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Self-Advocacy Sinister, The Bad Listener
$ 5
This resource is a hilarious self-advocacy activity. Your students will say it is their favorite activity and, you will know they are learning to become the boss of their hearing loss. It was created
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to encourage self-advocacy skills in children who are deaf and hard of hearing but is effective when targeting listening skills in all kids.The Premise: Sinister has two ears, wears great hearing devices, and has been in listening and language therapy since he was a toddler. But, it doesn’t matter. Sinister is a BAD listener! He doesn’t try and makes up excuses for not listening. Sinister gets in a whole lot of trouble because he doesn’t listen.The adult leads a discussion using Sinister’s poor excuses for not listening. Kids love imagining the trouble Sinister gets himself into because he doesn’t listen. This activity is an easy, no-prep way to encourage the child to be Boss of Your Hearing Loss. Parents can use it at home, teachers and therapists both face-to-face and during tele-practice. While not age-specific it has been successfully used with kids in 1st grade and up through middle school. This resource can be easily leveled up or down to meet various children's goals and needs.Sinister The Bad Listener requires no prep or planning because everything is in this resource. It can be easily used by parents at home, teachers, and therapists both face-to-face and on tele-platforms. This Digital - No Print resource 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 the free Adobe Acrobat Reader DC. Boom LearningSinister the Bad Listener is also available as a Boom Deck in the Listen With Lynn Boom Learning store. Please note: Sinister The Bad Listener is a serve-and-return conversational game between the adult and the listener. There is no audio component or sound bytes included.◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈You'll love all these resources for kids with hearing loss and self-advocacy activities!❤ ❤ Check out the Bundle of 8 Self-Advocacy $$ saving bundle! SELF-ADVOCACY Tips For Communication Success (Free)SELF-ADVOCACY The 5 L's For Listening (Free)SELF-ADVOCACY This or That?SELF-ADVOCACY Bluffing Never Have I Ever ActivitySELF-ADVOCACY Role Play Real-Life ConnectionsSELF-ADVOCACY Scenarios At Group Gatherings & CelebrationsSELF-ADVOCACY Sinister The Bad ListenerSELF-ADVOCACY Scenarios - Turning Lemons Into LemonadeSELF-ADVOCACY Perk Up Your Ears (Ear-related sayings and idioms)SELF-ADVOCACY Listen & Draw Directions◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ CUSTOMER TIPS:➼ Click here to stay updated!➼ Be the first to know about freebies, sales, and product launches.➼ New products are 50% off the first 24 hours
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*BACK TO SCHOOL EDITION* "Ideal" vs. Difficult Listening Scenarios (Self-Advocacy Skills)
$ 375
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
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Beyond the Sky’s Limit -PPT
$ 3
NOTE: Powerpoint Presentation for viewing on PCA collection of comic strips revealing troublesome situations for teens with hearing loss. Includes commentary on how each humorous situation might be re
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resolved.20 more situations and scenarios that mix humor with compassion in negotiating social communication.More antics and advocacy for teens and tweens with hearing loss.
Tune-In Conversations Skills
$ 4
To help students improve their communication skills, this book covers four strategies and gives tips for communicating with other effectively. It has pictures and examples to help student to talk abou
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t how to communicate well with others.
DECEMBER Listening Vocabulary Comprehension Activities
$ 5
The DECEMBER Listening and Language By The Month resource includes seven activities that can be used ALL MONTH for auditory memory and comprehension, seaso
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nal vocabulary, developing grammar, and building conversational skills.Work smarter, not harder by strategically including ongoing calendar activities all year long while growing listening, and building language, literacy, and academic skills.Time concepts are taught, learned, and understood with repetition and practice over time. The calendar lessons included are based on years of working with children who are deaf and hard of hearing and guiding their families.IDEAL FOR: Listening & Spoken Language, Deaf & Hard of Hearing,Speech, ELA, Teletherapy, Distance Learning, Print, and DigitalIncludes seven listening and spoken language activities or mini-lessons with December calendarsCreate an experience-based calendarListen and follow directionsAuditory comprehensionAuditory Inferencing using Holly’s calendarCalendar Conversations Barrier GameAuditory comprehension and integration - Fun Facts About DecemberMake your own calendar. Perpetual calendar activityIncludes✢ A guide for growing vocabulary and time concepts and instructions for using these activities✢ Listening and Spoken Language Tips✢ Engaging activity calendars with rich vocabulary and colorful imagesTeletherapy, Distance Learning & Face to Face✧ Print version✧ TpT Easel Digital version✧ Interactive PDF - No Print version 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.PLEASE NOTE: The activity calendar's content and graphics are designed to correspond with each month but not for a specific calendar year. In my therapy sessions, we talk about the featured child - for December is it Holly and her calendar and activities The calendars do not include a year to keep the product evergreen and usable year after year. ★ See the year-round suite of Listen By the Month activities.◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈➯ Questions? Feel free to email me before purchasing this resource or anytime later. ❤ Visit HearSayLW.com and sign up to receive exclusive free resources and the email newsletter. Let’s Connect:InstagramFacebookKeep up your good work. I am blessed to help along the way.Thanks so much!Lynn.
