A World Without Sound

When I went to Allan Park Elementary School, I observed a deaf pre-k class. I was shocked to see that all four students had hearing aids. Two even had implants into their head and when they wore the ear piece, they could hear many sounds. When I walked into the kindergarten class, the whole class of about 12, had speaker strapped on the stomach and the teacher had a wireless microphone like an actor would have on stage. This way, the students could some what hear what the teacher was saying while she was signing. This was a way to teach the deaf children to speak. The sound that was coming out of their speakers was loud and went into their hearing aid and ear pieces. I thought it was great how each student had their own speaker. I think they will really help the students learn to speak somewhat and use sign language. These pieces of technology are helping deaf students hear for the first time, even if they are unidentifiable sounds.