Listening for Critical Elements: Following Directions File Folder Games (Set 1)

Do you have students working on listening for critical elements? Create five file folder games, each working on listening for 1, 2, 3, and 4 critical elements. Use the file folder games for collecting baselines, practice, or assessment.

Critical elements are pieces of information, presented auditorally, which the student must hold in his/her short-term memory to perform a task. Listening for critical elements goals are typical for students with hearing loss or (central) auditory processing disorder. According to the Auditory Learning Guide, students typically master listening for 1-2 critical elements one year after being optimally fitted with hearing aid(s) or cochlear implant(s). 3 critical elements are typically mastered two years after optimal fitting; and 4 critical elements are mastered after three years.

With this product, you will construct five different file folder activities: At the Vet’s Office, In the Dressing Room, In the Cafeteria, At the Grocery Store, and At the Toy Store. Each activity features six directions each for 1, 2, 3, and 4 critical elements. The critical elements include colors, shapes, prepositions, and descriptors.

Follow the directions to create the games…then use them again and again!

Key Words: Deaf, Hearing, Listening Comprehension, Auditory Comprehension, Auditory Processing