The Cochlear Implant School Toolkit

4 - Teaching a Child with a Cochlear Implant

Listening support strategies: FM systems

FM systems improve the listening conditions in the classroom for a child with a cochlear implant by bringing the clear voice of the speaker directly to the child.

FM systems have two parts:

• A microphone, which is worn by the teacher on a cord or clip near the mouth and
• A frequency-tuned receiver

There are two types of receivers: personal and sound field systems.

• Personal receivers are worn by the child and are tuned to work with their cochlear implant.
• Sound field systems use a receiver positioned near the child or throughout the classroom.

Refer to the FM systems information sheet for more details.

To visualize what a personal FM and sound field system look like, watch the video below.