Parrot Recall

SLT Summary

Type of exercises:

  • Auditory & visual picture finding
  • Picture identification (multiple choice)
  • Sentence completion
  • Written picture naming
  • Developed with SLT: Yes

Theory based: No, based on clinician experience

Record own speaking attempts: N/A

Correction of own speaking attempts: N/A


Easy to use? No. The user must click on an answer, then click again to input their answer and then click again to move onto the next question.

The internet subscription exercises are very slow to accept the answer making multiple activations possible and therefore potentially confusing.

Customisation/personalisation: Yes

Error handling: None

Prompts/cues given: Only for picture naming exercises

Tutorials: Yes, online

Free trial: Yes but not the complete program

Support: Via Livechat or the suppliers can take over the user’s PC. All support takes place 9am-5pm New York time

Comments:

  • The online subscription allows access to all the modules available so as the user progresses they don’t need to purchase new modules. It feels like an app when downloaded on an ipad
  • The CD version has more functions than the internet version
  • A download version exists for $19.95 per program but works only on Windows, not mac
  • Picture naming gives cues (multiple choice/first letter/description/semantic)
  • Remote access to results is possible as long as the SLT has the user’s login & password.

N.B:
    US terminology/vocabulary
    Naming exercises are long words with no previous build up exercises to practise pre-spelling skills
    Voice is American and computer generated
    No visual rewards for correct answers
 

Aphasia Summary

Type of exercises:

  • Listening
  • Spelling

Can use own words?: Yes

Help given: Only for picture naming exercises

Free trial: Yes

Support: Free

Comments:

  • The online subscription gives 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
  • The Speech and Language Therapist can access your results via the internet

N.B:
    American words
    American, computer voice

Price
Level
Easy to use independently
Number of exercises
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Exercises for working on listening and spelling

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