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Using an Assistive Listening Device in the Classroom

Assistive Listening Device (FM system): a wireless, portable, battery-operated device that uses radio transmission to send auditory signals from a transmitter to a receiver.

Who will it benefit?

Any student having difficulty filtering the speaker’s voice from background noise, any student who has difficulty staying focused on the spoken word, any student with a hearing loss and relies on voice rather than sign language.

How is it set up?

The speaker wears a small microphone, which is clipped close to the mouth, and the transmitter, which is hooked on a belt or pocket. The student has the receiver with either an earpiece placed in their ear or they wear a loop around their neck so that their hearing aide picks up the frequency.

Considerations:

• If you have more than one person giving a presentation, they must pass around the microphone. If a podium is used the transmitter can be set down.
• If you are having a group discussion, try to repeat or rephrase other’s comments and questions into your answers or return comments.
• If there is a guest speaker, be sure you pass the FM system along to any new speaker.
• Be sure to turn off the transmitter when talking privately with another student. You may be whispering but the person with the receiver may still be able to pick up the conversation.

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