Help to prepare your students for the audiologist with this quick activity.This activity contains two checklists that can be reviewed and completed with students prior to their appointment with the au ... diologist. The checklists discuss possible topics and concerns related to their hearing or devices, as well as questions regarding any equipment needs that they may be encountering.There are two forms for you to choose from. One is geared toward students who need more language support, and the other form encourages more independence and is geared for older students.Completing this activity with students will help to prepare them for their appointment, along with further developing their self-advocacy skills related to their hearing loss. It will also assist them in becoming more familiar with some concepts and vocabulary that are related to the audiology appointment. Give your students the opportunity to express their needs and to feel empowered by being actively involved in their hearing health!

Additional Comprehension ActivitiesReading Comprehension QuestionsLists of tier 1 + 2 related vocabGame board to make it fun or help that wiggly off-task child stay focusedNew Concept for Older Kids: ... What are “endonyms”This is a story to help children/students who wear hearing aids understand why they may go to the doctor and/or ENT more often than others. The story can be read for comprehension. It teaches new vocabulary and creates a wonderful language opportunity for students to better advocate for themselves at school, home, and the doctor/ENT office. This story was written with younger children and their families and older students who continue to come to school with blocked hearing aids and do not use an interpreter for language access.Service Activity for EI-ECSE Families & Home VisitsFor any family, this story can be an important conversation starter, or reminder, to understand the language impact of even partially clogged hearing aids for their kid(s) who are not using signs. This can be demonstrated to parents by using a listening tube when their child’s hearing aid is plugged in and cleaned, and then having them listen again to the difference in clarity of language coming through the hearing aid to their child’s brain.Story Printable OptionPrint each two-page spread in landscape mode OR - Print a two-page spread but cut apart pages to show 1 page at a time. Spiral bind, 3-hole punch, or staple.Interactive Digital OptionPresent the book on a device or overhead projector. To play the digital version of the game, click on the digital spinner link. Change the spinner to “3” numbers. Pick & move game pieces (pink, green, blue)QuestionsUse professional judgment when deciding on which comprehension questions to ask the student. *The advanced questions are marked with an * following the number.VocabularyTier 1 vocabulary Tier 2 vocabulary prefix Endonyms short nonfiction passage Endonym Activity Options ask students to research endonyms related to sick words show sick examples and ask them to find more

If you have students who are deaf and hard of hearing that need help with auditory working memory, executive functioning, and following directions, this Listening Finger Walk is a must-have! It builds ... lds vocabulary about types of hearing loss and hearing devices. It boosts confidence and helps children feel good about their own hearing technology. It's fun for the kids and a simple no-prep resource for you. Just open the PDF on your screen or print it and go!The colorful playing board features 16 children wearing hearing devices like hearing aids, cochlear implants, and bone-anchored hearing systems. You can target vocabulary like unilateral, bilateral, behind-the-ear, in-the-ear, earmolds, processor, headpiece, magnet, coil, microphone, and more.This Listening Finger Walk:➼ helps build listening skills and working memory by allowing kids to work with auditory information without losing track of what they're doing.➼ targets vocabulary, descriptive skills, spoken language, and communication skills.➼ has three rounds that each increase in auditory complexity.Includes:✧ A Hearing technology or devices 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 sharePlease Note: This activity and the Positive Self-Concept Auditory Learning Games contain similar images of the same children. The resources both target self-advocacy but have different auditory and language-based goals. You will want both resources you will want in your Summer Toolbox.◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ 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 excellent work. I am blessed to help along the way.Thanks so much!Lynn Wood

The LMH Sound Check Documentation form helps capture 3 weeks of data on a student’s hearing device and FM/HAT system use. This tool provides clear evidence of device function and student listening ac ... access, making it ideal for IEP/ARD meetings, service justification, and collaboration with audiologists.

This product contains both of the "Ideal" vs. "Difficult" Listening Scenarios and "Ideal" vs. "Difficult" Listening Scenarios Part 2.This bundle features 30 scenarios that you can use to support your ... students with their self-advocacy skills. Use these scenarios to discuss problems/solutions that your students may face in a variety of situations. 

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 ...

The ADAPTED SEAM uses student-friendly language that activates self-reflective skills, encourages student ownership, and provides an interactive/conversation starter when done with the student. Some s ... tudents experience an "ah-ha moment" about their responsibility the first time they complete the chart. Ways To Use This:Discussion tool while completing the data form with your student. Self-reflection tool for older students while providing data for you.Assessment tool for determining self-advocacy present levels. (sample write-up included)Baseline data for your measurable IEP goal. (sample goal included)Students To Use This With?A student who is missing many of these skills at their levelsA student who is NEW to hearing devices regardless of age. An older student needing frequent reminders of these skills can benefit from revisiting the form periodically to track their progress.Why Use this?Editable PDF or Printable (2 versions)Timely benchmarks for progress reportingEasily Attach/Upload to IEP SystemsSample Assessment/Present Level Write-Up provided Sample IEP Goal & Completed Student Example providedWhat's Included in this Adapted SEAM Product?Overview of All Adapted Levels At a Glance (1 page) Directions and Ways To UseEditable PDFs - compact, single-page view. (7 forms/levels: Pre-K, K, 1st-2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, MS/HS)Printable Forms - expanded onto 2 sides for reading and writing ease. (7 forms/levels: Pre-K, K, 1st-2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, MS/HS)Student Data Example Sample Assessment/Present Levels Write-UpSample IEP goalSample - Real Student Form Completed over an IEP year.

Print this letter to share with classroom teachers during your inservices. Ask them to add the letter to their sub folders in order to encourage continuity of use for the sound field system ...

This product contains 20 realistic scenarios to review and discuss with your middle school or high school students who are deaf/hard-of-hearing. These scenarios focus on self-advocacy challenges that ... are related to academics, socialization, equipment issues, and accommodations.You can use this as digital or printed resource!Please leave a review and let me know what you think! I hope that this is helpful to you!

It is so important for our students who are deaf/hard-of-hearing to have an understanding of their IEP plans. My students who were the strongest advocates always knew what their accommodations were!Th ... is is a 2-page resource that you can use to review basic information on a student's IEP. You can review the student's IEP together and then fill out the form. You can also encourage your student to have a copy of this form with them in case they need to reference it or a show a teacher.The form includes spaces for basic IEP and case manager information, hearing loss information, equipment information, placement details, and goals.Have a great start to the school year!