Two workshops on classroom acoustics (Los Angeles, 1997 and New York City, 1999) presented by the acoustics coalition resulted in published proceedings available from the ASA (New York, NY). ASA has also developed an acoustics checklist for classroom construction. There are a number of journals and magazines that have published research on classroom acoustics and children with disabilities. Copies of the 6-page ASHA (Rockville, MD) position paper, 37 [Suppl. 14], includes a comprehensive bibliography. The Summer 1998 issue of Educational Audiology Review contains a wealth of information on classroom acoustics issues, and includes a useful bibliography. EAA (Tampa, FL) also can provide copies of 'The Sound of Learning', a 4-page brief on classroom acoustics published in the October 1997 issue of The American School Board Journal. Guidance for design professionals on classroom acoustics was recently published by the Council of Educational Facility Planners, International (CEFPI ), 'Teaching in the Dark', by John Erdreich, PhD, in Brief on Educational Facility Issues (July 1999), available on the CEFPI website at http://www.cefpi.org. Volume 13, Number Two (Second Quarter 1999) of Contact Magazine, a publication of the Cochlear Implant Club International, Inc. (Washington, DC), contains an article entitled 'Modifications to Mainstream Classrooms for Children with Cochlear Implants', by architect Franklin M.V. Pepi, AIA. Additional guidance will soon be published by the Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (AGBell), 'Classroom Acoustics: Perspectives and the Future', in The Volta Review, vol. 100, no. 5 (November 1999); for a copy of the article, contact AGBell in Washington, DC. The paper on the location of absorptive materials to control reverberation, 'Optimizing Classroom Acoustics Using Computer Model Studies', by Rebecca Reich and John Bradley of the Canadian National Research Council, was published in Canadian Acoustics/Acoustique Canadienne, 26(4), 1998.
Acoustics, Charles M. Salter Associates, William Stout Publishers, San Francisco 1999; ISBN 0-9651144-6-5.
Acoustics and Noise Control Handbook for Architects and Builders, Leland K. Irvine and Roy L. Richards, Krieger Publishing Co., Malabar, FL.
Acoustics and Sound Systems in Schools, Frederick S. Berg, Singular Publishing Group, San Diego, 1993.
Architectural Acoustics, Madan Mehta, Jim Johnson, and Jorge Rocafort, Prentice-Hall, New York, 1998.
Classroom Acoustics, T. Finitzo-Hieber, in Auditory Disorders in School Children, Thieme-Stratton, New York (1988, second edition).
Concepts in Architectural Acoustics, M. David Egan, McGraw-Hill, New York, 1998.
Deaf Architects and Blind Acousticians? A Guide to the Principles of Sound Design, R.E. Apfel, 1998; ISBN 0-9663331-0-1.
Mechanical and Electrical Equipment for Buildings, 'Acoustics', Stein, Reynolds, and McGuiness, New York, 1996.
'Acoustical Guidelines for Building Design', E. Wetherill, in Encyclopedia of Acoustics, Wiley, New York, 1997.
'Noise Control in U.S. Building Codes', Greg Tocci, in Handbook of Acoustics, Wiley & Sons.
'Room Acoustics', C. Crandell and J. Smaldino, in Assistive Devices for the Hearing-Impaired, Allyn & Baon, Needham Heights, MA, 1994.
Acoustics coursework is available on-line and in presentations sponsored through the professional organizations that represent architects, interior designers, and engineers. Manufacturers of acoustical materials develop and sponsor seminars on acoustical issues and publish guides and manuals for design professionals. A curriculum and visual aids for a tutorial on classroom acoustics is being developed by the University of Kansas under the aegis of the Acoustics Coalition.
Acoustical Society of America
American Academy of Audiology
ASHRAE Journal: Understanding the Problem - Noise in the Classroom
Classroom Acoustics
Classroom Acoustics Listserv
Effects of Classroom Acoustics on Children with Normal Hearing
General Accounting Office Reports on School Facilities
National Clearinghouse for Educational Facilities
Northern Virginia Resource Center - Classroom Acoustics
Quiet Classrooms Noise Pollution Clearinghouse