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Become a Listening Detective
$ 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,
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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.
Listening For Critical Elements SPRING FLING
$ 6
Kids love playing SPRING FLING, a fun, and competitive game. Players listen to descriptions and race to find the spring game card that was described. The first player to find the card that matches the
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s the description places it on their tree game mat in front of them. The player with the most spring cards on their tree wins!Spring Fling is for kids with hearing loss or an auditory processing disorder with goals for listening to critical elements. Critical elements are pieces of information, presented auditorally, which the child holds in their short-term memory to complete a task.Spring Fling is a flexible game. It is easy to level up or down the directions to meet a child’s needs. You can play using all the cards, make a smaller listening set or sort out the descriptions ( number of critical elements) that fit the child's goals. Depending on the number of players you can print an additional set of cards or re-use the game cards more than once. YOU CAN TARGET: Listening to critical elements, descriptions, following directions, auditory working memory, auditory processing, auditory comprehension, executive function, and communication skills.INCLUDES:✧ A guide with instructions ✧ 30 description cards✧ 30 colorful and enticing spring game cards ✧ A digital gameboard with all 30 spring items✧ Listening and Spoken Language TipsFACE TO FACE - TELETHERAPY – HOME✢ PRINT - One-time easy prep. Print and cut out the 30 spring cards, the 4 tree game mats, and 30 direction cards.✢ DIGITAL - 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. ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ CUSTOMER TIPS:➼ Questions? Email me before purchasing this resource or anytime later.♥ Sign-up HERE for the Listen With Lynn Newsletter♥ Let's connect on Facebook and Instagram♥ For more ideas visit my blog: HearSayLW.com
ST. PATRICK'S DAY LUCKY SHAMROCKS Categories Auditory Memory Vocabulary
$ 6
Bring a little St. Patrick’s Day magic into your listening and language sessions with Lucky Shamrocks — a flexible, print-and-play activity built around the three leaves of a shamrock. Each shamrock b
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amrock becomes a powerful visual and auditory organizer for teaching categories, vocabulary, auditory memory, and higher-level thinking. These foundational skills support all learners and are especially critical for children who are deaf and hard of hearing.Fill your toolbox and use it all month long without scrambling for new materials. The structure is clear and predictable, which builds students' confidence and keeps planning simple for you.WHY YOU’LL LOVE IT:Use across multiple sessions with different targetsFlexible for a wide range of ages and skill levelsTwo levels for easy differentiationEngaging seasonal theme without extra prepPerfect for individual or group sessionsOne-time, minimal prep — just print and play1. SHAMROCK PICTURE VERSION - Beginner LevelDesigned for young learners and emerging listeners.Children listen, identify, and explain how three pictured items go together using the shamrock leaves as a visual organizer.12 shamrock picture cardsEach card includes three related pictures within a clear categoryFamiliar, concrete vocabularyStrong semantic connections to support early categorization2. SHAMROCK WORD VERSION - Ready to Level Up?For students ready for deeper auditory processing and language expansion.30 shamrock word cardsSt. Patrick’s Day–themed vocabularyStronger demands on listening, memory, and expressive languageEncourages higher-level reasoning and flexible thinkingFIVE WAS TO PLAY – FIVE DIFFERENT TARGETSUse the same word cards to address multiple goals across your caseload:Listening + Category IdentificationAuditory Memory + Category IdentificationVocabulary + Expressive LanguageVocabulary + Expressive Language (Advanced)Auditory Discrimination – Concrete CategoriesOne resource. Multiple objectives. High flexibility.INCLUDES:12 Shamrock Picture Cards30 Shamrock Word CardsRainbow & Pot of Gold Game MatInstruction GuideAnswer KeyListening and Spoken Language TipsIDEAL FOR: Listening and Spoken Language therapyDeaf and Hard of Hearing studentsAuditory Processing DisorderSpeech and Language TherapyAuditory-Verbal sessionsSchool lessonsHomeschool settingsTeletherapyFLEXIBLE FORMAT:FACE-TO-FACEPrint the shamrocks and game mat for easy, hands-on use.TELETHERAPYScreen share the game mat and cards, or present the words auditorily for listening-only practice.Lucky Shamrocks gives you structure, flexibility, and seasonal fun — while intentionally targeting the auditory and language skills your students need most.Bring a little St. Patrick’s Day magic into your listening and language sessions with Lucky Shamrocks — a flexible, print-and-play activity built around the three leaves of a shamrock. Each shamrock becomes a powerful visual and auditory organizer for teaching categories, vocabulary, auditory memory, and higher-level thinking. These foundational skills support all learners and are especially critical for children who are deaf and hard of hearing.Fill your toolbox and use it all month long without scrambling for new materials. The structure is clear and predictable, which builds students' confidence and keeps planning simple for you.WHY YOU’LL LOVE IT:Use across multiple sessions with different targetsFlexible for a wide range of ages and skill levelsTwo levels for easy differentiationEngaging seasonal theme without extra prepPerfect for individual or group sessionsOne-time, minimal prep — just print and play1. SHAMROCK PICTURE VERSION - Beginner LevelDesigned for young learners and emerging listeners.Children listen, identify, and explain how three pictured items go together using the shamrock leaves as a visual organizer.12 shamrock picture cardsEach card includes three related pictures within a clear categoryFamiliar, concrete vocabularyStrong semantic