An increasing number of educational resources are being delivered through recorded speech in the younger grades, listening centers, and test examinations. This article focuses on the reasons why recor
...ded speech are so challenging for students who are hard of hearing thus necessitating a live voice reader in many situations.
Effort is required to listen. These activities can be used for helping students understand what factors impact their effort to listen. Environment, make up of a room, location, and size all play a par
...t in the ease or difficulty to listen. Students are given a variety of listening situations and asked to evaluate each one for size, flooring, walls, ceiling, furnishings, and background noise. They then rate the environment as good, fair, or poor.
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
...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
Handout with information on possible impact on understanding language, speECH-, social, and need for educational accommodations and services in Spanish language. For high-frequency hearing loss.
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Expose older students to how self-advocacy skills different from school to adult life. Students are given an article written by an adult with hearing loss. Encourage discussion and forward-thinking wi
...th this activity. This article addresses the challenges and benefits of advocating for your own listening needs. See BUNDLE at S0XSCI729.
Expose older students to how self-advocacy skills different from school to adult life. Students are given an article written by an adult with hearing loss. Encourage discussion and forward-thinking wi
...th this activity. This article addresses how to advocate for communication needs with school staff that is inflexible about providing appropriate accommodations. See BUNDLE at S0XSCI729.
All students face a myriad of challenges at school, home, and in the community. It is also important that children build grit, determination, and resilience to face these challenges. It is also impor
...tan that students recognize when these strengths aren't enough and when it is time to ask for help. In this activity, students will create a 3-panel comic book page illustrating an emergency outside of school or a problem with technology or schoolwork, and the solution.
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