If you have kids that need help with auditory working memory, executive functioning, and following directions, the Spring Listening Finger Walks are a must-have!Working memory plays a big role in how
...ow we auditory process, follow, and remember information on a daily basis. Working memory is one of the brain's executive functions. Children and teens who have a hard time “staying on track” might have problems with something called working memory. Ideal For: Listening & Spoken Language, Executive Functioning, Deaf & Hard of Hearing, Auditory Processing, Speech, Auditory Verbal Therapy, ELA, Teletherapy, Home... ➼ Three SPRING HUNT Listening Walks are FUN for the kids and SIMPLE for you!Fun themes for therapy sessions or school lessons to use all season long.1. March Comes In Like a Lion and Out Like A Lion2. April Showers Bring May Flowers3. Spring Activities and Verbs➼ Each of the three games has three rounds that increase in auditory complexity.➼ Listening Walks can help build listening skills and working memory by allowing kids to work with auditory information without losing track of what they're doing.➼ The games target vocabulary, descriptive skills, spoken language, and communication skills. Game PlayYou need one listening game sheet per child.The child listens and follows verbal directions while walking their fingers around the grid until they hear STOP. They are using their working auditory memory to follow the directions without losing track of what they were doing.Then, ask them to describe that block which is a great language expansion opportunity.If correct, they landed on a specific image and completed that round.Let the child take turns giving you the directions. This helps build expressive language and turn-taking skills.Game Prep Print Version: Easy one-time prep. Print the five-game cards and laminate them if you wish.No Prep - Digital Version: Play on a computer with your favorite PDF reader app or on a tablet. When playing on a computer, open and use a PDF reader such as the free Adobe Acrobat Reader DC. The child uses their finger or the annotation tools to mark their walking path on the game cards.Resource Includes:Listening and Spoken Language TipsDirections - No Prep!Three Listening Finger Walk Gameboards
Shamrock Shuffle - Listen & Rhyme is a game that fosters listening for details, auditory closure, rhyming, and critical thinking. It builds St. Patrick Day’s vocabulary and related backg
...kground knowledge by solving 36 auditory riddles with rhyming clues. Shamrock Shuffle uses the excitement of the holiday, leprechauns, rainbows, pots of gold, shamrocks, to engage kids and build receptive and expressive vocabulary. Knowledge of annually recurring holidays and seasons is essential for language, literacy, academic skills, social skills, and communication success. Children that are deaf and hard of hearing as well as those students with limited vocabulary may struggle to increase holiday vocabulary because of lack of exposure, poor auditory memory skills, and difficulty with listening comprehension. WHAT'S INCLUDED:A zipped file that contains32 rhyming riddles game cards3 Game boards - Print, Digital version & a Google Slide gameboard with moveable pawnsAnswer sheet for the riddlesA helpful guide and instructions for parents, teachers, and therapists with information for growing listening and spoken languageListening & Spoken Language (LSL) TipsList of St. Patrick Day books to grow background knowledge Shamrock Shuffle can be✧ Printed to play at home or in face-to-face sessions.✧ Played using Google Slides™ on a desktop computer, SmartBoard, or teletherapy platform.✧ Played using the interactive PDF on a computer, iPad, or teletherapy platforms using PDF reader apps such as the free Adobe Reader DC. In teletherapy, open the PDF, then screen shared that window into the teletherapy platform. Use free annotation tools to play.◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ CUSTOMER TIPS:➼ Questions? Email me before purchasing this resource or anytime later♥ Sign-up HERE for the Listen With Lynn Newsletter♥ Let's connect on Facebook and Instagram♥ For more ideas visit my blog: HearSayLW.comKeep up your good work. I am blessed to help along the way.Thanks so much!Lynn Wood
WINTER - Guess the Secret Object targets auditory memory, comprehension, and processing skills. Kids love to make guesses while building their listening, critical thinking, reasoning skills, and winte
...inter vocabulary. For each secret object, the child is categorizing and analyzing information, making inferences, and drawing conclusions.Ideal for: Listening and Spoken Language, Deaf & Hard of Hearing, Speech, ELA, Teletherapy, Distance Learning, Digital - Digital and PrintThe goal is to make logical guesses and identify all 15 secret objects by listening to the four clues presented one by one through hearing alone. Each of the clues is read aloud by the adult. The clues get increasingly more specific. The game fosters two-way conversation and critical thinking skills.A cue to listen slide is included between each Secret Object. The child listens and the adult reads the clues. Talking about an object before showing it provides ear contact before eye contact, which is critical to growing a child’s brain for auditory skills.Once the secret object is revealed the next activity is for the child to remember and use each of the clues to clearly describe the object in connected speech. Thereby stretching their auditory memory, building vocabulary, and descriptive language skills.★ This is a WINTER version of a best selling larger resource - Guess the Secret Object★★The vocabulary in this resource is the same that is found in Listen For Inferences of the WINTER Listen Search & Find game.What's included:44-page resourceDigital Version: The game can be played on a computer, iPad, or teletherapy platforms using PDF reader apps. Print Version: This resource includes printable game cards. Fold the game cards in half with the Secret Object on one side and the clues on the other side.A Script with scaffolding strategies to help children recall details and put them all together for comprehension.Handout with the Clues for the 15 Secret Objects.Listening and Spoken Language TipsTerms of UsePlease note: Guess My Secret Object is a serve and return conversational game between the adult and the listener. I have been asked if the game includes an audio component that would allow the child to play independently. There are no sound bytes included.A Versatile resource that checks ✅ all the boxes.✅ Targets Multiple Listening and Spoken Language GoalsNo Print Version✅ Distance Learning✅ Teletherapy✅ Face to face✅ Family fun game at homePrint Version✅ Individual therapy sessions✅ School-based lessons✅ Small and mixed groups✅ Family fun◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈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:InstagramFacebookPinterestHearSayLW.comHearSayLW BlogTwitter
