Reading Therapy

Reading & understanding sentences & phrases

10-100 items per exercise

Results are presented at end of session but cannot be reviewed later

Can email results

Free trial available through the Languagetherappy Lite app

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

Writing Therapy

Spelling exercises

3 levels of difficulty

10-50 items per exercise

3-10 letter words

Results can be emailed

Free trial available through the Languagetherappy Lite app

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

SmallTalk phonemes

Exercises for speech sounds

40 videos and sound recordings of vowels and consonants to copy

May need help from a Speech & Language Therapist 

Easy to use independently: Yes
Supplier: http://www.aphasia.com/products/apps/smalltalk

SmallTalk oral motor exercises

Exercises for lip and mouth movements

54 Video and voice recordings to copy

Can choose specific movements to practise

May need some help from a Speech & Language Therapist

Easy to use independently: Yes
Supplier: http://www.aphasia.com/products/apps/smalltalk

Naming Therapy

Saying words & describing pictures

Can add your own words

10-100 items per exercise

4 different types of activity

If using alone, you need to be good at knowing whether you have said the word correctly

Results can be emailed

Free trial available through the Languagetherappy Lite app

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

Lexico cognition

Exercises for listen & remember or read and remember

Basic sequencing with describing words

A spoken and/or written description is given (e.g. the red one is bigger than the green one), you must select the correct picture from a choice of 12

Easy to use independently: Yes
Supplier: http://www.pappy.ch/apps/lexico-cognition-for-ipad

Parrot Action verbs

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
Easy to use independently: Yes
Supplier: http://www.parrotsoftware.com

Conversation coach

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

 

Easy to use independently: Yes
Supplier: http://www.silverliningmm.com

SmallTalk Aphasia

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

 

 

Easy to use independently: Yes
Supplier: http://www.aphasia.com/products/apps/smalltalk

SmallTalk conversational phrases

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

For use when out & about

Easy to use independently: Yes
Supplier: http://www.aphasia.com/products/apps/smalltalk