Assistive Technology for Classroom Use 2

As stated by National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, "A hearing aid is a small electronic device that you wear in or behind your ear. It makes some sounds louder so that a person with hearing loss can listen, communicate, and participate more fully in daily activities. A hearing aid can help people hear more in both quiet and noisy situations. However, only about one out of five people who would benefit from a hearing aid actually uses one.”

“A hearing aid has three basic parts: a microphone, amplifier, and speaker. The hearing aid receives sound through a microphone, which converts the sound waves to electrical signals and sends them to an amplifier. The amplifier increases the power of the signals and then sends them to the ear through a speaker.”

This piece of assistive technology could help a student in all settings.  It would be most useful in a classroom setting to ensure that students are able to hear the lesson and instruction.  This would be especially true in the English Language Arts classroom where students are expected to be able to demonstrate a number of specific listening outcomes.  As I am learning from my research, students with hearing impairment often struggle in school and have a higher rate of being retained.