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Oxford Picture Dictionary

SLT Summary

Picture dictionary with opportunities to practise simple conversations

Designed for foreign language learners but useful resource for people with communication difficulties

Unit 1 is free

Aphasia Summary

Picture dictionary with opportunities to practise simple conversations

Unit 1 is free

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Language
Evaluation
Price
Level
Type of Software
Easy to use independently
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Picture dictionary with opportunities to practise simple conversations

Unit 1 is free

Access
Prompts/cues given
No
Theory Based
No
Can author/customise
No
Free trial
Yes

iprompts XL

SLT Summary

For creating visual schedules, visual timers and symbol choices

Visual prompting tool only, no audio prompts or voice output

Aphasia Summary

For creating visual schedules, visual timers and symbol choices

No audio prompts or voice output

Platforms
Price
Type of Software
Easy to use independently
Number of exercises
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For creating visual schedules, visual timers and symbol choices

No audio prompts or voice output

Access
Prompts/cues given
No
Theory Based
No
Can author/customise
No
Free trial
No

iprompts

SLT Summary

For creating visual schedules, visual timers and symbol choices

Visual support only, no audio prompts or voice output

Aphasia Summary

For creating visual schedules, visual timers and symbol choices

No audio prompts or voice output

Platforms
Price
Level
Type of Software
Easy to use independently
Number of exercises
Site Icon
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For creating visual schedules, visual timers and symbol choices

No audio prompts or voice output

Access
Prompts/cues given
No
Theory Based
No
Can author/customise
No
Free trial
No

icommunicate

SLT Summary

For designing visual schedules, story boards, flashcards etc.

Use your own photos and sound recordings or text to speech

 

 

Aphasia Summary

For designing visual schedules, story boards, flashcards etc.

Use your own photos and sound recordings

Platforms
Price
Type of Software
Easy to use independently
Number of exercises
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For designing visual schedules, story boards, flashcards etc.

Use your own photos and sound recordings

 

Access
Prompts/cues given
No
Theory Based
No
Can author/customise
No
Free trial
No

Proloquo2go

SLT Summary

AAC app using symbols, photos and keyboard with word prediction

Use ready made vocabularies or create/personalise your own

Uses text to speech voices

Promotes sentence construction

Alternative access modes: touch, switch, keyboard, native eye tracking, scanning

Available in English, French, Spanish and Dutch.

Available from Apple App store. Compatible with iPad, iPhone iOS 16 and apple watchOS 9 or later.

Aphasia Summary

AAC app using symbols, photos and keyboard with word prediction

Ready made vocabularies

Create or personalise your own vocabularies

Platforms
Price
Area Targeted
Type of Software
Easy to use independently
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AAC app using symbols, photos and keyboard with word prediction

Ready made vocabularies

Create or personalise your own vocabularies

 

Prompts/cues given
No
Theory Based
No
Can author/customise
Yes
Free trial
No

AudioMemos

SLT Summary

Voice recorder to record your own speech

Record reminders

Record conversations (e.g. at the Dr) to remember what was said and to play back later

Send recordings via email

  

 

 

Aphasia Summary

Voice recorder

Use to record your own speech, record reminders, record conversations (e.g. with your Doctor, family members)

Send recordings via email

Evaluation
Price
Type of Software
Easy to use independently
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Voice recorder

Use to record your own speech, record reminders, record conversations

Can send recordings via email

Prompts/cues given
No
Theory Based
No
Can author/customise
No
Free trial
Yes

Write Outloud

SLT Summary

Talking word processor (speaks out letters, words, sentences)

Talking spell checker (identifies potential mistakes and offers alternatives which you can listen to before selecting)

Talking dictionary (simplified definitions given which you can listen to before selecting)

Homophone checker (alternatives suggested with a definition to aid selection)

Who could benefit

  • People who struggle to write long sentences
  • People who make frequent spelling and/or grammar mistakes
Aphasia Summary

Talking word processor

Talking spell checker

Talking dictionary

Finds words which sound the same but are spelled differently

Who could benefit

  • People who struggle to write long sentences
  • People who make spelling and/or grammar mistakes
Platforms
Area Targeted
Type of Software
Easy to use independently
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Talking word processor

Talking spell checker

Talking dictionary

Homophone checker

Record Results
Prompts/cues given
No
Theory Based
No
Can author/customise
No
Free trial
No

Clicker Writer

SLT Summary

Brief description

  • Reading & writing tool designed for children but can be very helpful for people with aphasia who need help with writing & spelling
  • Word prediction (can be personalised)
  • Word & phrase banks by topic or A-Z (can be personalised)
  • Written or picture supported word banks
  • Hear words before selecting
  • Listen back to what you have written
  • Make voice notes to rehearse a sentence before writing it

Who could benefit

  • People who have some spelling but who need writing & spelling prompts
  • People who have no spelling but who would like to write letters/cards

     
Aphasia Summary

Brief description

  • Reading & writing tool
  • Word prediction (can be personalised)
  • Word banks (can be personalised)
  • Picture support, if needed
  • Hear words before selecting
  • Listen back to what you have written

Who could benefit

  • People who have some spelling need extra help
  • People who have no spelling but who would like to write letters/cards
Platforms
Language
Price
Type of Software
Easy to use independently
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Reading & writing tool

Word prediction (can be personalised)

Word & phrase banks (can be personalised)

Record Results
Prompts/cues given
Yes
Theory Based
No
Can author/customise
Yes
Free trial
No

Dragon Naturally Speaking

SLT Summary

Brief description

  • Speech recognition program
  • As the user speaks into the microphone, the speech is automatically turned into text
  • Can read back &/or listen back to what has been typed

Who could benefit

  • Someone with good speech & listening skills but compromised spelling &/or reading skills

Comments

  • Need to train the program to recognise your speech
  • Noise reducing microphones work best
  • Requires good cognitive skills to remember commands & adapt speaking rate

 

Aphasia Summary

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

 

Platforms
Area Targeted
Type of Software
Easy to use independently
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Speech recognition program

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

Access
Prompts/cues given
No
Theory Based
No
Can author/customise
No
Free trial
No

Co:Writer

SLT Summary

Brief description

  • Available as an app and/or software
  • Word prediction (uses grammar smart word prediction & handles phonetic spelling, letter omissions & reversals)
  • List of up to 9 word predictions
  • Can customise the dictionary to improve prediction
  • Text to speech facility to hear the words predicted before selection
  • Can listen back repeatedly to the sentence being composed
  • Customiseable, topic based on-screen word lists  to aid writing
  • Use in social media, email, word processing documents

Who could benefit

  • People who can spell the first 2-3 letters of a word
Aphasia Summary

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
Platforms
Price
Area Targeted
Type of Software
Easy to use independently
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App and software to help with spelling

Predicts words, hear the words and your sentence before you select

Prompts/cues given
No
Theory Based
No
Can author/customise
No
Free trial
No