by Karen | Jun 5, 2017 | For Professionals, Speech Perception & Learning
Click here for information on perceiving speech under classroom listening conditions. Classroom Acoustics Standard adopted into the International Building Code. The 2016 edition of these building codes will include specific requirements for appropriate levels to allow...
by Karen | Jun 5, 2017 | Speech Perception & Learning
Classroom Acoustics – Impact on Listening and Learning Click here for information on understanding classroom acoustic principles and the ANSI Standard S12.60 for Classroom Acoustics NOISY CLASSROOMS A 10 minute Classroom Noise file (mpeg) is provided for...
by Karen | Jun 5, 2017 | Amplification, For Professionals, Social Skills
There is no magic single solution to keeping hearing aids on students as they enter the tween/teen years. Why do kids reject their hearing aids – they help them so much! It is ‘normal’ to want to ‘be normal’. All children struggle with this to some degree. Rejecting...
by Karen | Jun 5, 2017 | For Professionals, Self-Concept: How the Child with Hearing Loss Sees Himself
Children with hearing loss, especially those who have significant residual hearing, often struggle with identity. In quiet they may be able to converse like a person who is hearing. They may consider themselves to be a person with hearing loss or hard of hearing. In...
by Karen | Jun 5, 2017 | For Professionals, Self-Concept: How the Child with Hearing Loss Sees Himself, Social Skills
Self-esteem plays a critical role in the academic success, social development, and emotional well-being of deaf and hard-of-hearing students. Children with hearing loss may struggle with feelings of being different, find it hard to feel like they are fitting in with...
