Listening

Have you ever wondered about the equipment that Isabella wears in her ears and around her neck? Isabella is hearing-impaired. She wears two hearing aids (with darling pink earmolds) every day. Hearing aids make sounds louder for Isabella. While she is at school she also wears an FM system. It consists of a little box (like a cell phone) and a loop which goes around her neck. I wear an identical box and a small lapel microphone. The purpose of an FM system is to eliminate distance between the speaker and the listener. It works the same way your radio works in your car. No matter how far you drive in your city from the actual radio station, you hear the broadcast at the same volume. An FM system really helps when the listener is far away from the speaker - like on the playground or across the room. With all this great equipment, precious Isabella is tuned in to the exciting things in our classroom and in her world.