Saying single words

Verbal word finding exercises for 101 personal object words based on semantic feature analysis

A picture is presented for the person to name. 8 levels of cue are available (including phonemic, initial written letter, semantic descriptions)

The exercises encourage semantic questioning (what does it do? where would I find it?)

The many levels of cue would be useful for communication partners to cue the person with helpful strategies to adopt for word finding

Specific stimuli to be presented can be chosen from list of 101 items

There is no option to record own speaking attempts

% scores are recorded

Verbal word finding exercises for 103 nature words based on semantic feature analysis.

A picture is presented for the person to name. 8 levels of cue are available (including phonemic, initial letter, descriptions).

The exercises encourage semantic questioning (what type of thing is it? what does it do? etc).

The many levels of cue would be useful to communication partners to cue them into helpful strategies to adopt to aid word finding

There is no option to record own speaking attempts

Stimuli to be presented can be specified from the 106 items to work only on specific items if required

% scores are recorded

4 bundle app containing Comprehension Therapy, Naming Therapy, Writing Therapy & Reading Therapy for people who want to work on all 4 areas of language

Look at each app's details individually for more information on what each one contains

7 different types of exercise to encourage verbal naming:

Picture naming, sentence completion, antonyms, word associations, convergent naming, spoken definitions, divergent naming

80 items for each exercise set

Can record own spoken attempts

Target word is not spoken so there is no model, no prompts, user needs good self-monitoring to know if their attempt is good, no error handling

For working on speech sound production. May be useful when working on phonological awareness, articulation, dyspraxia, reading (phonics)

Can choose to work on one or all of: initial sounds, initial clusters, final sounds, final clusters and can work on these phonemes in isolation or within words/non-words

The sounds/words are then presented in a flipbook which is divided into 3 parts each of which flip over separately.  For example, allowing the user to practise a specific phoneme in final position with many different initial and/or medial phonemes

Highly cutomiseable. It is possible to generate personalised word/non-word lists

The user can record their own speech attempts

Supplier: Tactus

Customiseable photo flashcards text and audio cue.

Name the object and record your speech attempt.

Results are recorded.

You can share decks of cards with other app users for free

Lite version is free

Free trial version of speech sounds on cue for ipad

Look at speech sounds on cue for ipad for full description of full app

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

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
 

Type of exercises & brief description             

• Speech exercise videos  for 7 days of the week, 12 months of the year and 1st to 31st
• Videos and voice recordings to copy

Error handling: None

Prompts/cues: None

Comments/N.B

• Limited program  but it is free and could be useful as part of dyspraxia and aphasia therapy
• Can allocate specific days, months, dates to work on
• American voice

Type of exercises & brief description             

• 34 speech exercise videos for common phrases useful to someone with aphasia (e.g. call back later, can you write that for me?, speak slowly etc)
• Videos and voice recordings to copy

Error handling: None

Prompts/cues: None

Comments/N.B

• Limited program  but it is free and could be useful as part of dyspraxia and aphasia therapy
• Can allocate specific phrases to work on
• American voice