Type of exercises:

• sentence level Speaking:
• Words
• Conversations
• Describing pictures
• Answering Yes/No questions

Record own speech: Yes

Correction of own speech: No

Can use own words?: Yes

Help given: Yes

Tutorials: No

Free trial: Yes

Support: Free

Comments: Can make or change exercises so can use a different accent

N.B:
    Exercises provided are American

Type of exercises:

• Recognising
      pictures
      shapes
      photos
      symbols
• Reading
      letters
      words
      paragraphs
• Spelling
      anagrams

Can use own words?: No

Help given: No

Free trial: Yes

Support: Free

Comments:

• Highest level is hard
• Very big selection of exercises for a wide ability range

N.B:
    Some people may find some line drawings confusing
    All spelling exercises are based on anagrams – not actual spelling of words
    British accent

Type of exercises:

• Reading questions
• Multiple choice answers

Can use own words?: No

Help given: Yes

Free trial: Yes

Support: Free

Comments:

• Need to be able to read short sentences

Type of exercises:

• Speaking & repeating & reading aloud
• numbers
• time

Can use own words?: No

Help given: No

Free trial: Yes

Support: Free

Comments:

• No picture cues (e.g. no clock face for time)

N.B:
  American voice
 

Type of exercises:

• Following spoken instructions
• put things in front of/behind
• putting things in order

Can use own words?: No

Help given: Yes

Record results: Yes

Free trial: Yes

Support: Free

Comments:

• Can change colours for people with visual difficulties
• Also works on memory

N.B:
    Need very good reading
    American accent
 

Type of exercises:

• 4 levels of exercises
• paragraphs
• long stories

Can use own words?: No

Help given: Yes

Free trial: Yes

Support: Free

Comments:

• The long stories are hard

Type of exercises:

• Multiple choice
• Fill the gaps
• Complete: sentence, phrase, definition

Can use own words?: No

Help given: No

Free trial: Yes

Support: Free

Comments:

• Need mouse to exit before the end of the exercise session
• Lots of items

N.B:
    Also works on word meanings
    Need good reading
    Spoken answers are with an American voice

Type of exercises:

• Multiple choice
• Fill the gaps
• Reading letters
• Reading words
• Spelling words

Can use own words?: No

Help given: Yes

Free trial: Yes

Support: Free

Comments: As you get the answers right it moves you up a level

Type of exercises:

• Time
• Money
• Maths
• Traffic signs

Can use own words?: No

Help given: None

Free trial: Yes

Support: Free

Comments:

• The 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
• Real-life maths exercises
• Real-life time exercises
• The Speech and Language Therapist can access your results over the internet

N.B:
    Money exercises all use US $
    Voice is American and computer generated
    Need sentence level reading or sentence level auditory comprehension to complete the tasks
    No visual rewards for correct answers

Type of exercises:

• Word meanings
• Time
• Maths
• Reading
• Speaking
• Spelling

Can use own words?:No

Help given: No

Free trial: Yes

Support: Free

Comments:

•     Program assesses skills and gives exercises
•     Program moves you on as you improve
•     Not a program to be used independently, would need Speech and Language Therapy support
•     Therapist can give new exercises and see results over the internet

N.B:

•     Need to click and drag with the mouse
•     Developed in Sweden for school children