Synonyms, Homonyms & Antonyms Deluxe

Type of exercises:

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

Use your own words?: No

Help given: Yes

Free trial: Yes

Support: Free

Comments:

  • Some Americanisms
  • Some exercises 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
Supplier: https://www.bungalowsoftware.com/

Aphasia Tutor 1 Words Outloud

Type of exercises:

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

Can use own words?: No

Help given: Yes

Record results: Yes

Free trial: Yes

Support: Free

Easy to use independently: Fairly
Supplier: https://www.bungalowsoftware.com/

Aphasia Tutor 1 Words Deluxe

Type of exercises:

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

Can use own words?: No

Help given: None

Free trial: Yes

Support: Free

Easy to use independently: Fairly
Supplier: https://www.bungalowsoftware.com/

Parrot Vocabulary

Type of exercises:

  • Word meanings
  • Putting in order
  • Spelling
  • Opposites & ‘same as’

Use your own vocabulary: No

Help given: Only for one set of exercises

Support: Free

Comments:

  • Need reading skills
  • Putting things in order exercises cover everyday activities (e,g, parking, dressing).

N.B:
    American vocabulary
    Voice is American and computer generated

Easy to use independently: No
Supplier: http://www.parrotsoftware.com

React2 Auditory Processing Module

Type of exercises:

  • Listening exercises :
  • letters
  • words
  • sentences
  • conversations

Use your own words? No

Help given: None

Free trial:Yes

Support:Free
 
Comments:

  • Easy to very difficult exercises
  • Can buy by module or by monthly subscription
Easy to use independently: Yes
Supplier: http://www.react2.com

Step by Step V5

Type of exercises:

  • Saying words
  • Spelling words
  • Understanding words

Use your own words: Yes



Help given: Yes. Written, spoken and video help



Free trial: Yes



Support: Free



Comments:

  • When you have improved, it automatically moves you up to the next level
  • Your Speech and Language Therapist can give you more exercises and see your results over the internet

N.B:

  British accent

 

Easy to use independently: Very
Supplier: https://www.steps.uk

ORLA - Oral Reading for Language in Aphasia

Type of exercises:

  • Repeating aloud
  • Sentences
  • Paragraphs

Can use own words: No

Help given: No

Free trial: No

Support: phone or email in the USA

Easy to use independently: Very
Supplier: https://www.sralab.org/aphasiasoftware

Speech Trainer 3D

Exercises for speech sounds

A computer generated face shows how to make the sounds - not video of a real person

If your device has a camera,  compare your movements with the computer face movements

Sounds are shown in  the phonetic alphabet

May need help from a Speech & Language Therapist.

Easy to use independently: Fairly
Supplier: http://smartyearsapps.com/speech-trainer-2/

iName it

Practise saying words from 5 visual scenes (bathroom, bedroom, garage, kitchen and living room)

You choose the item you want to name

You decide if you have named it correctly, the app doesn't do it for you

Some prompts if you are finding it hard

Results are recorded

Many of the items are in American English (e.g. faucet, bath tub, refrigerator, garbage can)

No facility for recording your speech 

 

 

 

Easy to use independently: Fairly
Supplier: http://smartyearsapps.com/iname-it/

Comprehension Therapy

Understanding written & spoken words

3 levels of difficulty

10 to 100 exercises presented

Results are summarised at the end of the session but not recorded for future reference

Can send results via email

Easy to use independently: Yes
Supplier: http://tactustherapy.com/app/comprehension/