Welcome to "Kids Keeping in Touch through Florida Relay"
Florida Telecommunications Relay, Inc. (FTRI) in collaboration with the Florida Department of Education (FDOE) are excited to announce “Kids Keeping in Touch through Florida Relay”, a new educational awareness program for children in grades 3-5. This program has been designed to help teachers and educators increase awareness and sensitivity to the communication barriers faced by individuals with hearing loss and speech disabilities. The lesson plans below cover such diverse and interesting topics as The Human Body, Society & Culture, Technology & Communication, and much more. All of the lesson plans meet the benchmarks for the Sunshine State Standards, Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT), and English for Speakers of other Languages (ESOL) Standards
Since FTRI is a not for profit organization there is absolutely NO-COST to download and use these lesson plans or any other resources provided within this website. The lesson plans can be downloaded as one entire package, or by the individual unit depending on your needs.
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Download lesson plans:
Complete Kit (Intro, Units 1, 2, 3, 4)
Kids Keeping in Touch - Hearing Loss Awareness
Unit 3 - Technology and Communication
"Let's Make a Florida Relay Call"
The following 4 minute video explains how easy it is to make and receive a relay call, all from a kid's perspective. To request a free DVD copy of this video for your classroom please contact us at: outreach@ftri.org or Phone: 1-800-222-3448 Ext 232 TTY: 1-888-447-5620
Contact Us
For more information or questions about this program please contact our Outreach Department
Email: Outreach@ftri.org
Phone: 1-800-222-3448 Ext 232
TTY: 1-888-447-5620