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All About My Hearing | Elementary Free Edition
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All About My Hearing | Elementary Free Edition

Help children explore their ears, understand that everyone hears differently, and learn how to ask for communication support. This free, kid-friendly workbook includes colorful illustrations, interactive activities, helpful communication phrases, cut-out cards, and a completion certificate.

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All About My Hearing | Free Parent & Caregiver Guide
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All About My Hearing | Free Parent & Caregiver Guide

This free 7-page printable guide helps parents and caregivers better understand hearing and hearing differences. Through simple explanations and helpful visuals, it introduces how the ear works, degrees of hearing loss, basic audiogram interpretation, and the roles of hearing-care professionals. A great starting point for families looking to build their knowledge and feel more informed when discussing hearing-related needs.

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All About My Hearing | High School Workbook | Grades 9–12
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All About My Hearing | High School Workbook | Grades 9–12

This free 6-page printable workbook helps Deaf and hard of hearing high school students explore their hearing, identity, and communication needs. Through easy-to-understand explanations, labeled diagrams, reflection activities, and real-life scenarios, students learn about ear anatomy, degrees of hearing loss, and self-advocacy. Ideal for classroom instruction, independent learning, or guided activities with families and educators.

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Color + Shape Match: Look, Sort & Find
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Color + Shape Match: Look, Sort & Find

Make learning colors and shapes hands-on! This free printable includes colorful picture cards featuring everyday items, sorting mats, matching activities, and a real-world shape hunt. Children practice matching by color, shape, or both. Includes adult guidance, an answer key, and no-cut options for preschool through second grade.

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Everyday Talk: Free Family Starter Guide
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Everyday Talk: Free Family Starter Guide

Build communication into the moments you already share with your child! This free, 8-page guide includes five simple activities: bubbles, snack time, building blocks, looking at books, and getting dressed. Each activity includes easy steps, useful words and messages, examples to model, ways to respond to your child, and communication access tips. Created for families supporting children who are deaf or hard of hearing, have speech or language delays, or benefit from additional communication support. Welcomes spoken language, sign language, gestures, pictures, and AAC—no special toys required.

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FREE Winter & Holiday Speech and Language Activities | Everyday Talk
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FREE Winter & Holiday Speech and Language Activities | Everyday Talk

Make holiday moments meaningful with three FREE winter and Christmas activities designed to encourage communication, connection, and language development!

This 7-page printable sampler helps families turn everyday seasonal experiences into opportunities to practice requesting, commenting, making choices, and sharing ideas.

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My Day, My Way: Visual Schedules & Communication Cards
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My Day, My Way: Visual Schedules & Communication Cards

Help children see what is happening now and what comes next with this 13-page printable pack. Includes activity and communication cards, Now/Next and First/Next/Last mats, practice activities, picture banks, and adult guidance. Children can participate by pointing, moving cards, signing, speaking, or using AAC.

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They Can Hear You… But Are They Understanding? | Free DHH Educator Guide
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They Can Hear You… But Are They Understanding? | Free DHH Educator Guide

Hearing a voice doesn’t always mean understanding the message. This free, 6-page guide helps educators understand how deaf and hard of hearing (DHH) students access communication and classroom learning. Explore hearing loss basics, language access, missed everyday information, common myths, and eight practical ways to make classroom communication more accessible. Includes examples and strategies for supporting understanding, participation, and self-advocacy.

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Wait… What Does That Mean? |Special Education Acronym Quick Reference
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Wait… What Does That Mean? |Special Education Acronym Quick Reference

Confused by all the acronyms used in special education? This free 2-page printable quick reference guide breaks down common terms such as IEP, FAPE, IDEA, 504, and more into simple, parent-friendly explanations. Perfect for families, caregivers, and educators who want an easy-to-use reference when preparing for school meetings, reviewing documents, or navigating special education services.

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