of hearing.There are eight situations - one for each friend.The goal is to identify different ways the kids try to bluff or fake it to get by.Each scenario is a common situation that kids with hearing loss face at school, at home, with peers, and in their community.Talking points with guided questions/discussion prompts for each scenario.Kids grapple with the challenging situations to foster self-advocacy learning.PART THREE:Buffy has learned a lot about self-advocacy and shares -Tips For Communication Success.Most importantly Buffy learned that bluffing doesn't work!INSTRUCTIONS1. The therapist, teacher, or parent reads the story about Bluffy and leads a discussion.2. The children listen to each of the eight scenarios. Each scenario can be taught as individual mini-lessons and introduced over time. One or more scenarios per lesson/session.3. The adult uses the questions and discussion prompts to foster self-advocacy learning.WHAT'S INCLUDED:✧ A PDF story that teaches the lesson content.✧ 8 situations or mini-lessons✧ Comic-like pictures illustrate the situations✧ Talking points with guided questions/discussion prompts✧ Advocacy StrategiesDIGITAL - NO PRINT The PDF can be opened and played with your iPad or tablet. When playing on a computer, open and use a PDF reader such as Adobe Acrobat Reader DC which is free. ➼ PRINT - This is an option but will use a great deal of ink due to the graphics.◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ CUSTOMER TIPS➼ Questions? EMAIL ME before purchasing this resource or anytime later♥ Sign-up HERE for the Listen With Lynn Emails♥ Let’s ConnectInstagramFacebookKeep up your good work. I am blessed to help along the way.Thanks so much!Lynn Wood
Listening Lotto Sound Exploration Six Activities
$ 5
Playing Listening Lotto is an entertaining game that targets auditory skills for early and advanced listeners including sound identification, auditory discrimination, and localization skills. Targets
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vocabulary, descriptive language, spoken language, and conversation skills.IDEAL FOR: Listening & Spoken Language, Auditory Verbal, Deaf & Hard of Hearing, Speech, ELA, Teletherapy, Distance Learning, Face to Face, Digital, Print...INCLUDES:➼ 12 Listening Lotto game boards➼ 46 Calling Cards with sound images➼ Indoor, outdoor, noisemaking, working, and human noises➼ Guidance for children with hearing loss➼ Listening and Spoken Language Tips➼ Terms of Use (see below)SIX WAYS TO PLAY AND EXPLORE SOUNDS1. LISTENING LOTTO2. LISTEN, WALK and TALK3. SOUND DESCRIPTIONS4. LISTENING LOTTO SCAVENGER HUNT5. WHAT SOUND DOES IT MAKE?6. WHAT MAKES THAT SOUND?YOU CAN TARGET:• Listening development for early and advanced listeners• Sound identification, auditory discrimination, and localization skills• Listening comprehension• Vocabulary and descriptive language• Conversational and spoken language skillsTeletherapy, Distance Learning & Face to Face✢ 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.✢ Use in Easel by TpT for digital resources✢ Print and play face to face or in a small group or classroomSound Exploration Game ✤ If you have normal hearing, you probably tend to overlook many sounds in your everyday living environment. You don’t think about the hum of a computer or the whir of the ceiling fan.✤ Children with hearing loss need to learn about the many sounds that are part of the world. This listening lotto of common sounds will give ideas about what to point out to the child ass you help them develop listening and spoken language skills.✤ Sound Exploration for Children With Cochlear ImplantsThere are sounds that the child may have never heard with their hearing aids or not for a period of time for older kids and teens. Noises may sound quite different than they recall before their cochlear implant(s). Attaching meaning to sounds they hear is much like fitting the pieces of a puzzle together.
WINTER Active Listening Directions Conditional Clauses and Temporal Concepts
$ 5
Winter Wonderland Game is a dynamic activity that seamlessly combines learning and play! Packed with rich winter vocabulary and holiday-themed prompts, this game focuses on responding to conditional I
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If…then… clauses and mastering before and after temporal concepts.Elevate language development in a festive and engaging way as kids actively expand their spoken language skills, enhancing auditory memory and processing. This game is adaptable for many skill levels and easily customized for your class or caseload. Whether opting for multi-steps or simplifying for one-step directions this resource caters to diverse learning needs.YOU CAN TARGET:• Auditory directions, processing, memory, & comprehension• Conditional If…then… clauses• Before and after temporal concepts• One-step, multi-step, or complex directions• Winter, related holidays vocabulary and background knowledgeWHAT'S INCLUDED:47 Winter-related colorful and engaging direction game cardsPrint and Digital versionsListening & Spoken Language (LSL) TipsA helpful guide and instructionsCUSTOMER TIPS:➯ Questions? Feel free to email me before purchasing this resource or anytime later. LET'S CONNECT:Sign up HERE for the Listen With Lynn emailsInstagramFacebookKeep up your good work. I am blessed to help along the way. Thanks so much!Lynn Wood
SUMMER Auditory Skill Builder Listening and Language FOUND IT!
