Listening Lions Bundle (All 10 Sets).
Listen for savings! All 10 Listening Lions sets are now available in one economical bundle (Bought separately, each set is $3.25, this bundle is available for 1/2 price). Based on minimal pairs, and targeting common speech errors, Listening Lions are productive and engaging teaching tool.
The sets included:
Listening Lions Listen for /k/ and /t/
Listening Lions Listen for /g/ and /d/
Listening Lions Listen for /f/ and /p/
Listening Lions Listen for /s/ and /t/
Listening Lions Listen for /s/ and /sh/
Listening Lions Listen for /l/ and /y/
Listening Lions Listen for /l/ and /n/
Listening Lions Listen for /l/ and /w/
Listening Lions Listen for /r/ and /w/
Listening Lions Listen for final Consonants
Bonus Features:
In addition to the 10 sets of pictures this bundle also includes
*Black and white coloring sheets for each set.
* 2 Worksheets targeting final consonant deletion (color and black and white)
* Informative letter to caregivers describing auditory discrimination and the benefits of this activity.
* Parent friendly article "Facilitate /s/ at home" (part of the Listening Lions Listen for /s/ and /sh/ set).
About Listening Lions
When targeting auditory discrimination the child is seated across from the "talker" (usually a teacher or a therapist but you may also consider working with peers as a group activity). The child holds the lion puppet in one hand and is encouraged to help the lion “jump” onto a given word. Determine which board you would like to use based on the degree of difficulty you feel is appropriate. The talker presents the words based on minimal pairs. For example, if the talker says “key” and the child makes the lion jump on the picture of “key”, the talker will then say the word “tea”. The pair key/tea is presented several times until the child appears confident. Once the child seems comfortable with the minimal pair “key/tea” the next pair is presented. When the talker says the word “rest” the child is to place the lion puppet on the circle at the bottom of the board. Use discretion about when to use “rest”. Some may prefer to say “rest” before introducing a new pair. Others may say “rest” to indicate the activity is finished. Listening Lions is also an effective way to get a child to practice saying words with a target sound. Simply reverse roles and have the child say the words while the you make the lion “jump”.
Why Does it Work?
The purpose of Listening Lions is to target speech sound awareness and auditory discrimination through 3 components:
1) Multi-modal learning: This activity combines auditory skills (listening for the target sound), visual abilities (scanning for the appropriate picture or word) as well as a kinesthetic experience (physically moving the lion to the appropriate box).
2)Sound Significance: Listening Lions emphasizes the impact one small sound can have on a word. Once children understand this concept, they are likely to feel motivated to participate in more rigorous articulation therapy activities.
3)Fun: Most speech therapists and teachers will agree that children learn most when engaged in activities that they enjoy. When presented in a game-like manner, Listening Lions provides a learning experience that is both meaningful and fun.