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Language of Directions - Hierarchy of Development
$ 195
Functional
approach to assessing a child's ability to follow directions. Six examples
are listed for each of the language development categories. Administer the
first 3 directions from ea
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ch category to the student who is hard of hearing
from 6 foot distance without speech reading. If the student successfully completes directions,
present the other 3 at a distance of 12 feet. Fillable form.
Auditory Association Smart Mouth
$ 5
Smart Mouth is an easy grab-and-go fast-paced LISTENING AND SPOKEN LANGUAGE activity. It fosters quick thinking and allows kids to “blurt” out associated or related words. Then an opportunity for the
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or the child to use these words expressively is offered which can stretch auditory memory and descriptive skills. Smart Mouth includes answers and data collection and progress monitoring sheets. YOU CAN TARGET: Listening, Auditory associations, auditory processing, critical thinking, and vocabulary. Language can explode while focusing on naming skills, categories, descriptive and expressive language, and communication skills. IDEAL FOR: Listening & Spoken Language, Deaf & Hard of Hearing, Auditory Processing Disorder, Speech and Language Therapy, School Lessons, Auditory Verbal Sessions, PreK-K and Primary Teachers, SPED Teachers, ELL Teachers, ESL/EFL Teachers, Homeschoolers, Teletherapists SMART MOUTH CARDS CAN:accompany motivating companion games by answering a card before each turncan be played for an allotted time using a sand timer or timer appbe played as an active listening activity be an effective brain break when transitioning between activitiesare fun as a reward during the last few minutes of a lesson or session INCLUDES:✧ A guide with instructions ✧ 40 Smart Mouth game cards➼ A set of DIGITAL game cards➼ A set of PRINTABLE game cards✧ Answers for each game card ✧ Progress monitoring or data collection sheets✧ Listening and Spoken Language Tips FACE TO FACE - TELETHERAPY - HOME:✢ 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. ✢ PRINT - One-time easy prep. Print and cut out the 30 valentines, print the 4 mailboxes, print and cut out the 30 direction cards.
Questioning & Inferencing Game What's In Kangaroo's Pouch?
$ 5
Get the kids LISTENING and ENGAGED in this QUESTIONING and INFERENCING LANGUAGE GAME. Players LOVE to take turns secretly hiding and guessing the toys and common objects in the kangaroo's pouch. The g
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he game is designed to play over and over again all year round.The player(s) use the 96 game cards to prompt questions and gather clues.- There are Yes/No Question cards- Action-Direction cards- Make Up Your Own Question cardsIDEAL FOR: Listening & Spoken Language, Deaf & Hard of Hearing, Speech Therapy, School Lessons, Auditory Verbal Sessions, ELAYOU CAN TARGET:Listening, critical thinking and reasoning skills while asking questions, making inferences, and drawing conclusions. Auxiliary verbs are difficult to perceive for some children that are deaf and hard of hearing.Hearing Loss and Yes/No QuestionsTo ask Yes/No questions, we use auxiliary verbs or modal verbs.These verbs tend to be spoken quickly, unstressed, and embedded in connected speech making them difficult to perceive for some children that are deaf and hard of hearing. Examples: do-does, is-are, can-could, and has-have.Designed for 2 or more players. Easy adaptable for the number of players and difficulty by sorting out cards to meet the child’s needs and goals.EASY ONE-TIME GAME PREP - Year-Round Game◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈CUSTOMER TIPS:➯ Questions? Feel free to email me before purchasing this resource or anytime later.➯ Sign-up HERE for the Listen With Lynn NewsletterLet’s Connect:InstagramFacebookHearSayLW.comHearSayLW BlogKeep up your good work. I am blessed to help along the way. Thanks so much!Lynn
FALL Auditory Memory Processing Word Recall Lickety Split Game
$ 5
Fall Lickety Split is a no-prep, grab-n-go fast-paced barrier game played rapidly between two players. It focuses on enhancing auditory word recall while challenging both auditory memory and processin
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cessing speed. This exciting game is a fun and effective way to help children learn and reinforce fall-themed vocabulary.Improvement in a child’s ability to listen, remember, and recall results in following more complex instructions, understanding detailed conversations, and learning new information.Children who are deaf and hard of hearing with reduced auditory memory abilities may struggle to recall longer sentences, only remember part of what was said, and find it hard to recall information they were told in the past and relate it to new learning. Memory-boosting strategies and playing games like Lickety Split can boost a child’s spoken language, communication, literacy, and academic skills.INCLUDES:➼ 3 sets of colorful and engaging game boards➼ Guidance for children with hearing loss➼ Listening and Spoken Language TipsPRINT - NO PRINT:✢ PRINT and play 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 the annotation tools.