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5 Resources To Kickstart 2021 With Instructional Audio
5 Resources To Kickstart 2021 With Instructional Audio 2020 was a unique year as the unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic placed a new set of challenges in the learning environment. Prior to the pandemic, school districts were faced with helping students overcome barriers to hearing, now those barriers have been exacerbated with physical distancing, facial masks, and remote learning. To kickoff 2021, we […]
Understanding How Acoustic Accessibility Impacts Learning
Understanding How Acoustic Accessibility Impacts Learning Translating speech to learning is a complicated issue for children. Because their auditory brain does not fully develop until age 15, their brains aren’t able to fill in gaps to words they don’t hear clearly like adults can. In a recent webinar presented by Lightspeed, Dr. Carol Flexer, Ph.D., CCC-A, LSLS Cert. AVT, described the […]
Consider the “Listening Lens” as Schools Balance Safety and Learning
Consider the “Listening Lens” as Schools Balance Safety and Learning Recalling a recent experience in a grocery store, Dr. Carrie Spangler, Au.D., CCC-A, found herself unable communicate with a grocery clerk wearing a mask without a tool she’s relied on throughout her life: the ability to read speech and facial cues. “I really had no idea what she was saying,” […]
5 Considerations When Creating Outdoor Classrooms in COVID-19 Era
5 Considerations When Creating Outdoor Classrooms in COVID-19 Era Even before the COVID-19 era, getting children outdoors on a regular basis was recognized as contributing to the students’ mental health, happiness and overall well-being, in addition to high student engagement and test scores, especially as more people live in urban communities. Now, as communities balance efforts […]- Insights
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Schools Retool Classrooms to Overcome COVID Challenges to Learning
Schools Retool Classrooms to Overcome COVID Challenges to Learning After emergency closures sent schools and families scrambling to cobble together distance learning schedules last spring, schools across the nation are reformulating for the coming school year – whether students return the classroom, continue learning from home, or a combination of the two. The work is complicated […]
Overcoming Listening Challenges of Reopening Schools in COVID-19 Era
Overcoming Listening Challenges of Reopening Schools in COVID-19 Era Educators, school administrators and others providing services in schools face new challenges as schools plan for classrooms that can pivot between remote and in-person learning, as well as hybrid models to keep classroom populations low. Likely measures, including masks worn by both educators and students and […]
Key Considerations When Sanitizing Your Classroom Technology
Key Considerations When Sanitizing Your Classroom Technology A critical element in any effort to minimize the spread of germs is cleaning and disinfecting shared items regularly. In schools, electronics are some of the most shared objects. Here are some key considerations and recommendations for sanitizing your electronic devices. First, be aware of the difference between “cleaning” […]