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 ... mix humor with compassion in negotiating social communication.More antics and advocacy for teens and tweens with hearing loss.

This Self-Advocacy resource is a favorite of students who are deaf and hard of hearing. There are five situations to role-play where players assume the role of kids at school, at home, with peers, and ... and in their community. They are all derived from situations of actual kids I've seen for therapy.Self-advocacy success requires knowledge, skills, and most importantly practice. These situations provide opportunities for kids to grapple with challenging situations and explore communication repair strategies within a supported environment. Included:★ Five Scenarios - Two Parts Each1. At School In The Noisy Hallway2. Driving To Soccer3. After the Birthday Party4. Pizza Party Plans5. At The Ice Cream Shop★ Self-Advocacy Coping Strategies:➼ Part One illustrates a communication breakdown when the studentuses Escape or negative strategies.➼ Part Two is the scenario again with the new Take Charge orpositive strategies.★ Talking Points➼ Provided to engage and support a discussion.No-Prep or Planning- For face-to-face sessions and in teletherapyDigital ResourceOptional: Print the role-play scenarios for the students★ Boom LearningThis Self Advocacy For Role Play is also available as a Boom Deck in the Listen With Lynn Boom Learning Store. To use Boom Cards, you must be connected to the internet.◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ 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

Ten Self-Advocacy Mini-Lessons with Year-Round Scenarios Featuring Social Events and Settings For Kids That Are Deaf and Hard of Hearing.Each scenario is made up of 3 parts:➼ Part One Real photos illu ... otos illustrating a challenging listening situation at a celebration, gathering, or holiday event.➼ Part Two Guided questions, talking points, and discussion prompts.➼ Part Three Each scenario has a paired Try This! section with advocacy strategies to guide further learning.★ Digital No-Prep or PlanningEasily used by parents at home, teachers, and therapists both face-to-face and on tele-platforms. When playing on a computer, open and use a PDF reader such as the free Adobe Acrobat Reader DC. It can be opened and played with your favorite PDF reader app on a tablet or on an iPad.◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ 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

Informational handout describing some individuals with hearing loss who have competed in the Olympics, including the drive and commitment needed to compete.

18 Mini-Lessons target BLUFFING and foster self-advocacy and personal responsibility for kids that are deaf and hard of hearing. This resource is based on the NEVER HAVE I EVER game which is fun and m ... and motivating for elementary and middle school-aged kids.Bluffing is pretending to hear or acting in a way that shows you understand what is being said when you are not following the conversation. Bluffing, faking, and pretending are common habits of most people with hearing loss.INCLUDED:Tips from Pro-Bluffer, Dr. Michelle Hu, a pediatric audiologist and bilateral cochlear implant recipient. Michelle knows what it is like to bluff and shares words of wisdom based on her life experiences. Follow Michelle on Instagram as she shares her hearing loss journey.18 Never Have I Ever Mini-Lessons✧ Real photos that illustrate the social situations and scenarios✧ Each situation pictures a student who says: (example) "Never Have I Ever pretended that I didn’t want to join in the game.”✧ The kids' self-talk or comments. (example) "It’s easier to not play rather than mishear and mess up."✧ Talking points with guided questions/discussion prompts.Children grapple with BLUFFING in challenging situations. Discussing possible plans of action, and exploring positive coping and communication repair strategies within a supported environment is important. Self-advocacy success requires knowledge, skills, and importantly ample practice opportunities.➼ 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 the 18 situations and a copy of the Discussion prompts and questions.◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ 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

Complete curriculum guidance, fillable sheets, activities and scenarios for instruction in understanding hearing loss (in themselves and other role models), assistive devices, and social awareness si ... tuations. Also includes a a pre and post assessment skills tracker that can be used to determine strengths and needs, track skill acquisition, and create goals and objectives. Includes items 0527-0531, 0535, 0539, 0479, 0477

LISTEN TO LEARN is the eighth in the popular Listen & Draw series. These are all auditory imagery activities that target following directions while growing vocabulary, memory and sequencing skills. De ... etails can be easily simplified or information added to increase the complexity to match the child’s listening and language goals.Children listen to detailed descriptions then follow the directions and draw four different young students all of which are deaf or hard of hearing and use hearing technology. A couple of the kids could be better listeners which is both entertaining and learning opportunities for the kids.Isabella hears with two cochlear implants.Watson hears with two hearing aids.Bryn hears with a Baha® device.Noah hears with a hearing aid in his left ear and a cochlear implant on the right. This LISTEN TO LEARN activity also targets self-advocacy skills. Talking through each scenario will encourage your students to understand the importance of listening to learn and be successful at school.Listening and Spoken Language (LSL) tips are included to encourage auditory learning.

Self-knowledge, self-acceptance and social acceptance are critical for a student's overall well-being. This bundle of teacher information, worksheets, and activities include a range of social topics f ... rom understanding hearing loss to civil and legal rights. Students will acquire new vocabulary, use critical thinking skills to solve problems, and be offered opportunities for self-discovery and discussion. Information and activities are meant for advanced learners. Collected IDs in the BUNDLE: S0XTRN730, S0XSCI731, S0XSCI0732, S0XSOC0733, S0XSOC0734, S0XSOC0735, S0XSCI0736, S0XSCI0737, S0xADV0738.

An important element of success is to persevere during challenges. Our DHH students experience more communication challenges than peers. Teaching perseverance is critical! This article de ... scribes basic and intermediate activities, along with fill in the blank and other activity sheets.  

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!