✢ Use in Easel by TpT for digital resources★★★★★ EXTREMELY SATISFIED REVIEW"Fun, colorful, and engaging! I used this resource as explained in the rules, but there is so much more you can do with this in terms of listening and spoken language. I used it to target prepositional phrases (i.e. "I'm looking for the item BETWEEN the donut and the monkey") and listening for inferences (i.e. "this is sweet, round, and covered in icing...yes! It's a donut!"). Love it!"◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ CUSTOMER TIPS:➼ Questions? EMAIL ME before purchasing this resource or anytime later.♥ Sign-up HERE for the Listen With Lynn Emails♥ Let’s Connect:InstagramFacebookKeep up your good work. I am blessed to help along the way.Thanks so much!Lynn Wood
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
RAKE THEM IN Listen + Describe Fall Vocabulary Using Adjectives
$ 6
Rake Them In is a listening and spoken language game where children practice using adjectives to describe and modify fall-themed nouns. Each colorful leaf has a fall vocabulary picture and an adjectiv
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e or a modifier. The child uses the modifier (sticky) to describe and make sentences about the picture (apple core). The Rake Them In cards get kids active, listening, learning, and engaged.
RAKE LEAVES. LISTEN. BUILD VOCABULARYChildren who are deaf and hard of hearing often struggle with vocabulary which is an integral part of learning. Describing is a research-supported and effective way to build vocabulary skills. Rake Them In can boost a child’s spoken language, communication, literacy, and academic skills. FOUR WAYS TO PLAY THAT TARGET:DescriptionsExpansionsCategoriesAuditory Recall
A MUST-HAVE!A favorite grab-n-go game to play from September through the end of November year after year.WHAT'S INCLUDED:36 2-sided leaves with fall-based vocabularyAutumn tree game matA list of the fall nouns and adjectives/modifiersListening & Spoken Language (LSL) TipsHint - I use a sand toy rake from the Dollar Store. Kids love actually raking in the leaves, but this is not necessary.EASY ONE-TIME PREPPrint and cut out the leaves and the game mat. Done.◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈CUSTOMER 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 emails
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LOST DOGS Listening for Critical Elements Following Directions Descriptive Language
$ 7
THIS IS IT! A listening and spoken language game that kids ask to play all year long. Kids LOVE the cute and cuddly LOST DOGS! Players listen to the dog's description and use the details and critical
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cal elements to find the lost dogs to return to their owners. This motivating game is a well-loved way to practice following directions playfully. The player who finds the most dogs wins the game.YOU CAN TARGET:✤ Listening to critical elements, descriptions, following directions, auditory working memory, auditory processing, auditory comprehension, executive functioning, and communication skills.✤ Lost Dogs is a flexible game that is easy to level up or down to meet a child’s goals. Play using all 54 cards or sort out a small set of game cards to match the player’s needs. ✤ Use the two-page data collection sheet to monitor progress in identifying the critical elements.★ Huge Resource 108 playing cards54 lost dogs + 54 description cardsINCLUDES:✧ A guide with instructions ✧ 54 lost dog game cards✧ 54 description cards ➼ A set of PRINTABLE game cards➼ A DIGITAL gameboard with all 54 lost dogs✧ Progress monitoring or data collection sheets✧ Listening and Spoken Language TipsFACE TO FACE - TELETHERAPY - HOME✢ PRINT - One-time easy prep. Print and cut out the 54 dogs, the description/direction cards, and 6 Missing - Lost Dog Posters✢ 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 found dogs using the annotation tools.◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ CUSTOMER TIPS:➼ Questions? Email me before purchasing this resource or anytime later.♥ Sign-up HERE for the Listen With Lynn Emails♥ Let’s Connect:InstagramFacebookKeep up your good work. I am blessed to help along the way. Thanks so much!Lynn
Valentine Mail Auditory Working Memory
$ 4
VALENTINE MAIL is a simple, effective, and well-loved ❤️ Valentine's game to target auditory working memory and auditory sequencing skills. The activity is so motivating that the listeners never reali
