A teacher reference tool. Type a phrase a child used and we'll try to find where it came from and what it might mean.

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What is Heard It?

Etairos Heard It is a free tool for teachers, speech-language pathologists, and parents working with children who use Gestalt Language Processing (GLP).

How it works

A child says something like "to infinity and beyond" or "paw patrol ready for action" and you need to know where it came from. Type the phrase and Heard It tells you:

  • What show, movie, or video it's from (episode, scene)
  • The emotional tone of the scene
  • The likely communicative intent (what the child might actually be trying to say)
  • Other notable phrases from that scene, so you can anticipate what else the child might use

What's indexed

Thousands of scenes from popular kids' media: Bluey, PAW Patrol, Blippi, Curious George, Daniel Tiger, Super Simple Songs, Disney/Pixar movies, and more. New sources are added regularly.

Fuzzy search

You don't need the exact quote. "I don't know what to play" will find the right episode even if the child said it slightly differently. The search handles variations in wording and common phrases.

Why it matters

GLP children learn language in chunks from media rather than building single words first. Knowing the scene context, emotional tone, and communicative intent helps you respond to what the child is actually trying to express, not just the words they're borrowing. That's the core of supporting GLP kids through the stages of language development.

Browse by source

You can also browse all indexed sources (shows, movies, books) to build theme-based vocabulary with a child around their favorite media. Click "Browse phrases by source" on the main page.