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Categories & Words

Supplier: http://www.propeller.net/category-s/79.htm, http://www.bungalowsoftware.com

Type of exercises:

  • 6 levels of: Reading & word meaning exercises:
  • Picking items belonging/not belonging to categories
  • Guessing categories from items presented

Use own words?: No

Help given: None

Record results: Yes

Free trial: Yes

Support: Free

Comments:

  • Need good reading
  • Hard questions
  • Creates new exercises each time you use

Beware:
    American words (e.g. food and drink items, authors)
 

Easy to use independently: Yes
Number of exercises: Unlimited
Version: American English
Access: Keyboard, Mouse, Touchscreen
Record Results: Yes
Price:

Aphasia Tutor 3 Story Reading Deluxe

Supplier: https://www.bungalowsoftware.com/

Type of exercises:

  • 4 levels of reading:
  • paragraphs
  • long stories

Can use own words?: No

Help given: Yes

Record results: Yes

Free trial: Yes

Support: Free

Comments:

  • The long stories are quite hard
  • As you improve, the program moves you up a level

 

Easy to use independently: Yes
Number of exercises: Large
Version: UK English, American English, Australian English
Access: Keyboard, Mouse, Touchscreen
Record Results: Yes
Price:

Aphasia Tutor 2 Sentences Deluxe

Supplier: https://www.bungalowsoftware.com/

Type of exercises:

  • Multiple choice
  • Fill the gaps
  • Finish the: 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 session
  • Lots of items

N.B: Also works on word meanings, Need good reading

Easy to use independently: Very
Number of exercises: Very Large
Version: UK English, American English, Australian English
Access: Keyboard, Mouse
Record Results: Yes
Price:

Parrot Cognitive Reasoning Module

Supplier: http://www.parrotsoftware.com

Type of exercises:

  • Putting things in categories
  • What happens if…
  • If…then…
  • Word meanings
  • Problem solving
  • Reasons why

Access: Mouse (for all exercises except inferential naming which also requires keyboard)

Can use own words?: No

Help given: No

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

N.B:
    American words
    American, computer voice
    Need good reading or good listening
 

Easy to use independently: No
Number of exercises: Very Large
Version: Other Languages Available, American English
Access: Keyboard, Mouse, Touchscreen
Record Results: Yes
Price: ££

Aphasia Tutor 4 Functional Reading

Supplier: https://www.bungalowsoftware.com/

Type of exercises:

Multiple choice reading:

  • bills
  • adverts
  • labels
  • timetables
  • recipes.

Can use own words?: No

Help given: Yes

Free trial: Yes

Support: Free

Comments: Very American (e.g. American product labels, prices in) Some exercises only have 2 items to read

Easy to use independently: Yes
Number of exercises: Small
Version: American English
Access: Keyboard, Mouse, Touchscreen
Record Results: Yes
Price:

Aphasia Tutor 2 Sentences

Supplier: https://www.bungalowsoftware.com/

Type of exercises:

  • Multiple choice
  • Fill the gaps
  • Complete the: 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 working on word meanings
Need good reading

Easy to use independently: Yes
Number of exercises: Large
Version: UK English, Australian English
Access: Keyboard, Mouse
Record Results: Yes
Price:

Aphasia Tutor 1 Words

Supplier: http://www.bungalowsoftware.com

Type of exercises:

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

Can use own words?: No


Help given: No


Free trial: Yes


Support: Free

Easy to use independently: Fairly
Number of exercises: Large
Version:
Access: Keyboard, Mouse
Record Results: Yes
Price:

Synonyms, Homonyms & Antonyms

Supplier: https://www.bungalowsoftware.com/

Type of exercises:

  • Multiple choice
  • Fill the gaps
  • words that ‘sound like’ or are ‘the opposite to’ or are ‘the same as’

Can use your own words?: No

Help given: No

Free trial: Yes

Support: Free

Comments:

  • Some Americanisms
  • Some items are very hard
  • Voice is American

N.B:
  Need to be able to spell
  Need to be able to read

Easy to use independently: Very
Number of exercises: Large
Version:
Access: Keyboard, Mouse
Record Results: No
Price:

Numbers & Sounds

Supplier: https://www.bungalowsoftware.com/

Type of exercises:

  • Speaking, repeating & reading aloud
  • numbers
  • time

Can use own words?: No

Help given: No

Free trial: Yes

Support: Free

Comments:

  • No pictures (e.g. a clock face)

N.B:
  American voice

Easy to use independently: Very
Number of exercises: Large
Version:
Access: Mouse, Touchscreen
Record Results: No
Price:

Direction Following Written

Supplier: https://www.bungalowsoftware.com/

Type of exercises:

  • Reading instructions (put things behind/next to…)
  • Putting things in order

Can use own words?: No

Help given: No

Free trial: Yes

Support: Free

Comments:

  • Can change colours for people with visual difficulties
  • Helps with reading memory

N.B:
  Need very good reading
 

Easy to use independently: Yes
Number of exercises: Very Large
Version: American English
Access: Keyboard, Mouse, Touchscreen
Record Results: Yes
Price: