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Bibliography - Improving the Listening Environment for Deaf Children
Books
Berg, Frederick S
Acoustics and sound systems in school
Singular, 1993
ISBN: 1565930797
Focuses on acoustic problems in classrooms and describes materials, equipment
and methods for alleviating problems in listening and learning in this type of
environment.
Berg, Frederick S
Facilitating classroom listening
Taylor & Francis, 1987
ISBN: 0850665965
A handbook for teachers of hearing and hard of hearing students.
Department for Education and Skills (DfES)
Acoustic design of schools: a design guide (Building bulletin
93)
Stationery Office, 2003
ISBN: 0112711057
This guide aims to provide information on regulations, advice and recommendations
for the acoustic design of schools. Covers Acoustic performance;
Noise control; External noise; Rooms for speech; Rooms for music; Design
for pupils with special hearing requirements.
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Ecophon
Don't limit your senses: sound and the learning environment
Ecophon, 2002
ISBN: 9197419311
Highlights common acoustic and other problems in any indoor environment
and suggests measures to be taken, in particular it focuses on educational
settings.
National Deaf Children's Society (NDCS)
Acoustics toolkit: a toolkit to improve acoustic conditions
for deaf children
NDCS, 2007
Provides advice and guidance to schools and local authorities to help them
create a better learning environment for all children, including those
who are deaf. The guidance is laid out in two parts: first an overview
aimed at non-specialist staff and secondly, more technical advice aimed
at specialists.
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National Deaf Children's Society (NDCS)
Quality standards for the use of personal FM systems: promoting
easier listening for deaf children
NDCS, 2008
The UK Children's FM working group set out their quality standards for
the use of FM systems (also known as radio aids) with deaf children in
the UK. Includes a CD-ROM with good practice guidelines to complement
the standards.