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Speech sounds on cue for ipad

SLT Summary

Type of exercises:

  • Verbal word finding of sounds and single words.
  • Hear the sound, see a video of the mouthshape and then produce it yourself.

Developed with SLT: Yes

Theory based: Yes

Record own speaking attempts: Yes

Correction of own speaking attempts: No

Customisation/personalisation: No

Error handling: Yes. Spoken word & mouth shape video cues given.

Prompts/cues given: Yes. Spoken & video (silent or with sound)

Tutorials: Yes

Free trial: Yes

Support: Free phone and online support

Comments:

  • Can listen to recordings of attempts in previous sessions to compare
  • Can attempt each sound in turn or in random order

N.B:
  Free trial available: speech sounds on cue for ipad lite
  N.B: only available through the app store, not through the developer's site
 

Aphasia Summary

Speech exercises for sounds and single words

Video and sound recordings to copy

539 words to practise

Can listen to your speech in previous sessions to compare

Free trial available: speech sounds on cue for ipad lite

N.B: only available through the app store, not through the developer's site

 

 

 

 

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Type of Software
Easy to use independently
Number of exercises
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Speech exercises for sounds and single words

Video and sound recordings to copy

Free trial available: speech sounds on cue for ipad lite

N.B: only available through the app store, not through the developer's site

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

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

Conversation coach

SLT Summary

Type of exercises & brief description             

  • Practising conversations
  • e.g.
  •     turn-taking
  •     listening to conversation partner
  •     staying on topic
  •     communication aid use
  • The ipad starts a topic of conversation and you can practise your responses by replying, commenting, asking questions.


Error handling: None

Prompts/cues:

  • Written phrases or pictures
  • Spoken words or phrases
  • The ipad prompts when it is your turn to respond

Comments/N.B

  • Can customise conversation topics and content
  • Would need someone to customise the topics and vocabulary to be most useful for someone with aphasia
Aphasia Summary

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

 

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Practising conversations

Use your own words and topics

Need someone to program in your words and topics

 

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

Step by Step V5

SLT Summary

Type of exercises:

  • Verbal and written naming of nouns, verbs, adjectives (e.g. people, weather, hobbies, nature, clothes+ customised/personalised vocab  (needs to be able to be pictorially represented))
  • Single word and sentence level spoken word finding
  • Word level semantics
  • Spoken repetition exercises
  • The My Words suite of exercises uses the words the user is practising in a range of different exercises in order to intensively work on the same words in different exerise formats (e.g. matching, repetition, naming, spelling)
  • Up to 10 levels of exercise, gradually increasing in complexity
  • Assessment items provided to gauge start level & vocabulary

Developed with SLT: Yes



Theory based: Yes. Lots of evidence to support this software, some of which is on the research evidence page of this site



Record own speaking attempts: Yes



Correction of own speaking attempts: No



Customisation/personalisation: Yes



Error handling: Yes. Spoken, written, phonemic & video cues given, options reduced & then correct answer provided to copy. Can’t make more than 2 consecutive errors.  Clinician can specifiy degree of accuracy required before the program automatically moves the person onto the next level of exercises or moves them to an easier level of exercise



Prompts/cues given: Yes. Written, spoken, video, phonemic



Tutorials: Yes. Comprehensive, step by step video tutorials provided for each section of the software for both users and clinicians



Free trial: Yes



Support: Free phone support & in-program video tutorials



Comments:

  • Sentence level: e.g. incorporating the word ‘tea’ into the sentence ‘I would like a cup of …’
  • Assessment stimuli can be used as a start guide and for re-assessment of progress
  • Gradual building of skills through graded exercises. User moves on to next level automatically once competent at the previous level (SLT can set the criteria for when to move them on). Equally, if they fail to achieve a certain % the SLT can set the facility to automatically provide an easier level of exercise
  • Can remotely update and download exercises & results (with the clinician version of the software)
  • There is the facility to write therapy notes within the program if the clinician is doing the exercise with the user
  • Personalised vocabulary and photos can be programmed and the clinician can provide the phonemic cue (phonetic keyboard provided) & a video of mouth shapes as well as sentence level examples of the word's use

N.B:

  British accent

 

Aphasia Summary

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

 

Language
Price
Area Targeted
Type of Software
Easy to use independently
Number of exercises
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icon Summary

Exercises for working on saying and spelling words 

Record Results
Prompts/cues given
Yes
Theory Based
Yes
Can author/customise
Yes
Free trial
Yes