Self Advocacy Scenarios TURNING LEMONS INTO LEMONADE
$ 7
20 Real-Life Scenarios portray common situations encountered by school-aged children who are deaf and hard of hearing. They are derived from true stories I have heard from children over the
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years. The scenarios are of real photos that elicit language and engagement.Discussion prompts are included with each scenario and include guidance for the therapist, teacher or parent to incorporate when leading the discussions. The scenarios foster problem solving and brainstorming for possible solutions for each difficult communication situation.When Life Gives You Lemons, Make Lemonade - While the theme is lemons the scenarios are common listening situations where problems may occur due to the setting, the listener or the person talking.A scaffolding strategy, I find successful when introducing self-advocacy begins with an experiential language activity of making homemade lemonade. This rich experience sets a foundation for an ongoing series of lessons on self-advocacy and the premise of this resource. Children in my practice learn early, they are the boss of their hearing loss. Sometimes life hands them sour lemons but they can choose to turn those lemons into sweet lemonade.Digital - No PrintInteractive PDF with clickable buttons to navigate between pages.Teletherapy and as no print in face-to-face lessons/sessions.Read more on the HearSayLW blog. Any questions? I'm a great listener.◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈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
"The Sky's The Limit"
$ 299
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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Self-Advocacy Scenarios: "Ideal" vs. "Difficult" Listening Scenarios (End of the Year and Summer-Themed)
$ 375
This self-advocacy product contains 15 possible scenarios that students could face as a learner who is deaf/hard-of-hearing. The scenarios are end of the year and summer-themed situations. Read each s
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scenario with your students. Have your students decide if it is an "ideal" listening situation or a "difficult" listening situation.
Beyond the Sky’s Limit
$ 299
A collection of comic strips revealing troublesome situations for teens with hearing loss. Includes commentary on how each humorous situation might be resolved.20 more situations and scenarios that m
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mix humor with compassion in negotiating social communication.More antics and advocacy for teens and tweens with hearing loss.
Communication Repair Strategies Boom Cards
$ 5
Communication breakdowns are a common
problem, especially for students who are deaf/hard of hearing. And many times,
students will often ask "what?" or "huh?" when they don't
hear something. Unfort
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unately, asking "what?" or "huh?"
doesn't fix the communication breakdown and often leaves the speaker and the
listener frustrated. These 50 digital task cards on the BOOM
Learning website follow a lesson format and teach the following areas:What are communication
breakdowns?What causes communication
breakdowns?How do you recognize a
breakdown has happened?3-step directions for repairing
breakdownsA variety of specific repair
strategiesPractice scenariosAnd more!Throughout the deck, students will come to
8 checkpoint cards to test their understanding. Boom Cards are self-checking
and you can track student progress. These are great for one-on-one work with
students, in a small group setting, or as independent practice. These digital task cards would be great on
a laptop, desktop, Chromebook, tablet, or any other mobile device that can
access the internet. They can even be used on your Smart Board. Plus, they’re no prep which means no
printing, laminating or storage.This product includes:· A link to access 50 Digital Task Cards on
communication breakdowns and repair strategies on the
BOOM Learning℠ website· Teacher Notes on how to use these BOOM
Cards™ in your classroomTake a look at the thumbnail images and the
preview file above to better understand what the digital task cards look like.If you are looking for more self-advocacy
Boom Cards for your students with hearing loss, check out my other decks.More about BOOM Learning…
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