Guest guest Posted November 8, 2004 Report Share Posted November 8, 2004 I think classroom acoustics are essential in determining a child's (ANY childs's) success in the classroom. When I talked to a person in my school district about this recently, the words she told me to use when asking for an evaluation is " sound absorption and reverberation " . She was hesitant to use an acoustical engineer, given that they would come at it from a purely acoustical source and not consider the school's needs as well (money, time, etc.). In the new elementary school my town just built, they used acoustical ceiling tiles; I think they are also willing to carpet the classroom the HI child will be in. I would also like to see acoustical wall panels in the gym and cafeteria. We'll see if that happens. But I don't at all think it's unnecessary, and as I said, every child benefits from better acoustics, while your child NEEDS it. Stefanie Mom to Ben, 6, severe to profound HOH, and Isabella, 9, mild loss, unaided on 11/8/04 9:26 AM, falterm at cfaltermeier@... wrote: > > > Hi. I've read a lot on line about how classroom acoustics can affect > speech intelligibility. I was wondering if anyone has gone through > the process of having their child's classroom acoustically tested and > altered or if generally the FM system is used to overcome accoustical > problems. I would like to have our school district measure the > reverberation time in 's classroom, but it looks like that can be > rather expensive. I'd be willing to push for it if it is necessary, > but don't want to fight for something unnecessary. > Thanks, > Cheryl (mom to sarah 4 1/2 - severe SNHL and > 2 hearing) > > > > > > > All messages posted to this list are private and confidential. Each post is > the intellectual property of the author and therefore subject to copyright > restrictions. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 8, 2004 Report Share Posted November 8, 2004 I think classroom acoustics are essential in determining a child's (ANY childs's) success in the classroom. When I talked to a person in my school district about this recently, the words she told me to use when asking for an evaluation is " sound absorption and reverberation " . She was hesitant to use an acoustical engineer, given that they would come at it from a purely acoustical source and not consider the school's needs as well (money, time, etc.). In the new elementary school my town just built, they used acoustical ceiling tiles; I think they are also willing to carpet the classroom the HI child will be in. I would also like to see acoustical wall panels in the gym and cafeteria. We'll see if that happens. But I don't at all think it's unnecessary, and as I said, every child benefits from better acoustics, while your child NEEDS it. Stefanie Mom to Ben, 6, severe to profound HOH, and Isabella, 9, mild loss, unaided on 11/8/04 9:26 AM, falterm at cfaltermeier@... wrote: > > > Hi. I've read a lot on line about how classroom acoustics can affect > speech intelligibility. I was wondering if anyone has gone through > the process of having their child's classroom acoustically tested and > altered or if generally the FM system is used to overcome accoustical > problems. I would like to have our school district measure the > reverberation time in 's classroom, but it looks like that can be > rather expensive. I'd be willing to push for it if it is necessary, > but don't want to fight for something unnecessary. > Thanks, > Cheryl (mom to sarah 4 1/2 - severe SNHL and > 2 hearing) > > > > > > > All messages posted to this list are private and confidential. Each post is > the intellectual property of the author and therefore subject to copyright > restrictions. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 8, 2004 Report Share Posted November 8, 2004 Cheryl, In our due process we hired an acoustical expert to test the room. We received a report (at a cost to us at about $950) of the background noise levels and the reverberation time. If I remember correctly, it is the RT that is the costly test. Our school district has the machine to test the background levels. Now, we look for the adjustments to be done in 'Specially Designed Instructions' like the rugs, curtains, seated from sources of noise...and the use of the FM system. Betsy > >Reply-To: Listen-Up >To: Listen-Up >Subject: Classroom acoustic >Date: Mon, 08 Nov 2004 14:26:56 -0000 > > >Hi. I've read a lot on line about how classroom acoustics can affect >speech intelligibility. I was wondering if anyone has gone through >the process of having their child's classroom acoustically tested and >altered or if generally the FM system is used to overcome accoustical >problems. I would like to have our school district measure the >reverberation time in 's classroom, but it looks like that can be >rather expensive. I'd be willing to push for it if it is necessary, >but don't want to fight for something unnecessary. > Thanks, > Cheryl (mom to sarah 4 1/2 - severe SNHL and > 2 hearing) > > > _________________________________________________________________ Don’t just search. Find. Check out the new MSN Search! http://search.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200636ave/direct/01/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 8, 2004 Report Share Posted November 8, 2004 Cheryl, In our due process we hired an acoustical expert to test the room. We received a report (at a cost to us at about $950) of the background noise levels and the reverberation time. If I remember correctly, it is the RT that is the costly test. Our school district has the machine to test the background levels. Now, we look for the adjustments to be done in 'Specially Designed Instructions' like the rugs, curtains, seated from sources of noise...and the use of the FM system. Betsy > >Reply-To: Listen-Up >To: Listen-Up >Subject: Classroom acoustic >Date: Mon, 08 Nov 2004 14:26:56 -0000 > > >Hi. I've read a lot on line about how classroom acoustics can affect >speech intelligibility. I was wondering if anyone has gone through >the process of having their child's classroom acoustically tested and >altered or if generally the FM system is used to overcome accoustical >problems. I would like to have our school district measure the >reverberation time in 's classroom, but it looks like that can be >rather expensive. I'd be willing to push for it if it is necessary, >but don't want to fight for something unnecessary. > Thanks, > Cheryl (mom to sarah 4 1/2 - severe SNHL and > 2 hearing) > > > _________________________________________________________________ Don’t just search. Find. Check out the new MSN Search! http://search.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200636ave/direct/01/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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