Type of exercises:

• Match a written word to a picture of an action word

Can use own words?: No

Help given: None

Free trial: Yes

Support: Free

Comments:

• Online subscription allows access to ALL modules so as you improve, you don’t need to buy new modules
• The CD version has more functions than the internet version
• Speech and Language Therapist can access results on your computer via the internet
• Also works on Kindle Fire and Nook tablet

Practise conversations:

• turn-taking
• listening to partner
• staying on topic

The ipad starts a topic of conversation, you practise replying, commenting, asking questions

The ipad prompts you when it is your turn to respond

Written and spoken words, pictures and phrases

50 spoken phrases with symbols about: Stroke, Conversation, Phone,Emergency, Meals, Restaurants, Health, Pain scale

For use when out & about as a  conversation aid

Some American food and restaurant words

66 basic spoken phrases with symbols, useful for someone with aphasia

For use when out & about

85 spoken phrases with symbols for talking about daily tasks

For use in conversations

Brief description

• Help with spelling: word prediction, speech recognition & screen reader
• Guesses what you want to say, reads aloud text on the screen and types the words you say aloud
• Works in all programs & web pages (e.g. email, internet, facebook, youtube)

Who could benefit:

• People who can spell the first 2-3 letters of a word before getting stuck
• People who can spell words but sometimes find it easier to say a word

Comments

• Mac users only have access to the word prediction & screen reading parts of the program, not the speech recognition part

Brief description

• App & software
• Help with spelling
• Guesses what you want to say, hear the words  before you select
• Use in social media, email, word processing applications
• Listen back to the sentence you’re writing
• Word lists to help with writing

Who could benefit

• People who can spell the first 2-3 letters of a word before getting stuck

Speech recognition program

As you speak into the microphone, the speech is automatically turned into text

Useful if your speech is quite good but you struggle to write or type

Brief description

• Keyboard familiarisation
• Spelling exercises
• 80 activities included or create your own
• Results are recorded

Who could benefit

• People needing to practise:
• Keyboard skills
• Spelling skills
   

Brief description

• Free text to speech program
• Only works in Microsoft Word

Who could benefit

• People with some spelling and reading difficulties