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
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, Social Skills
Self-esteem is an important contributor to school success and the confidence needed to function well in the mainstream setting. Without a strong, positive self-esteem our students with hearing loss are at risk for rejecting their hearing devices, just so that they...
