Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) is the reason that I decided to become a Speech-Language Pathologist. The moment that I saw a young student communicate using a voice output device, I was hooked. No longer did I want to be a pediatrician or a gifted education teacher… I wanted to help children find their voices! […]
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Apple’s “Guided Access” feature
Stop what you are doing and read this! It will help you tremendously in therapy and/or with your students that use AAC for their voice! This year I was asked to attend a PD opportunity about iPads and Special Needs. Unfortunately, I knew much of what was talked about and ended up being the token […]
Let’s Be Social from Everyday Speech {Appy Friday Review & Giveaway}
Everyday Speech has just released their first app – Let’s Be Social. It is described as an app that targets the pragmatic skills of Recognizing Emotions, Solving Problems, Forming Friendships, and Predicting Outcomes. Here’s more… Once the app is open, this is the screen you begin with. The simple design of this app makes it perfect for use […]
Articulation Carnival from Virtual Speech Center {Appy Friday Review}
Virtual Speech Center recently released their “Articulation Carnival” which is a comprehensive app for working on all phonemes! This great addition to iTherapy from VSC aims to provide a comprehensive and flexible articulation program to practice pronunciation of ALL English phonemes at the word/phrase/sentence levels. This is probably my favorite VSC articulation app to date. Here’s […]
Language Trainer from Smarty Ears {Appy Friday Review}
Smarty Ears had recently released a new app – Language Trainer. It is described as a an app for working on vocabulary, word finding, stuttering, and receptive or expressive language therapy. Here’s more… Once the app is open, this is the screen you begin with. The simple design of this app makes it perfect for use with all […]
Listen Close Articulation by Erik X. Raj {Appy Friday Review & Giveaway}
How good is your memory? How good is your articulation? Can you combine the two? Yep! Do you remember that lovely 1980’s game called Simon? Red – Green – Green – Blue – Yellow – etc.! Well, Erik Raj has combined this concept with Articulation practice and whamo! Listen Close is here! Here’s how it […]
aacorn {Appy Friday Review & Giveaway}
***This review has been updated with information regarding the latest update and “pruning” feature of the app as well as a fantastic giveaway!!!*** If you were to ask me what the main reason was that I decided to change from wanting to be a Gifted Education teacher to wanting to major in Speech-Language Pathology, the […]
LinguaPix from Expressive Solutions {Appy Friday Review}
While at ASHA I had the opportunity to meet the great folks at Expressive Solutions. They are the authors of the ArticPix and Story Pals apps among others. They have recently released an great new app – LinguaPix. It is described as a an app for individuals to practice expressive language skills in three activities: Flashcards, Matching, and Pick […]
10 Speech & Language Apps to Gift this Holiday Season!
(Part of graphic from http://abali.ru/?p=9869&lang=en and http://www.apple.com/ipad/) You’ve seen several of the awesome speech and language gift-giving posts lately. I’m definitely a proponent of educational toys for our kiddos and strive to purchase hands-on gifts for the kids in my life. However, I know that many of our speech and language students gravitate toward technology. There are […]
Sentence Ninja app by Smarty Ears {Appy Friday Review}
Smarty Ears had recently released an amazing new app – Sentence Ninja. It is described as a multi-player multi-level app designed to improve sentence structure skills in children and adults. This app was created to facilitate an understanding of how correct word order impacts sentence structure. Here’s a bit more… Once the app is open, […]