We add movement to the treatment to create Spatial Stereo™ Dynamic. This further helps with sound localization, auditory figure ground, listener interest and bilateral organization.

SL Kids 1 has a significant focus on spatial awareness and sound localization. With new technologies and creative elements in recording and post-production, we are able to provide auditory stimulation in a totally new way than we have ever been able to do before.

It incorporates a combination of new processes called Spatial Surround™ (patent pending). By creating Spatial Surround, the listener is placed in the position of the conductor of an orchestra. In the middle of the orchestra, the conductor will hear sounds more individually, some very close and some a little farther away. Instead of blended sounds as you might hear them in front of the orchestra at a concert, you too will hear sounds more individually as the musicians play them around you. You as the listener can now more clearly determine the spatial properties of the sound.

We add movement to the treatment to create Spatial Surround Dynamic. This is accomplished by processing the music in a multi-channel environment that uses five completely independent tracks. This process allows us to move the sound of each instrument around in a 360 degree field.

Broadly stated, sensory integration is the brain's organization of sensory input. As we move, touch, are touched, and place pressure on our joints and limbs, the brain is informed about the body's position in space and where our various parts are in relation to one another. The integration of these senses allows us to move them in a coordinated fashion. Through effective sensory integration, the many parts of the nervous system work together so that a person can interact with his environment effectively and experience the joy of unconscious coordinated movement. The efficient organization of sensory input forms the foundation for all higher learning. Many problems in attention, reading and writing have their basis in poor or disorganized sensory input. Many interventions, therefore, address sensory integration problems by using a variety of tactile, motor and movement activities to help the organization of sensory input and function of the vestibular system.

Dr. Alfred Tomatis was among the first to recognize that sound can be used to stimulate the vestibular portion of the vestibulocochlear system, and therefore the body. The vestibule is a small part of the inner ear adjoining the cochlea, which is the hearing part of the inner ear. The vestibule includes three semicircular canals, the utricle and saccule. These fluid-filled chambers have small hair cells that move in response to motion and inform the body about acceleration and deceleration movements, up and down movements, and also rotational movements. Many techniques that occupational therapists trained in sensory integration utilize are aimed at stimulating the vestibular system. SI Classic 1 incorporates sound specifically designed to help address this important integration of sensory information. Music recorded with specific emphasis in low and mid range frequencies, such as the cello and bass viola, has been used to enhance and support stimulation to and awareness of the body.

Music
The music selected and recorded for Speech and Language Kids CD 1 includes early compositions by Mozart as well as Brahms, Beethoven, Schumann, and instrumental versions of traditional folk music and nursery rhymes.

Applications
Speech and Language Kids 1 is appropriate for enhancing receptive and expressive language, sense of melody, pitch discrimination, fluency, voice modulation and control. It may be used during reading activities, quiet or aloud at a low volume. It may also be used in connection with vocal exercises and may have some benefit with second language acquisition. This is a tremendous tool for voice coaches, reading and learning specialists, speech and language pathologists and those working with communication difficulties. It also proves helpful with attention, memory and concentration. Listeners may practice active listening with SL Kids 1 but may also hum, sing or explore their voice during their listening sessions.