Blog — Listening Fun

Carly PaulesJuly 10, 2023

Listening for Context Clues

Low prep activities for TODs and SLPs to work on listening for context clues wit DHH students while simultaneously strengthening auditory skills.

LanguageCarly PaulesJune 28, 2023

Being Calm In A Chaotic Job

Practical tips and mindset shifts for working smarter as an itinerant Teacher of the Deaf.

Teacher of the DeafDeannaApril 14, 2023itinerant teacher

How to Plan and Teach Idioms

Idioms can be a challenging type of figurative language for any student. DHH students often need explicit instruction to learn these skills. I developed these language units to help teachers and speech therapists easily plan, teach, practice, and asses their students figurative language skills.

LanguageDeannaMarch 14, 2023

Simple Auditory Processing Activities

What is auditory processing? And what is auditory memory? Auditory processing is how your brain understands the information that we hear. Auditory memory is being able to take the information we hear (i.e. spoken words), process it, and store it in your mind to be able to recall it when needed, both short and long-term. Many of our students benefit from extra listening practice and explicit instruction in auditory skills strategies.

ListeningDeannaFebruary 5, 2023auditory processing, auditory memory, listening and spoken language

Progress Monitoring Self-Advocacy Goals

Progress monitoring can be challenging for self-advocacy goals. Self-advocacy skills may be practiced in individual sessions but are most important in the classroom and in social settings. I have developed these progress monitoring rubrics to help quantify these skills and show progress over time.

Self-AdvocacyDeannaJune 13, 2022self-advocacy, progress monitoring, data

Teaching Parts of the Ear: Why and How

Teaching students with hearing loss about the parts of their ear helps them understand their hearing loss. A solid understanding of hearing loss helps students build the confidence they need to advocate for themselves in school and beyond.

Self-AdvocacyDeannaFebruary 17, 2021parts of the earComment

5 Auditory Memory Strategies

5 auditory memory strategies to help improve your students with listening and auditory comprehension skills.

ListeningDeannaDecember 21, 2020auditory memory, strategies Comments

Here's How to Teach Multiple Meaning Words Using 4 Easy Strategies

Ideas for teaching multiple meaning words in hearing and speech therapy. Here’s how to teach multiple meaning words using 4 easy strategies!

LanguageDeannaNovember 20, 2020strategies, language Comment

Teacher In-Service Training Tips

This blog will discuss what’s typically included in the teacher in-service, tips for giving an impactful presentation, and links to resources you can include.

Teacher of the DeafDeannaJuly 24, 2020itinerant teacher, handouts, in-service

Listening Activities for Teletherapy

Here are some of the listening activities I have been using during this time of distance learning:

ListeningDeannaApril 27, 2020Distance Learning, listening and spoken languageComment

Distance Learning Resources for Teachers of the Deaf

Distance learning is the new reality for teachers across the country. Teachers of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing are working hard to make digital online learning accessible to students with hearing loss. Here is a list of everything I am using to teach my students remotely.

Listening, Language, Self-AdvocacyDeannaApril 8, 2020Distance Learning, itinerant teacherComment