Listening First™ Stereo Headphones from Califone Chosen as Teacher’s Pick by Scholastic’s Instructor Magazine

Child-Sized Headphones Ensure Safety and Audibility for Young Learners

San Fernando, CA (November 2007) — Scholastic’s Instructor magazine has chosen the Listening First Stereo Headphones from Califone International, Inc., as a 2007 Teacher’s Pick. Each product chosen as a Teacher’s Pick was carefully evaluated by the magazine’s teacher-testers throughout the year.

Instructor magazine leads the way with “teacher-leaders” — educators who hold positions on purchasing committees, research and make product recommendations and are often in charge of allocating school funds. As one of the leading and most trusted teaching magazine in the field, Instructor magazine reaches more than 900,000 educators each issue.

Ideal for primary grades and special needs students, the Listening First Stereo Headphones offer developmentally appropriate equipment in vibrant, engaging colors and themes. The headphones are made with rugged ABS plastic in three color choices — blue, red and yellow. In addition, the Listening First Stereo Headphones also are available in animal themes — bear, panda or tiger. Providing clear sound at levels safe for a child’s eardrums, the headphones are high-quality additions to any classroom learning center, children’s library reading corner or language lab.

Through the successful Our America: Tuned In Today… But Tuned Out Tomorrow? campaign (www.listentoyourbuds.org), the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) recommends three guidelines to help students use audio technology responsibly: lower the volume, limit listening time and upgrade to ambient-noise-reducing headphones. “With an increasing number of younger students listening to personal media players in schools,” shared Califone Vice President, Marketing, Tim Ridgway, “It is important to educate them at an early age about appropriate listening levels.” Supporting ASHA and its campaign, Califone designed the Listening First Stereo Headphones to have appropriately sized, ambient-noise-reducing earcups to help ensure safe use as students acquire listening, literacy and language skills.

The Listening First Stereo Headphones come with the unique 1-year Califone warranty, which includes coverage for school, library and government use, typically not available for products purchased from consumer electronics stores.

To order, contact a Califone dealer. For more information on the full line of Califone products that are designed for the education market and are safe for school and library use, call 1-800-722-0500, or visit www.califone.com to view and download the entire Califone catalog.

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