Emotional Regulation Activities for Students with Hearing Impairment and Deafness
Deaf and hard-of-hearing students often carry emotional weight that goes unnoticed, from communication fatigue to feeling left out. This 55-page guide offers visual, tactile and communication-accessible strategies with a Deaf-affirming, culturally respectful approach.
What's Inside
- Background: the spectrum of hearing loss, Deaf culture and identity, and the emotional profile of DHH students
- Foundations of regulation: a communication-first approach to the Window of Tolerance
- Visual emotion literacy: Visual Emotion Wall, facial expression activities, sign language emotion vocabulary and the Visual Feelings Thermometer
- Body-based and tactile activities: visible breathing tools, movement strategies and vibrotactile music
- Communication-accessible strategies: written communication bridges, AAC supports and visual social stories
- Classroom environment: acoustic, visual and calm corner setup
- Mindfulness and grounding: including the Safe Place Visualization
- Family partnership: Family Communication Letter and tools for hearing parents
- Progress and long-term resilience
- Five reproducible templates: Personal Feelings Thermometer, Visual Regulation Choice Board, Personal Calm Toolkit Card, Feelings Notebook Template and Regulation Progress Tracker
How It Helps You
- Strategies are built for visual and tactile learners
- Helps you set up a classroom that supports regulation
- Includes tools for working with hearing parents
Ways to Use It
Use the activities in class, therapy or counseling sessions, and the family chapter to build a shared plan with parents.
Who It's For
Special education and deaf education teachers, general education teachers, counselors, SLPs, audiologists, OTs, interpreters, school psychologists and parents.
Format
55-page guide with reproducible templates. Instant download.
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