Description

Ages: 9-13

Grades: 3rd-7th

Author: Jean Gilliam DeGaetano, M.A., CCC-SLP

Comprehending More Complex Auditory Information

Strengthen comprehension and storytelling for the older student!

Take your students’ auditory processing to the next level with Comprehending More Complex Auditory Information. This specialized 88-page resource is tailored specifically for older students (ages 9–13) who have mastered basic listening but struggle to manage the dense, multi-layered information found in classroom lectures and social conversations.

Narrative mastery made simple and functional!

At this age, students are expected to do more than just “hear”—they need to recall specific details, understand subtle subtext, and describe their own daily lives with ease. By working through these structured activities, students build the cognitive “stamina” required to track longer narratives and summarize their own experiences more fluently.

Covers a wide range of advanced auditory targets:

• Multi-Part Narratives: Moving from single events to two- and three-part stories (resembling the structure of book chapters).

• Logical Sequencing: Mastering the ability to remember and retell events in the exact order they occurred.

• Temporal Concepts: Recognizing and remembering time-based markers within a story to understand “when” things happened.

• Subtle Nuance: Training the brain to catch the subtle points and “hidden” messages that are often missed in casual conversation.

Targets key communication goals:

• Main Idea Extraction: Learning to filter out “noise” and focus on the core message.

• Detailed Recall: Strengthening the working memory to retain both the big picture and the small, specific details.

• Personal Expression: Bridging the gap between listening to others and being able to talk about one’s own activities with clarity.

• Academic Readiness: Preparing students for the complex, sequential information they will encounter in middle school and beyond.

How to Use:

1. The Attentive Listen: Read a short story or a multi-part narrative aloud, encouraging the student to listen for “time markers.”

2. The Sequence Check: Ask the student to list the events in the exact logical order they occurred.

3. The Deep Dive: Challenge the student to recall specific details and those “subtle points” that require deeper focus.

4. The Chapter Challenge: For multi-part stories, have the student summarize the “main idea” of each section, treating them like chapters in a book.

Includes:

88 Reproducible Pages of targeted comprehension activities.

Complex Narratives including two- and three-part stories.

Goal-Oriented Exercises focused on sequencing, time concepts, and main ideas.