The Listening Development Profile allows the DHH specialist to rate aspects of student behavior as a beginning listener, intermediate listener, and advanced listener. Reflects the hierarchy of auditor
...y development. Read more
Speech Perception of Syllables - Suggested Materials to Use with Young Children consists of four picture cards, each with twelve images. The pictures on the cards represent 1) 1 syllable words, 2) spo
...ndee words, 3) 3 syllable words, and 4) trochee words. Includes computer fillable data collection sheet, and print version. Read more
Information for teacher about development of metacognitive skills and students' ability to recognize unfamiliar words. Materials to support discussions about what we know and don't know, recognizing u
...nknown words and deciding when and how to ask for an explanation. Includes 5 activities. Vocabulary-loaded text provided, on the topic of environmental concerns. Graphics, word map, desk cards with language of asking for explanation. Suggestions for differentiation. Read more
Students will understand how intonation, expression, and inflection correlate to their understanding of language. Students will learn vocabulary, draw inflection diagrams, and understand how word emp
...hasis affects meaning. Read more
Auditory discrimination plays a large part in listening comprehension. These listening strategies and activities can be used to practice auditory and listening skills. Includes recognizing same and d
...ifferent, number of sounds and syllables, word association, listening comprehension, and listening for fact or opinion. Read more
There are 3 main types of listening: 1) informational; 2) critical; and 3) empathetic. These listening strategies can be used to introduce or reinforce recognizing fact or opinion, responding to "Wha
...t would you do if…?" questions, and making choices based on personal preference and experience. Read more
These activities focus on the hierarchy of auditory development beginning with the easiest- detection- then moving to attention, localization, discrimination, identification, and finally comprehension
.... Activities include discriminating same and different; dicriminating minimal pairs, sounds dominoes; and creating rhymes. Read more
Listening and following directions are important skills that require practice. Activities for listening accuracy include Copy what I Say which will help to reveal listening strengths and needs and f
...ollowing precise directions to create a picture. Read more
Use vocabulary that is age and language appropriate for the child. Begin with one syllable words and a total sequence of 4 items. Once the child has 100% for 10 sequence sets, consider adding several
...2 syllable words. If that is mastered, increase the number to 5 items in the sequence. For older students, use specific names of items such as birds – robin, cardinal, seagull, crow. Read more
Duration, in the context of listening, consists of an awareness of the length of sounds. Duration awareness impacts every aspect of listening. These instructional strategies include ways to support d
...uration awareness. Read more