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Software for practise reading longer passages

Learn topic based vocabulary

Practise listening to topic based vocabulary

Voice recorder

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

Can send recordings via email

Visual calendar & personalised step by step instructions for daily tasks

Screen reader software

Speaks written text aloud for those who find reading difficult

Use a smartphone or tablet as a magnifier 

Text to speech. Reads text aloud as you type

App and software to help with spelling
Predicts words, hear the words and your sentence before you select

AAC app for speaking out words and phrases. Photo based.

Practising conversations

Use your own words and topics

Need someone to program in your words and topics

Speech recognition app

Speak your text or email messages instead of typing them

This app describes the world around you . Point the camera at objects, people, text (typed or hand written) & it will speak aloud the writing or the scene it can see

Attach voice recordings to your photos

When you touch a photo, it speaks out so you can explain your photos and use them in conversation if your speech is affected

Design your own visual daily planners

Use photos, text and voice recordings

• break down an activity into steps (e.g. making tea)

• design an activity planner for each day

Useful if you forget how to do things or find it difficult to follow written instructions

Explain what is happening in a photo and why (inferences)

For creating visual schedules, visual timers and symbol choices

No audio prompts or voice output

Text to speech 

You can save your messages to use again

Useful if you struggle to speak but can type what you want to say

Explain a word without using the 6 associated words on the card

Exercises for following auditory instructions within real-life scenarios

Exercises for working on short-term memory, attention, processing and working memory using spoken responses

Memory & sequencing game

Watch the coloured squares and sounds and then repeat the pattern

A screen filter to make text easier to read

Web based exercises for working on listening, sequencing, emotions, attention

Picture dictionary with opportunities to practise simple conversations

Unit 1 is free

Calendar/reminders with photo and written text

Communication organisation

A memory game like the 80's game of 'Simon'

Repeat the sequence of colours by touching the rubies on the screen

This free app describes the world around you . Point the camera at objects, people, text (typed or hand written) & it will speak aloud the writing or the scene it can see

Anagram sentences to put in the correct order

66 basic spoken phrases with symbols

For use when out & about

Speech exercises for letters of the alphabet, numbers 1-20 and 12 colours

Videos and voice recordings to copy

Makes your text messages bigger & easier to read

A basic AAC app

Click on a word to speak it out

Lists of words to choose from and add your own

You need to be able to read single words to use this app

Exercises for practising 20 speech sounds

Videos of mouth movements

Can record own attempts

Attach voice recordings to your photos to tell people about yourself and what you've been doing

Basic AAC app designed for people with aphasia

App to enable non-verbal and non-literate users to communicate via texting technology

Photo based phone app

Attach photos to your contacts. To call them, just click on their photo

Useful for people who struggle to read names

Keyboard, word banks, phrase banks and word prediction

Type your message and speak it out

Voice is robotic

Reads text aloud, word & line highlighting. Option to reduce text area to improve focus. Option to use large font size.  Supports PDF documents, ebooks, web pages. Free trial available.

Put 2 dominoes together to make a word

5 categories of words to choose from

Free text to speech program
Only works in Microsoft Word