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Type of exercises:
- Verbal word finding of nouns + whatever you program in yourself (needs to be able to be pictorially represented though)
- Single word level
Developed with SLT: Yes
Theory based: Yes – evidence based
Record own speaking attempts: Yes
Correction of own speaking attempts: No
Customisation/personalisation: No
Error handling: Yes. Spoken, written & mouth shape video cues given. Only lets you make one mistake
Prompts/cues given: Yes. Written, spoken, video
Tutorials: Yes
Free trial: Yes
Support: Free phone and online support
Comments:
- Very repetitive and structured on the basis that this stabilises the brain networks involved in speech
- User must achieve 6 levels of listening before they start verbal production of practised words
- User moves on to next level automatically once competent at the previous level
- If the user makes errors, they are automatically sent back to previous levels
- Once course is completed, the user can return to any level, any exercises and any words to ‘revise’ items
- Only have 3-25 secs to respond or the program marks it as a mistake
- Sentence level exercises encourage use of the practised work in a sentence but not practising the verbal production of whole sentences. Some sentences are unusual e.g. I hate book/I like girl
N.B:
British accent
Easy to use independently: Yes Number of exercises: Very Large Version: UK English Access: Mouse, Touchscreen Record Results: No Evaluation: Assessment of need & exercises suggested, Clinical trials, Developed with SLT, Free trial, Prompts/cues given, Record own speaking attempts, Theory based, Tutorials |