Guess the Secret Object targets auditory memory, comprehension, and processing skills. Kids love to make guesses while building their listening, critical thinking, and reasoning skills. For each secre
...ecret object, the child is categorizing and analyzing information, making inferences, and drawing conclusions.The goal is to make logical guesses and identify all 32 secret objects by listening to the four clues presented one by one through hearing alone. Each of the clues read aloud by the adult. The clues get increasingly more specific. The game fosters two-way conversation and critical thinking skills.Once the secret object is revealed the next activity is for the child to remember and use each of the clues to clearly describe the object in connected speech. Thereby stretching their auditory memory, building vocabulary and descriptive language skills.What's included:84-page resourceDigital: The game can be used on a computer, iPad, or teletherapy platforms using PDF reader apps. A cue to listen slide is included between each Secret Object. The child listens and the adult reads the clues. Talking about an object before showing it provides ear contact before eye contact, which is critical to growing a child’s brain for auditory skills.Print Version: This resource includes printable game cards. Fold the game cards in half with the Secret Object on one side and the clues on the otherGame Play Listening and Spoken Language TipsA Script with scaffolding strategies to help the child recall details and put them all together for comprehension.Handout with the Clues for the 32 Secret Objects.Terms of UseA Versatile resource that checks ✅ all the boxes.✅ Targets Multiple Listening and Spoken Language GoalsNo Print Version✅ Distance Learning✅ Teletherapy✅ Family fun game at homePrint Version✅ Individual therapy sessions✅ School-based lessons✅ Small and mixed groups✅ Family funPlease note: Guess My Secret Object is a serve and return conversational game 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.
Kids love Light It Up Language!
Kids listen to clues to identify 20 hidden pictures. The magic happens by lighting up the “What Do You Hear?” cards. The cards are held up to sunlight or a flashl
...lashlight and the picture magically appears on the screen from behind. The trick is that a hidden picture is glued behind a blank tablet screen. This is an engaging activity that targets auditory memory, comprehension, processing, and receptive and expressive language skills. RECEPTIVE: This game builds critical thinking and reasoning skills by categorizing, making inferences, and drawing conclusions. EXPRESSIVE: Once the hidden picture is revealed the child recalls and uses the clues to describe the object. Thereby, stretching their auditory memory, descriptive language, and expressive language skills. IDEAL FOR: Listening & Spoken Language, Deaf & Hard of Hearing, Speech and Language Therapy, School Lessons, Auditory Verbal Sessions, PreK-K and Primary Teachers, SPED Teachers, ELL Teachers, ESL/EFL Teachers, Homeschoolers, Teletherapists INCLUDES:✧ Listening & language guide with instructions✧ Target or goal suggestions✧ 20 What do you hear? cards✧ 20 Hidden object picture cards✧ 60 Prompt Clues - 20 objects with three details each that get increasingly more specific✧ A Script with scaffolding strategies✧ Listening and Spoken Language Tips EASY ONE TIME GAME PREP Print and cut out the What do you hear? cardsPrint and cut out the hidden object cardsGlue one secret object card behind each What do you hear? card.You’ll need a flashlight, a lamp or a sunny window. COMPANION RESOURCESYou'll love all these resources created for kids with hearing loss!
SELF-ADVOCACY GAMES AND ACTIVITIESLISTEN BY THE MONTH CALENDARSTAKE A U-TURN FLEXIBLE LANGUAGE GAMESLISTENING AND LANGUAGE GAMESFREE - 12 MONTHS OF RIDDLES & JOKES◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈CUSTOMER TIPS:➼ Questions? Email me before purchasing this resource or anytime later.♥ Sign-up HERE for the Listen With Lynn Newsletter♥ For more ideas visit my blog: HearSayLW.comLet’s Connect:InstagramFacebookPinterestHearSayLW.comHearSayLW BlogTwitterKeep up your good work. I am blessed to help along the way. Thanks so much!Lynn
SHOVEL THE SNOW is a listening and spoken language game where children practice using adjectives to describe winter-themed nouns. Each beautiful snowflake has a winter vocabulary picture and also an a
...so an adjective or a modifier. The Shovel the Snow game gets kids active and competitive while listening, learning, and engaged.SHOVEL THE SNOW. 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. Shovel the Snow can boost a child’s spoken language, communication, literacy, and academic skills. FIVE WAYS TO PLAY THAT TARGET:✧ Descriptions✧ Expansions✧ Categories✧ Sentences✧ Auditory RecallA flexible game that is easy to level up or down to meet a child’s goals.The child listens and repeats both the written modifier (creamy) and the picturednoun (hot chocolate) using hearing alone.The child uses the adjective (creamy) to describe and make sentences about a picture (hot chocolate). (See previews.)Examples:“My mom stirred the creamy hot chocolate.”“I took a sip of the creamy hot chocolate and burnt my tongue.”“I love creamy hot chocolate in a mug with whipped cream on top.”A MUST-HAVE!A favorite grab-n-go game to play all winter year after year.WHAT'S INCLUDED:36 2-sided snowflakes with winter-based vocabularyWinter scene game matA list of the fall nouns and adjectives/modifiersListening & Spoken Language (LSL) TipsEASY ONE-TIME PREPPrint, cut out, fold, and glue the snowflakes. Print the game mat.Hint - I use a sand toy shovel from the Dollar Store. This is not necessary but kids love shoveling in the paper snowflakes.◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈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 ★InstagramFacebookKeep up your good work. I am blessed to help along the way.Thanks so much!Lynn Wood
If you have kids who are deaf and hard of hearing that need a boost building their CONFIDENCE and SELF-CONCEPT then this resource is a must-have! It helps children feel good about themselves and their
... hearing technology! The two games also target auditory memory, comprehension, descriptive vocabulary, questioning skills, grammar, and social skills.Colorful playing cards feature 16 children wearing hearing devices like hearing aids, cochlear implants, and bone-anchored hearing systems. It highlights vocabulary like unilateral, bilateral, behind-the-ear, in-the-ear, earmolds, processor, headpiece, magnet, coil, microphone, and more.
