A ten-page comic-style book (in color & grayscale) defines communication and communication breakdown. Examples are shown as interactions between two boys: Luke and Ricardo. A teacher acts as narrator
...and discusses three tools for repairing communication breakdown: signaling the breakdown, asking for repetition and repeating what was heard. The boys use each tool in responding to a single CBd event. A glossary is provided at the end of the book. Materials also include a graphic organizer, 8 discussion-starter cards, 6 review cards and 5 comprehension questions for assessment. Teacher notes explain how the lesson materials can be used in face-to-face lesson or on a digital platform.
Worksheet in which students explore the requirements of different occupations. They list information about the nature of the work, skills/training needed, challenges, and opinions. Includes a workshee
...t in which students list career challenges that they may face and possible solutions to compensate for these challenges.
Expose older students to how self-advocacy skills different from school to adult life. Students are given an article written by an adult with hearing loss. Encourage discussion and forward-thinking wi
...th this activity. This article addresses dealing with a progressive hearing loss. See BUNDLE at S0XSCI729.
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
...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.
We all have strengths and challenges. When we look at these parts of ourselves objectively, we can see that the things that make us happy and unhappy are really just part of our personal traits. Use t
...hese strategies and thinking activities to encourage students' self-awareness and self-knowledge.
Expose older students to how self-advocacy skills different from school to adult life. Students are given an article written by an adult with hearing loss. Encourage discussion and forward-thinking wi
...th this activity. This article deals with the process of accepting your own hearing loss. See BUNDLE at S0XSCI729.
Students need to know and be able to discuss the facts and labels around their hearing. In this activity students transfer information from their most recent audiogram onto a graph that illustrates b
...oth hearing levels and speech sounds. Encourage discussion of students' challenges associated with having a hearing difference.
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