Title: Classroom Solutions and Modifications for Children with Listening Lisa Dyre Assistive Devices Educational Audiology Pediatrics 17364
Headings: Educational Solutions for Children with Listening Challenges
Educational Solutions for Children with Listening Challenges
Lisa Dyre, AuD, CCC-A
Learning Outcomes
Introduction and Overview
Hearing and Listening
Top-Down Processing
Children and Noise: Settings
Hearing in Noise
Who is at Risk?
Children with Hearing Impairment
Auditory Processing Disorders
Other Populations
Classroom Modifications
Reduce Reflective Surfaces
Reduce Additional Noise Sources
Sound Level Meter
Benefits of Technology
Hearing Assistive Technology (HAT)
Classroom Distribution Systems
Personal Devices
HAT – Additional Considerations
Measuring Benefit
Functional Listening Evaluation (FLE)
Listening Inventory for Education Revised (LIFE-R)
Summary and Conclusion
Questions and Answers
References
Citation
Lisa Dyre, AuD, CCC-A

Content: Being able to use questionnaires and surveys to provide solid functional data on our children will help the school administrator to better support us in enabling success for all students. Hearing and Listening
We know that audibility of speech is directly related to the process of language learning, reading, and memorization of new material for all elementary-aged children, not just those with hearing impairment. According to studies by Dahlquist (1998) and Smaldino and Crandell (2000), in a typical school setting, students spend 45% to 75% of their day listening. They listen to the teacher, watch educational videos, work on the computer, and talk with their peers. Their ability to hear this information is critical. Hearing and listening and are two distinct events: hearing refers to the sensory mode, where sound is funneled into the ear, and listening is the deliberate act of paying attention to sound. Top-Down Processing
To illustrate this concept, imagine that you lived in a house right next to the train tracks, and loud trains would pass by at night while you were trying to sleep. Over time, your brain understands that train traffic is a common occurrence, and is not an alarming sound. It is not a sound that should interest you while you are trying to sleep.