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All right here we are
We're gonna work on-- learning how to advocate for ourselves better
What does it mean to advocate for yourself
Tell people what you need to hear
Right- tell people what you need to hear
We're gonna work on communication strategies
Talking. Things we need to talk about
What classroom distractions make it difficult for you to listen
When people all talk at the same time, it's very hard to hear them
Does it help you when the teachers are using the FM?
What do you do to solve that problem? If everyone is talking at the same time.
Usually I asked the teachers to tell the class to quiet down.
That's a good strategy!
Wyatt, Do you do that in class too?
Good! Marin, Pick a tile.
Marin's turn.
Wow! You did a hearing loss presentation in class.
Is that is a good thing that you told everybody and talked about your hearing loss.
Yes!
Oops forgot our key cards.
I got a thumbs up, which means keep the tile.
So Wyatt same question for you.
What classroom distractions make it difficult for you to listen in class?
Uhmmmmm
Is it hard when the teachers are far away from you
Or when your friends are on your bad ear? or hard to hear out of that ear
Does it make it hard for you to listen?
Good-What do you do to solve the problem?
I tell the teacher.
Do you ever tell your friend-Hey I need you talk on my good ear.
Yeah!
Your turn to pick a tile Wyatt
It says- Hurray using a notetaker improved your grades.
Good! You know when you get in the bigger grades and the teachers talk a lot and you
Have to write down what they say. Do you have to take notes in second grade?
When you get big you can copy your friends notes to help with note taking in case you
Missed anything
My turn to pick a tile.
Rats! You did not request closed-captioning
Do you guys use closed captioning on the TV at home?
It is the little words on the TV to help you hear it better
I wear my hearing aids.
You might need it someday
Some day in class the teachers will show a movie-
you can ask for the words to be on the TV
I have to give my tile to the person on the right. that's you
How do you win the game?
At the end of the game when the time's up
Whoever has the most tiles, Wins
Alright Marin, here is a hard one
What does it mean to hear something?
Versus understand something --that's different
What does that mean? (Teacher covers mouth and talks)-- mumbles
Did you hear that -- did you hear me say something, No!
Did you hear me talking, --Yeah!
Did you understand what I said? No!
Just because you can hear (mumble) somebody say something
Doesn't mean you understood what was said
So we gotta work hard to understand things
Ok Marin pick
Yeah, you explained your hearing loss to your coach.
Is it good to tell your coach if you are in sports-- soccer or baseball?
Yes!
Keep the tile and pick again
Pick again, nice!
Oh, No! Your good ear is away form the speaker
Thumbs down, So put all your tiles back in the middle
So for Wyatt, If you are sitting with your bad ear away from the speaker
Does that help you?
No!
So, Wyatt! Explain a situation where you had trouble understanding a friend
Can you think of any situation that happened?
Maybe on the playground you couldn't hear?
Is it a little bit harder when you are out on the playground?
Do you wear your hearing aid outside. Sometimes!
Outside everybody is yelling and screaming
Your friend tells you
What do you do about it?
I ask my friend to move to a quieter place.
So you ask your friend to move to a quieter place? Yes.
Your tile says- Super! Your pen pal has a hearing loss.
Is it good to meet other people with a hearing loss? Yes!
Good, What is the symbol on your tile?
Keep tile and Pick again
Yee haw! You asked for closed captioning. We talked about that--it is good to ask for
it
Keep tile and pick again
Another one!
Yeah, you explained your hearing loss to your coach and get to pick again
Wyatt pick again, You are one lucky tile picker-Aren't you?
Yeah! You reviewed new vocabulary words
The hand means that you get to take one from any player
You get to *** on from whoever you want
Now take one from me, but I don't have any
Oh, No! I can't see the interpreter
What is that? An interpreter is somebody that uses sing language for deaf people
That can hear anything
So if you are sitting in class and can't see the interpreter--
Is that a good thing or bad thing?
Bad thing!
Here we go
If you go to school tomorrow and had a substitute teacher, a new teacher
How would you tell the teacher about what you need
What if you fill up your whole rack what do you? You want another one
Hint-- Show how to use FM system
I would say you have to use this and show them.
Good!
Wyatt-- What do you do if you meet a new friend in the class?
If they asked you about your hearing what would you tell them?
It is a hearing aid.
What does that mean to them
Does that help them understand?
Because it helps me hear better.
What would you tell them about your other ear?
My other ear is bad
When people look at your other ear, they think you hear them
That's not true is it
So what would you tell your friend about your hearing?
With my hearing aid, my ear does the job
Whose job is that to tell them?
Mine! Yep!
Whose turn is it to pick a tile
Yikes, you forgot your spare batteries- Give your tile to the youngest player.
OHHHH!
Alright now Wyatt answered a question so he gets to pick too.
You get to pick. Because you answered the question too?
Rats! Your FM system was not charged, so you went to class and your FM was dead
Is that a problem?
That symbol means two--means you put two in the middle
Good
What is your symbol this time?
Keep tile and pick again.
Yee Haw!, You asked for closed captioning-- we talked about that -is that good?
Keep the tile and Pick again
You are one lucky tile picker
You know it's my turn?
Rats! Not charged put two in the middle
Marin and I can't get any
Next question, Your teacher gives you directions to the activity and
You missed some of the directions
What strategies could you use to figure out what you missed?
I can just ask them to repeat-- that is a good
What is another strategy you could use?
Could you ask somebody sitting next to you for directions?
You can use your friends to you figure out what's going on that is a
Good strategy. Good Job Marin!
Marin Pick
Oh, No! You pretended to understand the directions. Is that good? NO!
Give the tile to the oldest player. That's me! I love being the oldest!
Wyatt, Name ways that you show you are really listening in the classroom?
How does the teacher know you are listening?
She know that you are looking giving good eye contact
If you are looking around the room--does she think you are listening?
uh-uh!
What else?
You follow directions and know what to do.
What can you do with your hands when being a good listener?
You go like this (Marin folds her hands in her lap)
Is it good listening when your sitting there touching stuff. Is that good listening?
No!
What about answering questions?
Raising your hand participating. Very, Very Good!
Wyatt, Nice answers.
Pick
Hurray! you ask the teacher for notes. Thumbs up, means you get to keep it.
Okay we all will take one more turn then we will be done
Whoever has the most tiles wins! I think I have all of them.
Oops, You missed your time with your DHH teacher. My tile goes to the left.
Your welcome.
Alright Marin, If the teacher shows a movie in the class
Tell me two ways you can advocate for yourself
If you can't hear it. Tell them to turn up the volume
or you can put the words at the bottom, use closed captioning
What about your FM? What can you do with the FM to hear better
Put the FM close to the speaker and it goes right into your hearing aids
Good option
Or you can put it on the smart board. close to the speaker.
Goes through the FM right into your hearing aids
My teacher does that.
You guys have good teachers
Wow your tiles says - you stood up in class and gave a presentation
about hearing loss. That's good? Yes!
Last question -- Okay Wyatt
Your class goes on a field trip to the museum
And theres a tour guide- somebody talking up in front
What do you need to do to make sure you hear him at the museum?
Use my FM system.
Can you take the FM to the museum with you?
Yes!
Good answer, Wyatt!
Ok, here we go last pick of tiles
Yikes, you forgot spare batteries. You must give tile to the youngest player
Who is the youngest player? I am old, she is second grade and your in first.
So who gets to keep the tiles? I have one, Marin two, and Wyatt counts to eight.
Wyatt won! Good Game!
Did you like playing the game?
Yes!
You guys did a great job learning how to advocate for yourselves.