The Effects of Noise on Pre-School Children's Pre-Reading Skills

Maxwell, Lorraine E.; Evans, Gary W.

doi:10.1006/jevp.1999.0144

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“…In fact, effects of irrelevant speech on children's listening comprehension and phonological processing have recently been reported (Klatte et al, 2007). Furthermore, field studies have shown that chronic exposure to irrelevant sounds, i.e., indoor noise in classrooms, has enduring effects on children's language, prereading skills, and academic attainment (Klatte et al, 2009;Maxwell & Evans, 2000;Shield & Dockrell, 2008). In order to prevent such outcomes, optimal interior acoustics in the classrooms as well as pedagogical interventions are necessary.…”

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“…The importance of short-term memory in language and reading acquisition on the one hand and its sensitivity to noise-induced disruption on the other hand leads to the prediction that permanent exposure to irrelevant sounds of even moderate intensity may cause enduring deficits in these developmental domains. In fact, field studies have shown that indoor noise in classrooms affects children's language and reading acquisition (Klatte, Hellbrü ck, Seidel, & Leistner, 2009;Maxwell & Evans, 2000;Shield & Dockrell, 2008). Thus, experimental studies on the ISE in children are important in order to construct acoustic environments suitable for learning.…”

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The irrelevant sound effect in short-term memory: Is there developmental change?

Klatte

Lachmann

Schlittmeier

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European Journal of Cognitive Psychology

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With two experiments, effects of irrelevant speech and classroom noise on serial recall of common nouns presented pictorially were investigated in children and adults. Experiment 1 used fixed list lengths for children (first graders) and adults. Experiment 2 used list lengths adjusted to participants' (secondÁthird graders, adults) individual spans. In both experiments, children and adults were equally impaired by irrelevant speech. This contrasts with a related study (differences in methodology) by Elliott (2002), who reported severe increase in the detrimental impact of irrelevant speech with decreasing age. In both experiments, classroom noise had no effect in overall analyses. For Experiment 1, however, separate group analyses revealed impairment in children. Results suggest that effects of irrelevant sounds on serial recall stem from two separate mechanisms: Specific interference due to the sounds' automatic access to short-term memory, and/or attention capture. Only for the latter there is developmental change.

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The irrelevant sound effect in short-term memory: Is there developmental change?

Klatte

Lachmann

Schlittmeier

et al. 2010

European Journal of Cognitive Psychology

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“…In the school environment, children's ability to concentrate can be affected by different sound levels (Enmarker and Boman 2004;Lercher et al 2003;Hygge et al 2003;Maxwell and Evans 2000). Research has shown that artificial light (Küller 2004;Küller and Laike 1998) and daylight (Küller and Lindsten 1992;Küller 2002) affect children's behaviour and concentration ability.…”

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The building process as a tool towards an all-inclusive school. A Swedish example focusing on children with defined concentration difficulties such as ADHD, autism and Down’s syndrome

Tufvesson

2008

J Hous and the Built Environ

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Professionals who take part in the building process have long been concerned with the same environmental factors, e.g. spatial layout, capacity, and function, as well as user demography. Through the knowledge gained on the ways environmental factors affect users of buildings, the need to understand how to handle these factors has grown, due to their influence on the building process. It will be shown how research on the

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“…Noise as an environmental stressor has been explored in a number of studies, which have identified the potential for it to cause both psychological and physiological harm (Jansen, 1961;Nemecek and Grandjean, 1973;Boyce, 1974;Kjellberg et al, 1996;Maxwell and Evans, 2000;Schick et al, 2000;Kupritz, 2002;Leather et al, 2003;Wallenius, 2004;Fhyri and Klaeboe, 2009;Quehl and Basner, 2006;Grebennikov and Wiggins, 2006), it has been shown to negatively affect virtually all aspects of daily life, reducing one's ability to adapt psychologically or physiologically to other stressors, therefore increasing one's vulnerability (Evans et al, 1996). Although various scholars have examined urban and rural soundscapes (Thompson 2002, Garrioch 2003, Smith 1999, Schafer 1994, Alarcon Diaz 2007 there has so far been little scholarship relevant to mental health.…”

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The role of noise in clinical environments with particular reference to mental health care: A narrative review

Brown

Rutherford

Crawford

2015

International Journal of Nursing Studies

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BackgroundThere is a large literature suggesting that noise can be detrimental to health and numerous policy documents have promoted noise abatement in clinical settings. ObjectivesThis paper documents the role of noise in clinical environments and its deleterious effects with a particular focus on mental health care. Our intention however, is to go beyond the notion that noise is simply undesirable and examine the extent to which researchers have explored the meaning of sound in hospital settings and identify new opportunities for research and practice. Data sources and review methodsThis is a narrative review which has grouped the literature and issues in the field into themes concerning the general issues of noise in health care; sleep noise and hospital environments; noise in intensive care units; implications for service users and staff; and suggestions for new ways of conceptualising and researching clinical soundscapes. Data sources comprised relevant UK policy documents and the results of a literature search of Pubmed, Scopus and Web of Knowledge using terms such as noise, health, hospital, soundscape and relevant additional terms derived from the papers retrieved. In addition the references of retrieved articles were scanned for additional relevant material and historical items significant in shaping the field. ResultsExcess unwanted noise can clearly be detrimental to health and impede recovery, and this is clearly recognised by policymakers especially in the UK context. We use the literature surveyed to argue that it is important also to see the noise in clinical environments in terms of the meaning it conveys and rather than merely containing unwanted sound, clinical environments have a 'soundscape'. This comprises noises which convey meaning, for example about the activities of other people, the rhythms of the day and the nature of the auditory community of the hospital. Unwanted sound may have unwanted effects, especially on those who are most vulnerable, yet this does not necessarily mean that silence is the better option.Page 2 Therefore it is our contention that it is important to begin thinking about the social functions of sound in the mental health environment. ConclusionsWhilst it can be stressful, sound can also be soothing, reassuring and a rich source of information about the environment as well. It may be used to secure a degree of privacy for oneself, to exclude others or as a source of solidarity among friends and colleagues. The challenge then is to understand the work that sound does in its ecological context in health care settings.

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The Effects of Noise on Pre-School Children's Pre-Reading Skills

Cited by 150 publications

References 10 publications

The irrelevant sound effect in short-term memory: Is there developmental change?

The irrelevant sound effect in short-term memory: Is there developmental change?

The building process as a tool towards an all-inclusive school. A Swedish example focusing on children with defined concentration difficulties such as ADHD, autism and Down’s syndrome

The role of noise in clinical environments with particular reference to mental health care: A narrative review

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