This interactive Google Slides activity asks students to evaluate 4 listening situations (presented in pictures and short descriptions) and rate them on a scale according to listening difficulty. Afte
...r rating the situations, students are tasked with providing an explanation of why each situation is difficult or easy to hear. This would be a great 'stepping off' activity to begin a unit on coping skills or to evaluate how a student perceives different situations and why/how he/she feels about his/her listening abilities.There is very little digital learning activities available for remote learning today. This tool that asks students to rate situations that are difficult or easy to hear encourages introspection about a student's hearing loss. Asking student to explain why the situation is easy or hard to hear encourages them to evaluate their own listening skills and how advocacy can improve even the most difficult situation.Learning Objective:The student will be able to compare listening situations by rating them on a scale from easy to hear to hear. The student will be able to describe why a specific listening situation is difficult or easy to hear, giving support for their answers.
Ideas for fun activities for students to do to help their teachers understand their hearing needs. Teach students how to share practical information about themselves and their hearing loss with adult
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Once a child is diagnosed with hearing loss family members have many questions. This resource provides information addressing how overwhelming the diagnosis can be and families may have many feelings
...about the testing process and the diagnosis. It describes where you can find help and support and why it is important to start services shortly after the hearing loss is diagnosed.
Information for parents and educators about the impact of hearing loss on a child's level of energy. Extra focus required to listen in a classroom with a hearing loss often results in higher levels of
... fatigue and the need to take listening breaks. Includes tiPS- for dealing with fatigue.
Complete curriculum guidance and scenarios for instruction in the students involvement in IEP planning, understanding and applying the law, assistive devices, and exploring options after graduation (
...transitioning into the workplace or postsecondary school).
Student Listening Challenges – Understanding the Missing Pieces summarizes the results of a Functional Listening Evaluation in a way that helps educators and family members understand listening challe
...lenges under the different conditions of near, far, in quiet and in noise. Includes an image of a story imposed on puzzle pieces with different parts of the text missing to correlate with decreased speech perception due to hearing loss and listening under different auditory challenges.
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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