Celebrating Better Speech and Hearing Month in the Classroom
May is Better Speech and Hearing Month. It's a great opportunity for educators to promote awareness of communication disorders. Here are some ideas for celebrating the month in your classroom: Read aloud from books with characters who have communication differences Here's a booklist with novels geared toward middle school students: El Deafo by Cece Bell (features a protagonist who uses hearing aids to communicate with others) Out of My Mind by Sharon M. Draper (features a nonverbal protagonist who uses a communication device) Wonderstruck by Brian Selznick (includes characters who are Deaf and communicate with American Sign Language) Shouting at the Rain by Lynda Mullaly Hunt Anything But Typical by Nora Raleigh Baskin (features an autistic protagonist that uses sign language) Invite speech language pathologists and audiologists to be guest speakers in your classroom Invite a speech-language pathologist or audiologist to speak to your students. They can educate the cl
