Hearing matters: What stops children hearing well in the
classroom? Harvey Dillon National Acoustic Laboratories Slide 2
What can go wrong? Permanent hearing loss Middle ear infections
Auditory processing disorder Specific language impairment English
as a second language Attention deficit disorder Poor classroom
acoustics Slide 3 Permanent hearing loss 1 in a 1000 births 3 more
in a 1000 by 6 th class Slide 4 Middle ear disorders Slide 5
Auditory processing disorders Slide 6 6 Spatial Processing Disorder
Slide 7 7 LiSN & Learn Auditory processing disorders Spatial
Processing Disorder Slide 8 Specific language impairment Slide 9
Attention deficit disorder Auditory processing deficit
Understanding is difficult Dont pay attention Attention deficit
disorder Dont pay attention Slide 10 Poor classroom acoustics Noise
from outside school Noise from other classes Noise from inside
class Reverberation Open plan! Kiri Mealings Slide 11 Problems in
combination Aboriginal children all too often have Middle ear
infection temporary hearing loss Spatial processing disorder
Learning in a second language Noisy classroom
