Using Children's Story Literature to Teach Listening and Language

by Laura N. Peterson

Reading and listening to stories as a student with hearing loss may be highly frustrating or an extremely enjoyable adventure, depending upon the skills of the teacher. This session will share elements of a story and ways to enhance the auditory comprehension development of the young reader. Participants will be actively engaged in writing objectives for auditory skills development based on the composition and language of individual stories, and coordinate objectives within an auditory learning hierarchy.
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Course Curriculum

    1. Story Literature - 1 hour 18 minutes

    2. Quiz - Using Children's Story Literature to Teach Listening and Language

    3. COURSE EVALUATION - Using Children's Story Literature to Teach Listening and Language

    4. ASHA Verification Form - Using Children's Story Literature Listening Language

    5. LSLS CEU Letter - Children's Literature

    6. ISBE Professional Development Hours

    7. RID Directions for Interpreters

3 Learner Outcomes

  • Identify characteristics of stories and specific qualities of children’s stories that lend themselves to good listening experiences, listening training, comprehension, and spoken language development
  • Identify 3 elements of a “listening lesson plan” focused on enhancing auditory development based on a children’s story (e.g. acoustic load, cognitive load, level of linguistic processing, level of speech identification, auditory memory)
  • Write 3 objectives for an individual student based on a story choice and the student’s auditory development and educational profile

Meet Your Instructor

Laura N. Peterson

Laura N. Peterson, Ed.D. CCC/SPL, LSLS Cert. AVT is an Educational Consultant, Speech-Language Pathologist,, Auditory-Verbal therapist and Itinerant Teacher of the Deaf, with over 30 years of experience in clinical, educational, university, and medical settings. She received her doctoral degree from the University of Rochester (NY) specializing in reading comprehension, child development, and writing strategies of deaf and hearing adolescents. She owns Treatment Options for Families with Hearing Loss and resides in Tega Cay, S.C.