10th Grade Speech Therapy Handouts

AAC/DEVICE - PROMPT CARD/REMINDER FOR OTHERS.

A practical and effective visual tool to increase independence for AAC users and support them in advocating for themselves and their 'voice' when they don't have access to their device. Our non speaking learners can often experience times where their device/AAC tool is in their bag or out of reach and their teachers/carers haven't thought to retrieve it for them. In instances like this, they may not be able to communicate that they need their device and sadly, miss out on many opportunities to engage, participate and express their needs, thoughts, and ideas.

Having this simple prompt card/reminder provides learners with a way of getting someone's attention and accessing their 'voice'.

Print, laminate, and attach to their desk, wheelchair, wall, visual schedule, or lanyard/keychain- anywhere that is easily accessible for them!

2 options available- 'I need my device please' and 'I need my AAC'. 4 sizes available for each option.

Please feel free to email me if you are looking for particular sizing or visual, and I will see what I can do :-) - colourfulcommunicationtherapy@gmail.com

Please remember to place feedback and check out/follow my store for lots more wonderful resources and visual supports!

Thank you! :-)

In this product, students will learn about the process of receiving cochlear implants. They can add a picture of themselves to the first page of the booklet. Students will learn or review what steps are needed to receive cochlear implants - a hearing test, going for a scan to determine if cochlear implants would benefit a Deaf individual, going to the hospital to have cochlear implant surgery, a doctor called an otolaryngologist performs cochlear implant surgery, and what happens after surgery, when cochlear implants are turned on and mapped.

Students will review how they can care for their cochlear implants upon receiving them - charging them, putting them in their case when they are not being used, and where they should not go.

Students will be able to draw a picture of themselves wearing their cochlear implant(s). Students can then circle the color of their cochlear implants on the sheets provided. If the color of their cochlear implant is not included in the product, students can color the cochlear implants(s) pictures to show what they look like. At the end of this section, students will complete a fill in the blanks and true/false vocabulary review based on what was covered in the product.

Students will then learn about facts about hearing loss and Deafness - Examples: some people wear one hearing aid, one cochlear implant, two cochlear implants, etc., some people who are Deaf and have cochlear implants may use American Sign Language to communicate, the parts of the ear are reviewed - outer ear, ear canal, eardrum, cochlea, and auditory nerve, and how they work together to help someone hear. Students will label the parts of an ear diagram that is included in this product, identify the differences between hearing aids and cochlear implants, learn the different parts of the internal and external components of cochlear implants and where they are located using a diagram. Students will have the opportunity to again complete a fill in the blanks using a key to review what was learned about hearing aids and cochlear implants, and label a cochlear implant using a key. Students will review how the parts of the cochlear implant work together that allows them to hear. Sound fields and FM systems are also reviewed in this product.

At the end of the product, there are three slides that include the sign language and pictures to help students understand the process that takes place to when having cochlear implant surgery and once surgery has been completed.

Teach your students to effectively self-advocate with this Self-Advocacy VISUAL SUPPORT Asking for Help Sentence Starter Prompts SEL Skills resource. Help your students speak up and get the help they need with these sentence starter prompts.

This visual aid will best serve students if used across various settings - in therapy rooms, classrooms, worksites, at home, and beyond. The more carryover, the more generalization will occur!

Students can quickly reference it when they need help self-advocating. It is designed in a simple way to quickly and easily guide students as they generate self-advocacy statements.

Help increase your students' confidence to get their voices heard, ask for help, and get their needs met!

Color and B&W versions included.

Thank you for your interest! Enjoy!

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Looking for more Self-Advocacy/Problem Solving Resources?

• Self-Advocacy Skills BUNDLE - A collection of resources dedicated to helping older students confidently and effectively self-advocate in a variety of settings.
• Self-Advocacy - Learn to Self-Advocate - Lesson and Practice Activities for Older Students
• Self-Advocacy At WORK - Self-Advocacy at Work Scenario Cards Expansion Pack
• Self-Advocacy At SCHOOL - Self-Advocacy at School Scenario Cards Expansion Pack
• Self-Advocacy in the COMMUNITY - Self-Advocacy in the Community Scenario Cards Expansion Pack
• Self-Advocacy at HOME - Self-Advocacy at Home Scenario Cards Expansion Pack
• Self-Advocacy SEASONS & HOLIDAYS - Self-Advocacy Seasonal and Holiday Scenario Cards Expansion Pack

You may also be interested in:

• Nonverbal Communication Social Cues Dice Games - Dice Games with a Focus on Facial Expressions, Tone of Voice, and Intonation
• Describing Action Photos | WHO WHAT WHERE Sentence Building Template Visual Aid - A visual aid designed to help students easily describe action photos and target sentence expansion.
• Classmate BINGO - BINGO Game Customized to Your Students

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Follow my page for updates and discounts on products! 

• My Speech Therapy Go-Tos