A ten-page comic-style book (in color & grayscale) defines communication and communication breakdown. Examples are shown as interactions between two boys: Luke and Ricardo. A teacher acts as narrator
...and discusses three tools for repairing communication breakdown: signaling the breakdown, asking for repetition and repeating what was heard. The boys use each tool in responding to a single CBd event. A glossary is provided at the end of the book. Materials also include a graphic organizer, 8 discussion-starter cards, 6 review cards and 5 comprehension questions for assessment. Teacher notes explain how the lesson materials can be used in face-to-face lesson or on a digital platform.
The
author explains how hearing loss
technology can improve but not restore hearing, miscommunication can happen,
and communication repair strategies.
...
Lesson 7 - Expressing My Needs Effectively. This lesson encourages students to consider different ways to express one's needs and to determine the effectiveness of each approach. Students will also le
...arn how to take assertive stePS- to clarify communication when misunderstandings occur because of hearing loss. By Kris English.
Lesson 9 - Resolving Problems. This lesson provides students with some strategies to use if negotiations seem to reach an impasse. Students will learn follow-up stePS- to take it their negotiating par
...tner says no. By Kris English.
Unit 4 - Putting it All Together: Using Knowledge with Skills. Lesson 10. Students will learn how to integrate their self-advocacy knowledge base and their negotiation and problem-solving skills into
...the context of their next IEP meeting. By Kris English.
Making predictions and preparing for circumstances makes life so much easier. Help students understand how to manage time, problem-solve, and plan for their day with these ideas for activities and for
...ward-thinking strategies.
Complete curriculum guidance, fillable sheets, activities, and scenarios for instruction in amplification (including hearing aids, cochlear implants, and FM systems), listening environments, and socia
...l awareness situations. Also includes a a pre and post assessment skills tracker that can be used to determine strengths and needs, track skill acquisition, and create goals and objectives. Include items 0480-0501, 0475, 0479
This
article presents the acronym SODAS - identify the Situation, consider the
Options, identify the Disadvantages, identify the Advantages, choose a
Solution. It offers materials and sug
...gestions for introducing students to,
and implementing, this flexible problem-solving strategy. Includes a
worksheet for students to use for guided practice of this strategy.
This resource contains 15 possible listening situations for DHH learners. Read each scenario and have your student decide if this is an "ideal" listening situation or a "difficult" listening situation
....
LISTEN TO LEARN is the eighth in the popular Listen & Draw series. These are all auditory imagery activities that target following directions while growing vocabulary, memory and sequencing skills. De
...etails can be easily simplified or information added to increase the complexity to match the child’s listening and language goals.Children listen to detailed descriptions then follow the directions and draw four different young students all of which are deaf or hard of hearing and use hearing technology. A couple of the kids could be better listeners which is both entertaining and learning opportunities for the kids.Isabella hears with two cochlear implants.Watson hears with two hearing aids.Bryn hears with a Baha® device.Noah hears with a hearing aid in his left ear and a cochlear implant on the right. This LISTEN TO LEARN activity also targets self-advocacy skills. Talking through each scenario will encourage your students to understand the importance of listening to learn and be successful at school.Listening and Spoken Language (LSL) tips are included to encourage auditory learning.
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