Games for telling the time on an analogue clock.

It is designed for children but can be a useful resource for adults with aphasia who struggle with time telling.

You are given a digital time to set on an analogue clock or you can stop the clock when it gets to the correct time

Easy to use independently: Yes
Number of exercises: Very Large
Version: Australian English
Access: Touchscreen
Record Results: No
Evaluation: Free trial

Memorado

Supplier: http://www.memorado.com

Games for working on attention, memory, concentration and reaction times

Can tailor exercises to particular needs (e.g. memorising names, multitasking, concentrating in busy environments)

Perhaps useful for those with TBI

 

Easy to use independently: Fairly
Number of exercises: Small
Version: UK English, American English, Australian English
Access: Touchscreen
Record Results: No
Evaluation: Free trial

Voice dream reader

Supplier: http://www.voicedream.com

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.

Useful for those who need visual and/or auditory support when reading

Free trial available

Easy to use independently: Yes
Number of exercises:
Version: American English
Access: Touchscreen
Record Results:
Evaluation: Free trial

Problem Solve It

Supplier: http://www.virtualspeechcenter.com

Everyday problem solving scenarios and dilemmas around household problems, money, heath issues and personal dilemmas. May be useful with people who have had a brain injury

US voice and vocabulary

User needs good self monitoring to know whether their responses are appropriate, would be best used alongside a therapist or carer

Easy to use independently: Yes
Number of exercises: Small
Version: American English
Access: Touchscreen
Record Results: Yes
Evaluation: Record own speaking attempts, Remote results access

Talking Mats

Supplier: http://www.talkingmats.com

App for SLTs to discuss issues pictorally with people who have communication difficulties.

It is the digital version of the low-tech Talking mats

A range of topic symbols are supplied and the person can place them under the thumbs up, thumbs down or thumbs neutral symbols depending on how they feel about that issue. The finished talking mat can be printed off. The SLT can also write up notes of the session within the app  and email them to facilitate note writing later.  A screen shot of the actual talking mat screen is also included.

A free trial is available. The Pro version is a paid version and different packages are available which provide symbols for a range of different topic areas

Easy to use independently: Yes
Number of exercises: Large
Version: UK English, American English, Australian English
Access: Touchscreen
Record Results: Yes
Evaluation: Free trial

Aphasia scripts

Supplier: https://www.sralab.org/aphasiasoftware

20 pre-recorded scripts (10 basic and 10 more advanced) are provided for the person with aphasia to practice.  

The SLT can also record personalised scripts using Aphasia scripts editor software which are then downloaded onto the person with aphasia's  player version of the software at home.

First, the user listens to the whole conversation; second the user practices each sentence of the conversation repeatedly; and third, the entire conversation is rehearsed in turn-taking with the virtual therapist.  There is a play back option so the person with aphasia can listen back to their performance.

Easy to use independently: Yes
Number of exercises: Unlimited
Version: UK English, American English, Australian English
Access: Keyboard, Mouse
Record Results: Yes
Evaluation: Can author/customise, Developed with SLT, Record own speaking attempts, Theory based

More speech

Supplier: http://morespeech.com

 

 

Program:

More speech

 

Type of exercises:

 

•    3 auditory discrimination activities

•    15 listening activities (single word to sentence level)

•    18 reading activities (letter to phrase level)

•    11 writing activities (copying to whole word phrase completion

•    5 speaking activities (naming & completion tasks)

•    9 graded apraxia exercises

•    4 levels within each activity module

•    All of the listening, reading & writing exercises can be accessed under the memory exercises but there is a delay before responses are required (i.e. to work on auditory/working/visual memory)

 

Access:

Touchscreen or keyboard & mouse

 

Developed with SLT:

Yes

 

Theory based:

No

 

Record own speaking attempts:

No

 

Correction of own speaking attempts:

No

 

Number of exercises:

Over 5,000

 

Easy to use?

Yes

 

Customisation/personalisation:

No

 

Error handling:

None

 

Prompts/cues given:

Text hints for some exercises

 

Record results:

Yes but only % score, no detail

 

Tutorials:

Yes, video tutorial

 

Free trial:

Yes, 14 day free trial

 

Support:

Yes

 

Comments:

US accent

•    Distractors are unrelated (i.e. not visual/semantic/phonemic)

•    Some exercises work on a combination of skills (e.g. auditory memory + semantics)

•    Can’t record spoken attempts

 

Supplier details:

www.webapp.morespeech.com

 

Easy to use independently: Yes
Number of exercises: Very Large
Version: American English
Access: Keyboard, Mouse, Touchscreen
Record Results: Yes
Evaluation: Assessment of need & exercises suggested, Developed with SLT, Free trial, Theory based

AlphaTopics - AAC

Supplier: http://tactustherapy.com/app/alphatopics-aac

Cueing app

Keyboard and topics list to help cue a conversation partner into speech by providing context through topic area and/or initial letter(s)

24 topic areas 

Numbers & keyboard (ABC/frequency layouts)

Laugh button to express pleasure, "huh?" button to express surprise/confusion

No message window so user cannot build a message, they are simply using the keyboard and topics to cue someone into their speech

 

Supplier: Tactus

 

Easy to use independently: Yes
Number of exercises: Small
Version: UK English, American English
Access: Touchscreen
Record Results:
Evaluation: Developed with SLT

Number Therapy

Supplier: http://tactustherapy.com/app/number/

Exercises to work on understanding numbers in the written & spoken form, speaking numbers & writing numbers

Choose to work on numbers in different formats (e.g. money, years, time, fractions, ordinals)

Option to add personalised phone numbers

Option to record spoken attempts

3 difficulty levels

A Free trial is available through the Number Therapy Lite app

Suppliers: App store & google play store

 

Supplier: Tactus

 

Easy to use independently: Yes
Number of exercises: Large
Version: American English
Access: Touchscreen
Record Results: Yes
Evaluation: Can author/customise, Developed with SLT, Free trial, Prompts/cues given, Record own speaking attempts, Remote results access

Exercises for following written and spoken multi-step instructions with 100 stimuli items

Choose from 2-6 information carrying words

Features worked on include size, colour, before, after, first, then

There are preliminary exercises to check the person has understood all the concepts, before moving onto the full exercises

Results can be emailed or consulted in-app

No prompts/cues are provided

 

Easy to use independently: Yes
Number of exercises: Large
Version: UK English
Access: Touchscreen
Record Results: Yes
Evaluation: Developed with SLT, Free trial, Remote results access, Theory based