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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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SUMMER CATS Listening Critical Elements Directions Descriptions
$ 7
SUMMER CATS is an engaging following-direction summertime game with critical elements that get kids listening and engaged. Kids love the cuddly cats that challenge auditory working memory, comprehensi
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ension, and auditory processing speed. The game uses descriptions that boost critical thinking, executive functioning, and communication skills.SUMMER CATS 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.SUMMER CATS 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 Summer Cats 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 Summer Cat picture cards and the description/direction cards, and print the six 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? Please Email me before purchasing this resource or anytime later.➼ Follow me to be updated with newbies and freebies!➼ Earn TPT Credit towards your future purchases by leaving a review for this resource❤ Let’s Connect:InstagramFacebookKeep 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
The Pragmatics Checklist - Social Communication Skills
$ 0
Checklist to screen for pragmatic language issues ages 2-7. By age 4 years, 43 of 45 items are typically communicated using complex language. Many children with hearing loss are 3 years delayed and co
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ntinue to use 1-3 words rather than full sentences. There is a version of this checklist available that includes interpretation and intervention information.
Yes or No Question Game
$ 325
This Yes or No Question Game is designed to be used during your morning meetings, signing time, circle time, etc. Pick one question a day for students to answer. Allow more time for group discussion o
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f students’ answers.The next time your kids walk into the room, ask them a question. For more engagement, use these Yes or No question game cards as conversation starters. You’ll find some of these questions are funny, some are factual, and some are thought-provoking as you engage with your students in a “get-to-know-you” time.Pick one question a day for students to answer to allow more time for group discussion of students’ answers/preferences.
CAVE Checklist - Communication Access in Virtual Education (Fillable)
$ 2
The CAVE Checklist (Fillable Version) is a self-report checklist is intended to be completed students age 9 and above who are deaf or hard of hearing to identify possible communication access issues t
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hat may occur during virtual education situations. It is recommended that the CAVE be completed in an interview format with the DHH specialist discussing each situation with the student. Students read 10 questions related to accessing communication in online learning situations and rate them from Always Easy to Always Difficult, or Doesn't Happen. A total score can be obtained. Not every situation will apply to every student. Situations indicating appropriate access will receive scores of 4 or 5. Items scoring 1, 2, 3, need to be addressed for appropriate access needs. The 10 questions are followed by a list in which the student identifies what he or she thinks helps most during online learning.
Preschool S.I.F.T.E.R. - Screening Instrument For Targeting Educational Risk
$ 0
The Preschool Screening Instrument For Targeting Educational Risk (SIFTER) was created as a tool to screen the functional performance of students with hearing loss in preschool through kindergarten (a
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ges 3-6). It includes a scoring grid to identify areas of concern. User's manual is at S0XASM1285.
SUMMER BUCKET LIST CRAFTIVITY For Listening, Language, Conversations
$ 6
Creating a Summer Bucket List craftivity with children is one of my favorite summer traditions. This engaging activity combines a craft and a planning experience, making it much more than a list of fu
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n things to do. It becomes more than a summer project—it becomes a roadmap for supporting listening and language through real-life experiences. It transforms everyday summer adventures into opportunities for meaningful conversation, connection, listening, and language growth.Listening and Language TargetsAs children brainstorm summer activities and adventures, they:✧ Strengthen listening and comprehension skills✧ Build vocabulary, descriptive language, and critical thinking✧ Express ideas, preferences, and experiences✧ Ask and answer questions during meaningful conversations✧ Connect language to real-life experiences✧ Build confidence in communication and self-expressionBrainstorming a Fun-Filled SummerActivities they would like to tryPlaces they would like to visitPeople they would like to spend time withExperiences they would like to enjoyEncourages The Child ToExplain why an activity is important or excitingPredict what they might see, hear, do, or learnDescribe what they think the experience will be likeShare related memories or past experiencesAsk questions about unfamiliar activitiesCompare new experiences with previous onesA Summer Toolbox Must-Have!• A favorite and effective summer activity• For kids of all ages• Use all summer long• Use year after year• Easy to personalize for each child• Perfect for home, therapy, classrooms, and summer programsWhat's Included• Summer bucket• 30-category picture cards• Step-by-step instructions and coaching directions• Listening & Spoken Language (LSL) Tips◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈CUSTOMER TIPS:➯ Questions? Feel free to email me before purchasing this resource or at any time afterward. LET'S CONNECT:★ Sign up HERE for the Listen With Lynn emails ★InstagramFacebookKeep up your good work. I am blessed to help along the way.Thanks so much!Lynn Wood
MAY LISTENING VOCABULARY COMPREHENSION
$ 5
The MAY Listening and Language By The Month resource includes seven activities that can be used for auditory memory and comprehension, seasonal vocabulary, developing grammar, and building conversatio
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nal skills.
Work 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.
Seven activities or mini-lessons with four May calendars
1. Create an experience-based calendar2. Listen and follow directions3. Auditory comprehension4. Auditory Inferencing using Zoe’s Calendar5. Conversations Barrier Game
6. Auditory comprehension and integration - Fun Facts About May.7. Make your own calendar. Perpetual calendar activity.
Includes
✢ 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 images
Teletherapy, Distance Learning & Face to Face
✧ Print version
✧ 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.
PLEASE NOTE: The activity calendar's content and graphics are designed to correspond with each month but not for a specific calendar year. The calendars do not include a year to keep the product evergreen and usable year after year. In my therapy sessions, we talk about the featured child - for May it is Zoe and her calendar and activities. 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 to be the first to know about freebies, sales, and product launches.✧ Feel free to email me with questions, before purchasing this resource or anytime later. ❤ Keep up your good work. I am blessed to help along the way. Thanks so much! Lynn
Figurative Language & Self Advocacy PERK UP YOUR EARS
$ 7
A must-have GRAB-N-GO language-rich resource that builds figurative language skills while encouraging self-advocacy. PERK UP YOUR EARS contains 20 passages with ear-related sayings or idioms with stun
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stunning photographs kids love. It builds figurative language, nuances in word meanings, and vocabulary that are essential to spoken and written language, pragmatics, and communication competence.INCLUDES:- 20 Passages with Ear-Related Sayings and Idioms- Listen-Talk-Reflection Discussion prompts- Guide with instructions- Listening and Spoken Language TipsA no-prep or planning because everything is in this resource.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.Ideal for: Speech Language Therapy, Listening and Spoken Language, Teachers of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, Auditory Verbal Sessions. It can be easily used by parents at home, teachers, and therapists both face-to-face and in teletherapy.Boom LearningPerk Up Your Ears is also available as a Boom Deck in the Listen With Lynn Boom Learning store. ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈CUSTOMER TIPS:➼ Feel free to email me with questions, before purchasing this resource or anytime later.➼ Click here to stay updated!➼ Be the first to know about freebies, sales, and product launches.➼ New products are 50% off the first 24 hoursSTAY CONNECTED:✧ Sign up here for the Listen With Lynn Email✧ Follow on Facebook✧ Follow on Instagram❤ Keep up your excellent work. I am blessed to help along the way. Thanks so much! Lynn
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