My Hearing

UNDERSTANDING LISTENING ENVIRONMENTS

INTRO
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OBJECTIVES: (Competency)

Is it easy to understand your teacher talking from the front of the room?
Is it easy to understand your teacher roaming about the classroom?
Does noise make it easier or harder for you to hear?
Is it easier or harder to understand people if they are closer to you?
What makes it hard to understand all of what a classmate says when they answer from across the classroom?
What is reverberation?
What happens to your understanding when you can’t see someone’s face?
Could an open classroom door be problematic? Why?
Why is the gym such a difficult place to ‘hear’?
Why is it hard to understand talking in movies?
Why would sitting at the back of a classroom or group (e.g. field trip) be challenging?
What is “visual access” and why is it important?
What are good and poor “classroom acoustics”?

OBJECTIVES: (Relatedness)

Do I know others who experience the same challenges in different listening environments?
Where can I get support/help to understand how I may hear better in different environments?
Who can help me talk to my classroom teachers to facilitate their understanding of hearing loss and required accommodations?
Do I feel comfortable explaining my hearing technology to my friends? To others in my school?

OBJECTIVES: (Autonomy)

Would you ask to be seated in a strategic location (e.g. front of the room away from distractions)
Would you ask to reduce the room noise (turn off fan, music, close door)
Would you ask to be seated in a quieter location?
What would you do if the person talking was not looking at you?
How do you inform a person to stand and talk on your better hearing side (unilateral loss or asymmetrical)
How would you request closed captions (CC)
Do I know how to manage my hearing/hearing technology in environments that are important to me?