A classroom amplification system provides great teaching and learning opportunities for both student and teacher. If you have ever been in a classroom, you know that it is not often that it is completely silent when a teacher is lecturing or giving instructions. Someone may be opening their desk, getting supplies out, sharpening a pencil, clicking a pen, tapping their fingers, coughing, sneezing, whispering, etc. For a student with a hearing loss, even a slight one, it can be difficult for them to ignore those other sounds and focus only on the teachers voice. It might also be difficult for them to hear a soft-spoken teacher above the other distractions.
How do I know this? Because my daughter, Hailey, has a 30% hearing loss in her left ear and this has been a constant struggle for her since pre-school. She was fortunate last year in that we just opened a new high school. In every room of that high school is an FM stereo amplifier with microphones for the teachers to use. The amplification of the teachers voice gives Hailey the clarity and distinction she needs in order to ignore the other sounds around her and focus on what the teacher is saying. Many students have also commented that they like it when the teacher's use the microphone as it is easier to hear them. I think these amplifiers should be in every teacher's classroom!
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