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Classroom Listening Experiences of Students Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing Using Listening Inventory for Education--Revised
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Nelson, Lauri H.; Anderson, Karen; Whicker, John; Barrett, Tyson; Muñoz, Karen; White, Karl – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2020
Purpose: This study examined classroom listening experiences reported by students who are deaf or hard of hearing using the Listening Inventory For Education--Revised (LIFE-R). Method: Retrospective electronic survey responses from 3,584 school-age participants were analyzed using descriptive statistics to report student perceptions of listening…
Descriptors: Listening Comprehension, Listening Comprehension Tests, Deafness, Hearing Impairments
Improving Acoustics in American Schools.
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Nelson, Peggy B. – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2000
This closing article on a clinical forum exploring negative effects of classroom noise on learning discusses the need to make structural changes to classrooms to provide a high-quality acoustical environment for learning. The efforts of the Classroom Acoustics Working Group to develop acoustic standards for classrooms is highlighted. (Contains one…
Descriptors: Acoustical Environment, Acoustics, Auditory Perception, Child Advocacy
The Classroom Acoustical Environment and the Americans with Disabilities Act.
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Sorkin, Donna L. – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2000
This article discusses the lack of an acoustic standard in classrooms and an effort by a broad-based coalition of engineers, audiologists, parents, architects, and educators to develop a standard for acoustics that would then be referenced in the Americans with Disabilities Act. The benefits to all children are emphasized. (Contains six…
Descriptors: Acoustical Environment, Acoustics, Auditory Perception, Child Advocacy