As i sit tonight and reveiw messages posted on the bulletin board i wonder if someone somewhere in this sea of concern parents can shed some light on a particular problem that has me stumped. I read somewhere that an audio listening device would benefit my son, i can not recall the exact name of this listening device, but will try and describe how it is used….
The teacher wears a microphone and place throughout the room are speakers, it magnafies the teachers voice and makes her voice the one the students lhear it helps block out smaller sounds that are a disstraction to a CAPD student.
Can any one shed some light on whether this listening - teaching aid works?
I know for a fact that it is being used in a elementary classroom, and if i request it for our son the school just may have to use it. The problem: I did ask if the school could look into using it, i was told it was to expensive, that was on a monday the following Sunday in our local paper a very nice article appeared and low and behold a teacher in the school system is using it. When we asked about our son in middle school we basically were told, to bad he is not in elementary grades anymore. We fight with everything needed to help our son. How many other kids could of benefitted from this device we will never know.
ARe there any moms who’s children go to a tech school and are receiving IEP help?
Well thanks for all your help.
Rachel
Re: listening devices for CAPD
If you do a search on Google or aol for “auditory trainer” you will find some sites. There are too many to list here.
I will be requesting this device through the school at our Sept. 4th IEP meeting. I have seen it used in our Kindergarten so I’m not accepting any excuses.
Good luck to you in getting what you need. Stand your ground and you may help other children in the end.Rachel wrote:
Re: listening devices for CAPD
Thank you for your responds I will be certainly trying the search that you mentioned. I have had to fight for “everything” that helps my son, and sometimes feel pretty angry that the officials do not know any of this information yet I am to take whatever they say as a way things should be…if can be very frustrating. the only good that has happened is our older daughter is returning to college and will become an advocate for children with learning disabilities..she is determined not to let another child or family face what we have. At meetings we often tell the educators of our son that if you can not see the disability then they feel it is not there, we are there to “SHOW” them all what this disability acutally looks like for future children. It has been a real learning experience for all of us.
Once again thanks so much.
Rachel
Re: listening devices for CAPD
Pattim and her daughter both use an auditory trainer with success, you might direct your question to her. The one they use is not a sound field one, it is a personal type one. Almost like a walkman. Also, if you have an eval from the school where this has been suggested then you are in your rights to ask for this from the school and they must provide it. A request for an assistive technology eval could be the way to go for this also. Best wishes.
AT eval
The AT evaluation would definitely be the way to go. You need to write a cm-rrr letter to the school requesting an AT eval. Stay ON THEM, b/c they will drag their feet. Also, request that the person in charge of FUNDING be at the same meeting otherwise they will have the meeting and say “Yes the student qualifies, however, teh person in charge of facilitiating the funding is not hear and we have to have another meeting…” It’s called delay tactics. (Been there done that).
Send CM-RRR letters to document your requests and be fair and firm in your letters. My daughter jut got a laptop for use in her resource classroom and it only cost me $32.37. (C mail and copies). Good luck.
Re: listening devices for CAPD
Elementary schools often use sound field systems because the students stay in the same room, for the most part, all day. This doesn’t work in middle school when the students switch classrooms. But, as Amy said, there are personal systems which can be transported from room to room. Many kids that age though refuse to use them because they don’t like to be singled out. So that can be an issue.
My son has CAPD and we did a trial with a soundfield system last year. It didn’t help unfortunately. He held his hands over his ears—he didn’t like the sounds louder. His problems are with auditory integration and sound field systems don’t always help.
Beth
I’ve heard of this device as well. You might want to try one of the other boards, ie., teachering kids with LD or parents of LD.
FAPE is for all children, not just elementary age.