connections to support early categorization2. SHAMROCK WORD VERSION - Ready to Level Up?For students ready for deeper auditory processing and language expansion.30 shamrock word cardsSt. Patrick’s Day–themed vocabularyStronger demands on listening, memory, and expressive languageEncourages higher-level reasoning and flexible thinkingFIVE WAS TO PLAY – FIVE DIFFERENT TARGETSUse the same word cards to address multiple goals across your caseload:Listening + Category IdentificationAuditory Memory + Category IdentificationVocabulary + Expressive LanguageVocabulary + Expressive Language (Advanced)Auditory Discrimination – Concrete CategoriesOne resource. Multiple objectives. High flexibility.INCLUDES:12 Shamrock Picture Cards30 Shamrock Word CardsRainbow & Pot of Gold Game MatInstruction GuideAnswer KeyListening and Spoken Language TipsIDEAL FOR: Listening and Spoken Language therapyDeaf and Hard of Hearing studentsAuditory Processing DisorderSpeech and Language TherapyAuditory-Verbal sessionsSchool lessonsHomeschool settingsTeletherapyFLEXIBLE FORMAT:FACE-TO-FACEPrint the shamrocks and game mat for easy, hands-on use.TELETHERAPYScreen share the game mat and cards, or present the words auditorily for listening-only practice.Lucky Shamrocks gives you structure, flexibility, and seasonal fun — while intentionally targeting the auditory and language skills your students need most.◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈CUSTOMER TIPS❤ ‼️ Sign-up HERE for the Listen With Lynn Emails➼ Questions? Email me before purchasing this resource or anytime later.❤ Let’s Connect:InstagramFacebookKeep up your good work. I am blessed to help along the way. Thanks so much!Lyn
Listening Skills - The Quandry of Questions
$ 195
This
exceptional article goes beyond the who, what, when, where, how of questions
and digs into what students need to know at a deeper level, when
comprehending how to most appropriately
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answer questions.
Working Memory THANKSGIVING Listening Finger Walk Game
$ 2
If you have kids that need help with auditory working memory, executive functioning, and following directions, the Fall Listening Finger Walks are a must-have!In addition to Thanksgiving, the Fall Lis
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l Listening Finger Walks resource has 6 activities that are ideal for the first days of autumn through late November.Ideal For: Listening & Spoken Language, Executive Functioning, Deaf & Hard of Hearing, Auditory Processing, Speech, Auditory Verbal Therapy, ELA, Teletherapy, Home...Working memory is one of the brain's executive functions. Working memory plays a big role in how we auditory process, use, and remember information on a daily basis. Children and teens who have a hard time “staying on track” might have problems with something called working memory.The Thanksgiving Listening Walk is FUN for the kids and SIMPLE for you!➯ The Listening Walk can help build listening skills and working memory by allowing kids to work with auditory information without losing track of what they're doing.➯ The game targets vocabulary, descriptive skills, spoken language, and communication skills.➯ The game has three rounds that increase in auditory complexity.Game PlayYou need one listening game sheet per child.The child listens and follows verbal directions while walking their fingers around the grid until they hear STOP. They are using their working auditory memory to follow directions without losing track of what they were doing.Then, ask them to describe that block which is a great language expansion opportunity.If correct, they landed on a specific image and completed that round.Let the child take turns giving you directions. This helps build expressive language and turn-taking skills.Resource Includes:Listening and Spoken Language TipsDirections - No Prep!Thanksgiving Objects Listening Finger Walk GameGame Prep Print Version: Easy one-time prep. Print the game card and laminate them if you wish.No Prep - 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. The child uses their finger or the annotation tools to mark their walking path on the game cards.◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈CUSTOMER TIPS:➼ Questions? Email me before purchasing this resource or anytime later
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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
ST.PATRICK'S DAY Auditory Memory Listening Finger Walks
$ 0
If you have kids who need help with auditory working memory, executive functioning, and following directions, the ST. PATRICK'S DAY Finger Walk is a must-have! It's FUN for the kids and a SIMPLE print
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int-and-go resource for you!➼ This Listening Walk can help build listening skills and working memory by allowing kids to work with auditory information without losing track of what they're doing.➼ The St. Patrick's Day Listening Walk teaches and builds important vocabulary regarding this popular holiday.➼ The game targets vocabulary, descriptive skills, spoken language, and communication skills.➼ The game has three rounds that increase in auditory complexity.Includes:✧ A St. Patrick's Day theme for therapy sessions or school lessons✧ Listening and Spoken Language Tips✧ Print Version: Easy print and go!✧ Digital Version No Prep Ready to screen share
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 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
VEHICLES Auditory Processing Receptive & Expressive Language
$ 5
You'll love the VEHICLES version of Light It Up Language! Kids listen to clues to identify 16 hidden VEHICLES vocabulary pictures. Each of the pictures has four clues that are increasingly more specif
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pecific.The magic happens by lighting up the “What Do You Hear?” cards. Hidden pictures are held up to a flashlight and the VEHICLES images amazingly appear. How fun! Once the hidden picture is revealed the child recalls and uses the clues to describe the VEHICLES. 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 ANIMALS 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
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