$ 6
SUMMER Found It is a fun LISTENING & LANGUAGE AUDITORY SKILL BUILDER. This resource is a stress-free way for practicing listening skills, building spoken language, and communication skills with the ki
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ids you see at school or for therapy. Mix and Match the 5 auditory skill builder games with any of the 5 summer-themed game card sets. Players listen, auditory process information then find engaging seasonal images.50% off the first 24 hours after launch!Wednesday, May 25, 2022, 7 PM CSTIDEAL FOR: Listening & Spoken Language, Deaf & Hard of Hearing,Auditory Processing, Speech, Auditory Verbal Therapy, ELA, Teletherapy, Home…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 CARDSIce Cream ConesUnder the SeaCactus PlantsSummer FunSummer Action Verbs or Activities✧ Mix and match the 5 Auditory Skill Builder Games with any of the 5 summer-themed game card sets.✧ Each game card has 16 seasonal pictures.✧The cards can also be used to teach other summer 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 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 and then identify the picture(s).FACE TO FACE - TELETHERAPY - HOMEPrint Version: Print the game cards and laminate them. Gather game markers like summer-themed erasers or Bingo Chips.Digital Version: Play with your favorite PDF reader app 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 optionsPlease Note: This activity and the Summer Listening Finger Walk resource contain many of the same summer images that are bright, enticing, and vocabulary rich. However, these two resources target completely different auditory and language-based goals.You will want both resources you will want in your Summer Toolbox.◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈STAY CONNECTED:✧ Follow on Facebook - Lynn A. Wood - LSL Auditory Verbal Therapist and Rehab Audiologist✧ Follow on Instagram @auditoryverbal_listenwithlynn✧ Sign-up HERE for the Listen With Lynn Newsletter✧ Feel free to email me with questions, before purchasing this resource or anytime later. ❤ Keep up your excellent work. I am blessed to help along the way. Thanks so much! Lynn
Self-Advocacy Bluffing Situations - Never Have I Ever Activity
$ 7
18 Mini-Lessons target BLUFFING and foster self-advocacy and personal responsibility for kids that are deaf and hard of hearing. This resource is based on the NEVER HAVE I EVER game which is fun and m
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and motivating for elementary and middle school-aged kids.Bluffing is pretending to hear or acting in a way that shows you understand what is being said when you are not following the conversation. Bluffing, faking, and pretending are common habits of most people with hearing loss.INCLUDED:Tips from Pro-Bluffer, Dr. Michelle Hu, a pediatric audiologist and bilateral cochlear implant recipient. Michelle knows what it is like to bluff and shares words of wisdom based on her life experiences. Follow Michelle on Instagram as she shares her hearing loss journey.18 Never Have I Ever Mini-Lessons✧ Real photos that illustrate the social situations and scenarios✧ Each situation pictures a student who says: (example) "Never Have I Ever pretended that I didn’t want to join in the game.”✧ The kids' self-talk or comments. (example) "It’s easier to not play rather than mishear and mess up."✧ Talking points with guided questions/discussion prompts.Children grapple with BLUFFING in challenging situations. Discussing possible plans of action, and exploring positive coping and communication repair strategies within a supported environment is important. Self-advocacy success requires knowledge, skills, and importantly ample practice opportunities.➼ 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 the 18 situations and a copy of the Discussion prompts and questions.◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ CUSTOMER TIPS➼ Questions? EMAIL ME before purchasing this resource or anytime later.♥ Sign-up HERE for the Listen With Lynn Emails♥ Let’s ConnectInstagramFacebookKeep up your good work. I am blessed to help along the way.Thanks so much!Lynn Wood
CLOTHING Auditory Processing Receptive & Expressive Language
$ 5
You'll love the CLOTHING version of Light It Up Language! Kids listen to clues presented through hearing alone to identify 16 hidden CLOTHING vocabulary pictures. Each of the pictures has four clues t
