MR117946

Student Number: 17946 Media Response 1

Alex Doman : Founder U.S. Training Faculty Alex Doman is an author, producer, and entrepreneur whose products are used by people in more than 35 countries. His work is based on music effects research and principles of human development and neuroplasticity focusing on improving academic, cognitive, and communication abilities. He is founder and CEO of Advanced Brain Technologies, a leading provider of products, which improve brain function with solutions for consumers, schools, therapy clinics, health care facilities, and the military. Allison Tanner is a speech-language pathologist for Primary Children's Medical Center working at one of their outpatient treatment facilities in Sandy, Utah. She received a Bachelors of Science degree in Communicative Disorders and a masters of science degree in speech-language pathology from Utah State University. Her passion has always been in helping children and adolescents attain communicative success in their community and at school through a variety of intervention techniques. Co-Director and Co-Founder of Pediatric TherapeuticsMember of The Listening Program Clinical Testing Team Sheila is an occupational therapist with over twenty years clinical experience, and a longstanding appreciation for the influence of sound in our daily lives and the value of sound in facilitating change. She is Co-Director/Co-Founder of Pediatric Therapeutics, a children's therapy center, and Integrated Soundwork, a specialized practice combining sound modalities with sensory integration, both located in Chatham, New Jersey.
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 * Allison Tanner, MS, CCC-SLP**
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 * Sheila Allen, MA, OTR, BCP**
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I could not find any articles scientific responses to the claims of the Listening Program. Five searches I did were: The Listening Program, Scientific responses to the listening program, the listening program claims, claims about the listening program, peer review of the listening program. In researching The Listening Program, I found almost no articles written about the company. The only thing I found was a few blog posts or message board comments. The only article I found came from a website called the Parenting-magazine.com. This article was an overview of what the program was meant to do. It basically restated what the company’s website says about its own program. There have been no real proofs to this program. It is still undetermined if it is the program that is working for their child or if it is just the added time those parents are spending with their child that is helping. As stated many times, an individual’s experience cannot prove or disprove a claim. Before a consumer should buy this product, they should know that this program is based on the principle that listening to classical music can improve learning.
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