Talking and learning about hearing devices prepares kids with resilience and builds appropriate advocacy skills from an early age.
These auditory learning games are FUN for the kids and are a SIMPLE one-time prep GRAB & GO activity for you.
INCLUDES:✧ H-EARS TO YOU - Game 1
Uses differential yes or no questions to listen and isolate a "hidden" game card of a child who is deaf or hard of hearing. (Print version and a Digital version ready to screen share)✧ HEAR! HEAR! - Game 2
Players ask questions and listen to match pairs of children
with hearing loss. (Print)✧ A guide with instructions and potential listening and language outcomes. ✧ Listening and spoken language (LSL) Tips◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈
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Materials and directions for conducting lessons to practice 1) auditory comprehension and answering questions about key details in a text read aloud; 2) auditory comprehension and determine main idea
...and supporting details of text read aloud. Texts include recipe for homemade ice cream and information about Gallaudet Universtiy. Includes question prompts and suggestions for differentiation.
Information for teachers about informal evaluation and practice of auditory memory and comprehension. Instructions and 56 picture cards for practicing auditory memory for words. Includes Progress Trac
...ker to Encourage increasing number of items recalled. Instructions, text and data collection for Auditory Discourse Tracking. Instructions and materials for auditory comprehension of informational text with comprehension questions, suggestions for differentiation and responding to errors.
Following directions relies on focused listening and auditory memory. This resource includes strategies to teach students, suggestions for teachers to improve students' ability to follow directions, a
...nd activities to practice following spoken directions. Activities can be teacher-to-student or student-to-student. Suggestions for extension activities in English Language Arts are provided.
A collection of comic strips revealing troublesome situations for teens with hearing loss. Includes commentary on how each humorous situation might be resolved.
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Materials and instructions for simultaneous practice of auditory and language objectives: 1) two language levels to practice auditory objective-/s/ or no /s/ in final position of words in spoken sent
...ences; and language objective - choosing it or they for inanimate 1st person subject. 2) identify pronoun in spoken sentences; indicate if pronoun agrees in number with the antecedent. Includes forms for data collection.
Play Battleship the classic board game with an auditory spin using this Auditory Rehab Game Changer™. This activity is designed for individuals that are deaf and hard of hearing and for use in cochlea
... cochlear implant rehabilitation for older children, teens, and adults.IDEAL FOR: Deaf & Hard of Hearing, Listening & Spoken Language, Auditory Training, Auditory Rehabilitation, Speech...The BATTLESHIP Game Changer✤ is played with special directions and rules✤ challenges beginner and intermediate listeners✤ works in closed and bridge listening sets✤ practices identifying words in sets and within connected speech✤ focuses on taking turns, talking while advocating for hearing needs✤ encourages gameplay and practice at home with family and friends✤ practice can lead to communication success✤ is motivating and funGameChangers™➼ result in natural listening practice much different than contrived lists or online or programs.➼ allow for real-time modifications based on the player's auditory skills➼ fosters self-advocacy skills➼ improves communication confidence and successINCLUDES:a pre-game companion that prepares the Listener to play the gamefeatures practice exercises and activities.offers clear directions for therapists, teachers, a listening coach, family members, and friendsincludes listening tips and strategiesfollows an auditory hierarchyNOTE: The amount of practice necessary will vary before a listener is ready to play the game and is dependent upon the listener’s listening skills.
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