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ever realize they are listening and learning.The GOAL is to listen, think, recall, and repeat a string of numbers in the same order while mailing Valentine to a selected mailbox.The CHILD chooses an envelope and then using their imaginationtells who the valentine is for and why. This builds critical thinking andexpressive language skills.Includes:❤️ NINE Mailboxes❤️ TWELVE decorated valentines❤️ Listening and Spoken Language (LSL) Tips❤️ Benchmarks for auditory working memoryEasy Prep: Print out the mailboxes and valentines on pages four and five. Have the child choose valentines to mail by cutting them out and gluing them tothe mailboxes following the activity directions.ORLaminate both pages and have the child write the address (numbers) with a dry-erase marker following the activity directions.◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ CUSTOMER TIPS:➼ Questions? Email me before purchasing this resource or anytime later.♥ Sign-up HERE for the Listen With Lynn Newsletter♥ Let’s Connect:InstagramFacebookKeep up your good work. I am blessed to help along the way. Thanks so much!Lynn
LISTEN, SEARCH AND FIND - Auditory Memory & Comprehension
$ 12
Listen, Search and Find is a digital auditory memory and comprehension resource and features interactive listening and spoken language activities for auditory learning and practice. This is a huge 134
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134-page resource that has four decks with navigation that moves from page to page with clickable pictures.The object is to listen, recall, comprehend, search and find the picture on each game slide from a large closed set of 50 items. The interactive PDFs keep listeners active and engaged. The therapist, teacher or parent reads the provided prompts. The Prompt and Data Collection Sheets are downloadable for easy access.This resource works great for screen sharing on a computer in teletherapy and played face to face on a computer, tablet, or smart board. It is easily printed and played in person with no technology.What's included:Huge 134-page resource4 Game decksPrompts with answersData collection sheetsListening and Spoken Language TipsTerms of UseDECK 1: Auditory Closure is completing a short close passage presented auditorily.The goal is for the listener to complete the sentences by filling in the missing words.This targets auditory association, discrimination, word retrieval, and long and short-term memory skills.Example: The black widow spider is spinning a _________. WebDECK 2: Auditory Integration involves recalling keywords presented auditorily.The goal is to identify keywords in each sentence. The listener processes information read aloud then answers a question about the sentence.Example: Rabbits are fast and turtles are slow. What animal is slow? TurtleDECK 3: Auditory Directions involve following a series of verbal directives presented auditorily.The goal is to listen to multi-step commands then perform each task in order.Example: Blink your eyes 3 times, find the igloo then pretend to shiver. IglooDECK 4: Listen For Inferences is drawing logical conclusions based on 4-part riddles presented auditorily.The goal is to make logical guesses and identify pictures by listening to four clues. Each of the clues is increasingly more specific.Example: I am alive.I am often green but some change colors.I am a flat part of a plant.I grow.Leaf➼ 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 a game card and use Bingo chips as markers.Please note: The Listen, Search and Find resources are serve and return conversational games between the adult and the listener. I have been asked if the game includes an audio component that would allow the child to play independently. There are no sound bytes included.◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈CUSTOMER TIPS:➯ Questions? Feel free to email me before purchasing this resource or anytime later. ➯ Sign up HERE for the Listen With Lynn NewsletterLet’s Connect:InstagramFacebookKeep up your good work. I am blessed to help along the way. Thanks so much!Lynn
SPRING FOUND IT! Auditory Skill Builder
$ 6
SPRING Found It is a fun LISTENING & LANGUAGE AUDITORY SKILL BUILDER. Mix and Match the 5 auditory skill builder games with any of the 5 spring-themed game card sets. Players listen, auditory process
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s information then find engaging seasonal images.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 CARDSSpring BirdsTreesGardenersColored EggsSpring Action Verbs or Activities✧ Mix and match the 5 Auditory Skill Builder Games with any of the 5 spring-themed game card sets.✧ Each game card has 16 seasonal pictures.✧The cards can also be used to teach other spring 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 from 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 then identify the picture(s).Easy Game Prep Print Version: Print the game cards and laminate them. Gather game markers like winter-themed winter erasers or Bingo Chips.Digital Version: Play with your favorite PDF reader app or 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 options◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈CUSTOMER TIPS:➯ Questions? Feel free to email me before purchasing this resource or anytime later.➼ Sign-up HERE for the Listen With Lynn NewsletterLet’s Connect:InstagramFacebookPinterestHearSayLW.comHearSayLW BlogTwitterKeep up your good work. I am blessed to help along the way. Thanks so much!Lynn
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