Handbook of Acoustic Accessibility : Best Practices for Listening, Learning, and Literacy in the Classroom, Paperback by Smaldino, Joseph J., . (EDT); Flexer, Carol, . (EDT), ISBN 1604067659, ISBN-13 9781604067651, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US

Smaldino (audiology, Illinois State U.) and Flexer (audiology, U. of Akron) assemble nine chapters aimed at helping audiologists, speech-language pathologists, parents, and teachers understand the acoustic conditions, therapies, and technologies that can make speech audible, undistorted, and accessible to children who are deaf or hard of hearing. Beginning with a chapter on the historical perspective, audiologists and speech and hearing sciences and communication sciences specialists from the US address the neurological basis of the development of the auditory linguistic system and how it relates to effective and efficient listening in the classroom; speech perception in the classroom and why acoustics, specifically background noise and reverberation, are harmful to accurate perception; room acoustics, American National Standards Institute standards, and handheld measurement devices; research on classroom audio distribution system (CADS) technology for improving conditions; current CADS systems and their advantages, disadvantages, and considerations; American Academy of Audiology Clinical Practice Guidelines for Hearing Assistance Technology; approaches to functional verification of classroom accessibility; and the role of the clinical audiologist. Annotation ©2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR ()