A mother broke down in tears while her child was taking online classes. How does hearing affect a child's attention span?

In the era of the pandemic

Many students angrily pointed out:

The pandemic stole their youth

As an unavoidable method of online learning

Not only did it deprive the children of their school life

This also nearly drove many parents to the brink of collapse.

A career-oriented mother from Linyi, Shandong

Three days after my son started taking online classes at home

The child broke down and cried because he couldn't keep up with the pace at all.

This has led many people to raise the following questions:

1. A child's inability to attend online classes may not be related to their location.

2. Perhaps the child behaves the same way in class.

Online classes vs. in-person classes

There are significant environmental differences

However, poor concentration in children is the main reason.

Even if you change to n different environments to study

It will not change the fact that their learning quality is low.

There are many factors that affect a child's concentration.

Hearing ability is key.

We will now explain the issue from the perspective of hearing.

The relationship between hearing and children's attention

In fact, most children do not have true "attention deficit ," but rather lack a crucial learning ability-listening ability or auditory perception ability .

Humans primarily acquire external information and react accordingly through two main channels: visual-motor and auditory-verbal communication. The auditory-verbal communication channel is even more crucial for children's listening comprehension in class. This channel encompasses three important processes: auditory reception, auditory association, and language production. Problems in any of these processes will affect a child's acceptance and absorption of the teacher's lecture content. Therefore, the smooth functioning of the auditory-verbal communication channel is a vital foundation for effective listening in class. Auditory perceptual learning ability is structured, encompassing five aspects : auditory discrimination, auditory comprehension, auditory-verbal association, auditory memory, and auditory sequencing .

01. Delay in auditory discrimination

Auditory discrimination refers to the ability to receive and distinguish different sounds. Generally speaking, children find it easier to distinguish auditory stimuli that are significantly different in sound or speech. If sounds are similar and the differences are small, it becomes more difficult to distinguish them. Children with poor auditory discrimination will have difficulty distinguishing between similar speech or speech, leading to errors in language reception. For example: a child's pronunciation may be unclear, but not due to physiological reasons; the child may not hear or remember the homework assigned by the teacher; the child may not react quickly to sounds and have difficulty hearing sounds within sounds in the environment; and the child may lack a cognitive listening attitude. These seemingly delayed behaviors should not be underestimated, as they play a crucial role in children's reception of external information and knowledge.

02. Delay in auditory memory

Almost everyone possesses memory, but its quality significantly impacts knowledge acquisition. Auditory memory refers to a child's ability to retain and repeat acquired information. Memory is a crucial foundation for learning, and listening is the primary activity in a child's classroom. Therefore, auditory memory directly affects a child's learning outcomes. Children with poor auditory memory often exhibit the following characteristics: a narrow auditory memory span, making it difficult to remember lengthy information; inability to accurately recall previously learned information, such as forgetting verbally assigned homework; and because they forget quickly, they struggle to connect new and old knowledge, resulting in low comprehension and consequently, poor academic performance.

03. Lagging behind in auditory sequencing ability

Auditory sequencing ability refers to a child's ability to recall past auditory information in a detailed chronological order and to arrange auditory information A and B to create meaning. It is extremely useful for children to systematically retain auditory knowledge. Auditory memory is the foundation of auditory sequencing ability. Poor auditory sequencing ability in children manifests primarily in the following ways: their speech is often illogical, incoherent, and disjointed. This makes it difficult for them to express their intended message and information, hindering the other party's effective reception and understanding.

04. Delay in auditory comprehension

When someone expresses what they want to say, we need a certain level of comprehension to receive it. Auditory comprehension refers to a child's ability to distinguish sounds and understand speech. Some children, despite having the intelligence and knowledge to listen in class, are completely oblivious to the teacher's lectures, partly because of poor auditory comprehension. Children with poor auditory comprehension often cannot understand the meaning of words and sentences, fail to comprehend the teacher's lectures, and have difficulty concentrating.

05. Lagging auditory synapse ability

Listening and speaking integration refers to a child's ability to understand what others are saying and produce relatively complex and valuable language responses. Listening and speaking are always inseparable, and listening and speaking integration is a complex activity involving a child's ability to connect words, reason, and make judgments. Therefore, children with poor listening and speaking integration usually lack basic oral expression skills, often finding themselves unable to express themselves properly; their vocabulary is limited, so they often use actions and gestures to replace language, resulting in significant obstacles in interpersonal communication.

The above information is from: "Cultivating Students' Attention", edited by Guan Yueling

Silent Storage Box - Online Learning Companion

In a noisy home environment

Noise is the best reason why children can't attend online classes.

Grandpa's voice watching the news

To attract children's interest in watching "Ultraman"

Grandma chops the dumpling filling

Making a gluttonous child constantly crave snacks

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To address the negative impact of noise on children's online classes, we have launched a soundproof enclosure with an overall sound insulation design value of 30dB (±5) RW(Ctr), which can effectively reduce indoor noise interference.

For example, if the outdoor noise level is 80 decibels (such as the noise of traffic on the side of the road), the working noise environment inside the soundproof chamber is only about 45 decibels.