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ues that are increasingly more specific.The magic happens by lighting up the “What Do You Hear?” cards. Hidden pictures are held up to a flashlight and the CLOTHING images amazingly appear. How fun! Once the hidden picture is revealed the child recalls and uses the clues to describe the CLOTHING. Thereby stretching their auditory memory, descriptive language, and expressive language skills.TARGETS: RECEPTIVE: This game builds critical thinking and reasoning skills by categorizing, making inferences, and drawing conclusions. EXPRESSIVE: The child recalls and uses clues to describe the hidden object. INCLUDES:✧ Listening & language guide with instructions✧ Target or goal suggestions✧ 8 What Do You Hear? cards (printed twice)✧ 16 Hidden CLOTHING Picture Vocabulary Cards✧ 64 Prompt Clues - 16 objects with four details each that get increasingly more specific✧ A Script with scaffolding strategies✧ Listening and Spoken Language Tips ➼ EASY one-time quick game prep and you're all set to use year after year. ➼ You’ll need a FLASHLIGHT, a lamp, or a sunny window.◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ CUSTOMER TIPS:➼ Questions? Please email me before purchasing this resource or anytime later.♥ Sign-up HERE for the Listen With Lynn emails♥ For more ideas visit my blog: HearSayLW.comSTAY CONNECTED:✧ Sign-up here for the Listen With Lynn emails✧ Follow on Facebook - Lynn A. Wood - LSL Auditory Verbal Therapist and Rehab Audiologist✧ Follow on Instagram @auditoryverbal_listenwithlynn❤ Keep up your excellent work. I am blessed to help along the way. Thanks so much!Lynn Wood
Auditory Rehab-Auditory Training UNO Card Game
$ 6
Grab the deck of cards and play UNO with an auditory spin using this Auditory Rehab Game Changer™. This activity is designed for individuals that are deaf and hard of hearing and for use in cochlear i
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ochlear implant rehabilitation for older children, teens, and adults.IDEAL FOR: Deaf & Hard of Hearing, Listening & Spoken Language, Auditory Training, Auditory Rehabilitation, Speech...The UNO Game Changer✤ is played with special directions and rules✤ challenges beginner and intermediate listeners✤ works in closed and bridge listening sets✤ practices identifying words in sets and within connected speech✤ focuses on taking turns, talking while advocating for hearing needs✤ encourages gameplay and practice at home with family and friends✤ practice can lead to communication success✤ is motivating and funGameChangers™➼ result in natural listening practice much different than contrived lists or online or programs.➼ allow for real-time modifications based on the player's auditory skills➼ fosters self-advocacy skills➼ improves communication confidence and successINCLUDES:a pre-game companion that prepares the Listener to play the gamefeatures practice exercises and activities.offers clear directions for therapists, teachers, a listening coach, family members, and friendsincludes listening tips and strategiesfollows an auditory hierarchyNOTE: The amount of practice necessary will vary before a listener is ready to play the game and is dependent upon the listener’s listening skillsCurrently, there are four Game Changers in the seriesLevel 1: Game Changer - BattleshipLevel 2: Game Changer - UnoLevel 3: Game Changer - Guess Who?Level 4: Game Changer - Scrambled States of AmericaNOTE: Battleship and Uno are beginner-level games.Guess Who? and the Scrambled States games include more pre-game exercises due to the nature, difficulty, and complexity of the game and activity. ★ The card game is sold separately, online, or in stores.
A HUNTING WE WILL GO Listening, Language, & Literacy Book Companion
$ 6
Oh, A-Hunting We Will Go is my favorite rhyming story and song for growing listening, language, and literacy with preschoolers and early elementary-aged children. I have included it for years as part
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part of my Thanksgiving thematic unit. The playfulness of the song with the repetitive verses and humorous well-loved warm illustrations can help children develop early spoken language and literacy skills, such as auditory discrimination, phonological awareness, vocabulary development, and auditory memory.This companion gives you a variety of hands-on games for children with hearing loss and those with typical hearing to practice listening for, recognizing, and producing rhymes. I love helping therapists and teachers instill a love of shared book-reading that has kids engaged and excited.This book companion was created to be used with the popular folk song, Oh, A-Hunting We Will Go by John Langstaff and illustrated by Nancy Winslow Parker. The activities correspond with the style of the book's illustrations.Three Games* for listening for, recognizing, and producing rhymes.1. Go Turkey - (24) playing cards2. Rhyming Lotto - (8) Lotto cards3. Rhyming Dominos - (45) dominos*The games are not visual matching games rather players ask for rhyming pairs. (Example: I have a snake. Do you have a card that rhymes with snake?)WHAT'S INCLUDED:Listening and Language Guide3 Games with charming graphics5 Happy Hunting extension activitiesListening & Spoken Language (LSL) TipsEASY ONE-TIME PREPPrint and cut out the games and Lotto boards. Done.PLEASE NOTE: A physical copy of the book Oh, A-Hunting We Will Go by John Langstaff and illustrated by Nancy Winslow Parker is not included in the digital download. The public library or Amazon, Thriftbooks, eBay are great places to look for a copy.◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈LET'S CONNECT:★ Sign up HERE for the Listen With Lynn emailsInstagramFacebookKeep up your good work. I am blessed to help along the way.Thanks so much!Lynn Wood
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