Silly Directions is an active listening and spoken language game that gets kids moving, thinking, and learning. Kids increase their auditory working memory, auditory processing, and vocabulary while b
...ile being engaged and active. YOU CAN TARGET:✧ Listening, auditory processing, following auditory directions✧ Remembering critical elements in sequential order,✧ Using compound and complex sentences✧ Self-advocating skills when having trouble recalling silly directions.✧ Language can explode by expanding the vocabulary of:Similes - Children learn comparisons with similes. Similes use the words like or as to compare things —“Arch your back LIKE a cat.”Adjectives - Children hear and build vocabulary while naming the objects. They learn the adjectives that describe the objects— a BOTTLE of ketchup, a MONARCH butterfly, a GARDEN hose…Body Parts - Children hear and expand the names of body parts — forehead, waist, chin… INCLUDES:✧ A guide with instructions ✧ Three decks of fun game cards (74 total)17 Action Cards – example: "Balance on one leg like a flamingo..."37 Object Cards – example: "with the jar of pickles (card)..."20 Body Part Cards – example: "on your head."✧ Game Mat✧ Listen & Spoken Language Tips◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈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:InstagramFacebookPinterestHearSayLW.comHearSayLW BlogTwitterThank you so much for going above and beyond and continuing to help children with hearing loss and supporting the adults who love them.I am blessed to help along the way.Lynn Wood
Information for teachers about informal evaluation and practice of auditory memory and comprehension. Instructions and 56 picture cards for practicing auditory memory for words. Includes Progress Trac
...ker to Encourage increasing number of items recalled. Instructions, text and data collection for Auditory Discourse Tracking. Instructions and materials for auditory comprehension of informational text with comprehension questions, suggestions for differentiation and responding to errors.
Teacher information that supports sequential memory. Instructional strategies include suggestions for teaching ordering events, actions, and things for an active and competent sequential memory in stu
...dents.
Students demonstrate auditory comprehension of text that is read to them by retelling and/or identifying message or theme. Suggests questions about student's listening skills to consider when planning
... instruction. Includes retelling wheel, rubric, retelling prompt cards, common message/moral/theme cards, 2 international folk tales, activities responding to Casey at the Bat with suggestions for extending learning.
Explains 7 factors contributing to student difficulty with following directions, including discussion about importance of critical elements. Includes teacher scripts for practice following common spok
...en directions on paper (e.g., Number your paper from 1 to 7). Includes suggestions for differentiation.
Play Guess Who? the classic board game with an auditory spin using this Auditory Rehab Game Changer™. This activity is designed for individuals that are deaf and hard of hearing and for use in cochlea
... cochlear implant rehabilitation for older children, teens, and adults.IDEAL FOR: Deaf & Hard of Hearing, Listening & Spoken Language, Auditory Training, Auditory Rehabilitation, Speech...The GUESS WHO Game Changer✤ is played with special directions and rules✤ challenges beginner and intermediate listeners✤ works in closed and bridge listening sets✤ practices identifying words in sets and within connected speech✤ focuses on taking turns, talking while advocating for hearing needs✤ encourages gameplay and practice at home with family and friends✤ practice can lead to communication success✤ is motivating and funGameChangers™➼ result in natural listening practice much different than contrived lists or online or programs.➼ allow for real-time modifications based on the player's auditory skills➼ fosters self-advocacy skills➼ improves communication confidence and successINCLUDES:a pre-game companion that prepares the Listener to play the gamefeatures practice exercises and activities.offers clear directions for therapists, teachers, a listening coach, family members, and friendsincludes listening tips and strategiesfollows an auditory hierarchyNOTE: The amount of practice necessary will vary before a listener is ready to play the game and is dependent upon the listener’s listening skills
Get your kids LISTENING and ENGAGED in this is a FAST-PACED listening and following direction WINTER HOLIDAY GAME. The game challenges auditory processing speed and auditory working memory while targe
...rgeting critical elements of descriptive language with adjectives and negatives.IDEAL FOR: Listening & Spoken Language, Deaf & Hard of Hearing, Speech Therapy, School Lessons, Auditory Verbal Sessions, ELAPlayers listen to multi-step directions to find cookies that match the descriptions heard. Directions may say to trade cookies, take a cookie or that Reindeer doesn't want a specific shape, color, or type of cookie. It's not as easy as you may think.Playing Cookie Swap helps boost a child’s critical thinking, executive functioning, and communication skills.Designed for 2 to 4 players. Easy adaptable for the number of players and difficulty by sorting out cards to meet the child’s needs and goals. Ages 4 through elementary ages. This game is terrific for kids who are deaf and hard of hearing but great for all kids practicing following directions and auditory processing. Children that are deaf and hard of hearing often struggle to recall longer sentences and remember only part of the information that was said. A child’s capacity to listen, remember and recall impacts their ability to follow complex instructions, understand detailed conversations, and learn new information.EASY ONE TIME GAME PREP Print three cookie platesPrint and cut 24-holiday cookies and 53 direction cardLaminate them if you wish.◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈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:InstagramFacebookPinterestHearSayLW.comHearSayLW BlogTwitterKeep up your good work. I am blessed to help along the way. Thanks so much!Lynn
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