I attended CSUN this past March and visited the booth featuring your product. Thank you for sending the Hearit device for our department to try out.

We tried it out with a diverse group of children, including the following: severe phonological process impaired, ADHD, single phoneme errors, fluency case, and hearing problems (otitis media and effusion). The youngest child was 3 years old and the oldest was 13. The younger kids adapted to the use of the device the easiest. Since the older children weren't used to hearing this clearly, it bothered them. Given more time though, I believe the long term use of this device with the older children would have proved successful.

I would really suggest that you inform therapists that clients may initially find it annoying which is a perfectly normal response (just ask any hearing impaired person who wears aides). Emphasize that they need to stick with it in order to see the major league benefits!

There is indeed a lot of research out there on phonemic awareness that would substantiate the purchase of a unit like yours. I will certainly not hesitate to recommend your unit.

Portage Public Schools and Southern Service Area Technology Committee would like to thank you and your company for the Telecommunication inservice and the loan of the Hearit SE Broadcaster and Trainer. We successfully completed our mutually agreed upon trial on March 7, 2001.

The Broadcast system was placed in a general education math classroom. The students were told that the system was on trial to see if it could help the teacher reduce the strain on her vocal cords. We didn't want the students to have a particular bias during the trial period. The seventh grade math class had 24 students, several diagnosed as ADHD, a general education and a special education support teacher. These students were observed prior to, and during the implementation of the system. The math teacher provided the first 10 minutes of instruction with the system turned off. She then turned it on for the remainder of the period. At the conclusion of the class, she asked the students inf they were able to hear more clearly and with less mental effort. Everyday, 100% of the students raised their hands to acknowledge "Yes."

There was a definite increase of on task behavior for the targeted students. The comparison student increased on task behavior to 100%. The general education teacher and special education teacher were thrilled with the positive effects on all of the students in the classroom. Needless to say, the teachers would like to have this system in their classrooms.

We are currently exploring several funding possibilities. We will contact you as soon as we have a source to purchase your system.

Again, we want to thank you very much for providing your services and helping to educate the educators!

Benjamin is a 13 year old male diagnosed with Down's Syndrome. he has been in my care for ear, nose and throat needs since February, 1987. Benjamin has a history of congestion, otitis media, and conductive hearing loss, which along with his primary diagnosis, affect his ability to communicate. Ben has been using a Hearit Original in the classroom for several months with great success. Not only has it provided Ben with numerous speech related benefits, it has also allowed him to communicate medical and safety needs verbally as well as respond to safety issues given him verbally.

I am writing on behalf of my student, Benjamin. Ben is a 13 year old male who has Down Syndrome and a conductive hearing loss.

For the past few months, he has been using a Hearit Original in the classroom for heightened auditory awareness. This device thas helped Ben by reducing distractions, increasing comprehension, and heightening phonological awareness. As a result, all of his care givers have noticed a marked improvement in his ability to concentrate and in his intelligibility. He is better able to express his medical needs directly and receive immediate attention.

I am requesting the purchase of the Hearit Original. We will have the support of the Speech Pathologist, Life Skills teacher, the Assistive Technology team, and very involved parents. His prognosis with this device is excellent and it will service him for many years to come.

I am seeking funding for an augmentative communication device called Hearit for my son Benjamin. I have seen him use this device at school and was very impressed with the benefits it provided. It really helps him to pay attention to his teacher and stay on task in his school work. It also enables him to participate in group discussions.

I was not prepared for all of the positive benefits of his hearing clearly (using Hearit). Ben was much more attentive to us and all the normal activities of daily living. He participated in family discussions and had much to contribute. He responded quickly and appropriately to requests and directives. The microphone that he wore around his neck not only magnified sound, it clarified it, enabling him to understand us better and to even distinguish which direction sounds came. It also enabled him to hear how his own voice sounds to others. He was able to correct the "mumbly" sounds he makes and to speak clearly.

I am glad Benjamin has the help he needs to be a successful student, but I am seeking the same hope of success in normal daily living. After testing the Hearit and seeing its benefits, I believe it is a medical necessity for Ben's functional daily living based on reasons of medical health benefits, mental health benefits and physical safety.

I want to tell you a bit about my grandson Jordan and what the Hearit has done for him.

Jordan is an 11 year old boy with ADD. Three years ago, we moved Jordan out of a large city school, because they were going to put him in third grade and he could not read or write and had behavior problems.

We placed him in a small county school and 1st grade. We also sent him to Gail Cattaur in Seward, NE. who is an educational specialist. She recommended that we try the Hearit. Jordan's teacher tells us that Jordan is calmer when he wears the Hearit. He likes to weare the Hearit because it sorts out what he needs to hear.

Jordan is now in third grade and according to a letter we received from his teacher, is reading at the 4.5 grade equivalency based on national norms. He is no longer a behavioral problem. Although he still has some difficulty, we can now see the light at the end of the tunnel. I feel we owe a large part of his improvement to the Hearit.