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| The use of amplification as a remedial technique has been suggested5 for children with normal peripheral hearing1 who have phonological disorders,5 central auditory processing5 disorders (CAPD), and5 language learning disabilities. The goals of such intervention include increasing1attention span, reducing distractibility, improving1 the signal-to-noise ratio, and increasing1 sound (phonological) awareness and discrimination 2. |
| Amplification of frequencies from 2,500 and 6,000 Hz resulted in improvement8 in the areas of5 auditory memory, articulation of complex words, and8 intelligibility of phonetically balanced words 11 |
| Project MARRS (Mainstream Amplification Resource Room Study) was the first9 study to report the use of sound7 field amplification for children with academic7 achievement deficits. The results indicated that target students in9 amplified classrooms 7demonstrated significantly9 improved Scholastic Reading Achievement scores 8,10. |
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Advance for Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists (2001, July 9). Sound Field Amplification for All: Data on the reduction of special education referrals can influence administrators., 11(27), 10-11. | |
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American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (1991). Amplification as a Remediation Technique for Children With Normal Peripheral Hearing. Asha, 33 (Suppl. 3), 22-24. |
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Bess, F.H. Dodd-Murphy, J. and Parker, R.A. (1998). Children with minimal sensorineural hearing loss. Ear and Hearing, 19(5), 339-354. | |
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Flexer, C., (1989). Turn on sound: An odyssey of field amplification. Educational Audiology Association Newsletter, 5,6. |
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Nelson, Peggy B., Soli, Sig, (October, 2000) Clinical Forum: Acoustical Barriers to Learning: Children at Risk in Every Classroom. ASHA. (31) 356-361. | |
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Nelson, Peggy B. (October 2000). Clinical Forum Prologue: Improving Acoustics in American Schools. Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools. ASHA. (31) 354-355. | |
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Niskar, A.S., Kieszak, S.M., Holmes, A., Esteban, E., Ruben, C., and Brody, D.J. (1998). Prevalence of hearing loss anomaly among children 6 to 19 years of age, Journal of the American Medical Association, 279 (14), 1071-1075. | |
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Ray, H., Sarff, L.S., and Glassford, J.E. (1984, Summer/Fall). Sound field amplification: An innovative educational intervention for mainstreamed learning disabled students. The Directive Teacher, 18-20. |
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Ross, M., (1990). Definitions and Descriptions. In J. Davis (ed.), Our forgotten children: Hear of hearing pupils in the schools (pp. 3-17). Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Education. | |
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Sarff, L., Ray, H., and Bagwell, C., (1981). Why not amplification in every classroom? Hearing Aid Journal, 34(10), 11, 47-52. |
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Shapiro, A.H., and Mistal, G. (1985). ITE-aid auditory training for reading- and spelling-disabled children. Clinical case studies. The Hearing Journal, 38(2), 26-31. |
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