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Classroom Acoustics
Selected
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It is
estimated that 75% of a child’s time in a classroom is spent on listening activities
(Clements). For children with typical
hearing, the ability to listen and hear what is being said can be effected by
many factors, such as background noise from inside and outside of the
classroom. For a child who has a hearing
loss, these factors can make listening almost impossible at times. Schools that improve their classroom
acoustics can greatly enhance their students’ ability to hear and learn.
Improved
acoustics can benefit all students, including those with typical hearing and
those with hearing loss (see www.customallhear.com). For example, the benefits of classroom
sound-field amplification systems include:
MN Hands
& Voices has a large and growing collection of resources to support parents
as they raise children who are deaf or hard of hearing.
We have
several resources related to classroom acoustics, and we are aware of many fine
resources on the Internet. A sample
of these is listed below. A complete
list of library resources is available on our website. To borrow any of the materials from our
library, just give us a call or send us an e-mail.
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Books and Videos |
1.
Our Forgotten
Children: Hard of Hearing Pupils in the Schools, edited by Julia M. Davis (third
edition, 2001). This book “provides
up-to-date information on the education of children who are hard of
hearing.” Topics include definitions, early
intervention, medical aspects of hearing loss,
technology, cochlear implants, federal regulations, and resources.
2.
UP Close and
Sound Learning: June 7th Channel 29 newscast; Channel 29 presents how
construction of old and new schools with poor acoustics can interrupt learning. Peggy Nelson from the
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Internet Resources |
1.
For
links to several articles, visit http://deafness.about.com/library
and search for “classroom acoustics”.
This will bring you to links to many resources such as:
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The Acoustical Society of
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The National Clearinghouse for Educational Facilities provides links and abstracts have
online and offline resources on classroom acoustics.
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www.ClassroomAcoustics.com is a
site that keeps up with current developments in classroom acoustics and offers
a listing of testing services.
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www.framingham.k12.ma.us/mccarthy/clements.htm
is an article titled: “Classroom Amplification Equipment, Not Just for the
Hearing Impaired Anymore.”
2.
www.HandsAndVoices.org. Search for “classroom acoustics” to find
“Hands and Voices Interview: Improve
Acoustics in the Classroom Through a Parent’s
Perspective” and other related articles.
3.
www.Hear-More.com/ClassAmplification.htm
and www.Hear-More.com/ClassSuggestions.htm. See these pages for “Classroom Sound-Field
Amplification Systems (a description of many types and reasons to use them) and
“Classroom Sound-Field Amplification: An
Audiologist’s Suggestions.”
4.
www.audiologycentre.com, and www.acoustics.org/press/133rd/2paaa2.html. These websites offer information on meeting
the needs of students who are hard of hearing.
See the sites respectively for “FAQ on Classroom Management of Children
with Minimal Hearing Loss,” and “Impact of Hearing Loss on Children in Typical
School Environments.”
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This is not a
complete list of resources available.
If you do not find something of interest listed here, we encourage you
to contact MN Hands & Voices for further information and The resources
listed here have been selected by the staff of MN Hands & Voices but are
not affiliated with us in any way, please review carefully as we can not be
responsible for their contents or claims.
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