Aphasia Tutor 4 Functional Reading DeluxeSupplier: https://www.bungalowsoftware.com/ |
Type of exercises:
- Reading comprehension with multiple choice answers.
- Reading of bills, adverts, product labels, timetables. Locating services and recipes.
Developed with SLT: Yes
Theory based: No specific theory base, SLT experience
Record own speaking attempts: N/A
Correction of own speaking attempts: N/A
Customisation/personalisation: No
Error handling: Yes. If a wrong answer is given, it will highlight the area of the text to look at to obtain the correct answer.
Prompts/cues given: Chunks of text to read are highlighted to aid finding correct answer. Can alter number of multiple choice options.
Tutorials: No
Free trial: Yes
Support: Free lifetime technical support via phone, email or online livechat
Comments:
- Very American (e.g. American product labels, prices in $, American vocabulary)
- Not real life clippings
- Some exercises only have 2 items to read
- Progress tracking to automatically move user on as they improve
N.B:
Very American.
Not many exercises so would quickly complete the whole program.
Easy to use independently: Yes Number of exercises: Small Version: American English Access: Keyboard, Mouse, Touchscreen Record Results: Yes Evaluation: Assessment of need & exercises suggested, Developed with SLT, Free trial, Prompts/cues given, Theory based |
Aphasia Tutor 2 Sentences OutloudSupplier: https://www.bungalowsoftware.com/ |
Type of exercises:
- Multiple choice and gapfiller sentence, phrase and definition completion
Developed with SLT: Yes
Theory based: No specific theory base, SLT experience
Record own speaking attempts: N/A
Correction of own speaking attempts: N/A
Customisation/personalisation: No
Error handling: None
Prompts/cues given: Can listen to question and hear answer spoken but no actual auditory cues
Tutorials: No
Free trial: Yes
Support: Free, life time technical support via phone, email or online livechat
Comments:
- Need mouse to exit before the end of the exercise session
- Extensive number of items to complete
- Some flexibility with answers (multiple correct answers)
N.B:
Have to delete previous answer before correcting a response
Writing tasks but also working on semantics
Need sentence level reading
Spoken answers are with an American accent
Easy to use independently: Yes Number of exercises: Large Version: UK English, American English, Australian English Access: Keyboard, Mouse Record Results: Yes Evaluation: Developed with SLT, Free trial, Theory based |
Synonyms, Homonyms & Antonyms DeluxeSupplier: https://www.bungalowsoftware.com/ |
Type of exercises:
- Multiple choice and gapfiller exercises for generating words that ‘sound like’ or are ‘the opposite to’ or are ‘the same as’
Developed with SLT: Yes
Theory based: Not a specific theory base, SLT experience
Record own speaking attempts: N/A
Correction of own speaking attempts: N/A
Customisation/personalisation: No
Error handling: Gives cues after each wrong answer.
Prompts/cues given: Yes. Says word aloud, gives number of letters in word, gives multiple choices
Tutorials: No
Free trial: Yes
Support: Free lifetime technical support via phone, email or online livechat
Comments:
- Some Americanisms
- Some items are very high level
- Model voice is American
N.B:
Need spelling skills
Need whole word reading
Easy to use independently: Very Number of exercises: Large Version: American English Access: Keyboard, Mouse Record Results: Yes Evaluation: Assessment of need & exercises suggested, Developed with SLT, Prompts/cues given |
Aphasia Tutor 1 Words OutloudSupplier: https://www.bungalowsoftware.com/ |
Type of exercises:
- Letter and word recognition.
- Written naming.
- Multiple choice matching tasks and gap filling naming tasks.
Developed with SLT: Yes
Theory based: Not a particular theory base, SLT experience
Record own speaking attempts: N/A
Correction of own speaking attempts: N/A
Customisation/personalisation: No
Error handling: Only for picture naming exercises.
Prompts/cues given:
- Spoken semantic cues
- Spoken model cues
- Spoken answers
Tutorials: No
Support: Free lifetime technical support via phone, email or online livechat
Comments: In deluxe version, automatically moves user on if they are getting responses correct but not in this version
N.B: Have to backspace previous answer before entering new, correct response
Easy to use independently: Fairly Number of exercises: Large Version: UK English, American English, Australian English Access: Keyboard, Mouse Record Results: Yes Evaluation: Developed with SLT, Free trial, Prompts/cues given, Theory based |
Aphasia Tutor 1 Words DeluxeSupplier: https://www.bungalowsoftware.com/ |
Type of exercises:
- Letter and word recognition.
- Written naming.
- Multiple choice matching tasks and gap filling naming tasks.
Theory based: Not a particular theory base, SLT experience
Error handling: Only for picture naming exercises.
Prompts/cues given: Progress tracking to move the user on if they are getting responses correct. User selectable hints and number of multiple choice options provided.
Support: Free lifetime technical support via phone, email or online livechat
Comments: Have to backspace previous answer before entering new, correct response
Easy to use independently: Fairly Number of exercises: Large Version: UK English, American English Access: Keyboard, Mouse Record Results: Yes Evaluation: Assessment of need & exercises suggested, Developed with SLT, Free trial, Prompts/cues given, Theory based |
Parrot VocabularySupplier: http://www.parrotsoftware.com |
Type of exercises:
- Semantics
- Sequencing
- Spelling
- Homonyms & synonyms
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: No
Error handling: None
Prompts/cues given: Only for one set of exercises
Tutorials: Yes, online
Free trial: Yes but not the complete program
Support: Via Livechat or the supplier 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
- Need reading skills (single word and simple sentences)
- Sequencing exercises work on functional, everyday activities (e,g, parking, dressing). They go from 2 step to 5 step sequencing
- Remote access to results is possible as long as the SLT has the user’s login & password.
N.B:
US terminology/vocabulary
Voice is American and computer generated
No visual rewards for correct answers
Easy to use independently: No Number of exercises: Large Version: Other Languages Available, American English Access: Click & Drag, Keyboard, Mouse, Touchscreen Record Results: Yes Evaluation: Developed with SLT, Free trial, Remote results access, Theory based, Tutorials |
React2 Auditory Processing ModuleSupplier: http://www.react2.com |
Type of exercises:
- Listening exercises from pre-word level up to conversation level
- Auditory discrimination (pre-word)
- Understanding words
- Understanding sentences
- Understanding conversations
Developed with SLT: Yes
Theory based: Based on SLT experience
Record own speaking attempts:N/A
Customisation/personalisation:No
Error handling:None
Prompts/cues given:None
Free trial:Yes
Support:Free lifetime technical support via phone, email or online livechat
Comments:
- No reading required at all, purely listening exercises
- The module covers a huge ability range.
- Each area covered has many sub sections and up to 7 levels within those subsections.
- The conversation level exercises also work on auditory memory to some degree
- This program can be purchased as a monthly subscription which gives access to all the React2.com modules. This may work out cheaper than purchasing the stand alone module, depending on how long it is needed for. A stand alone, offline version exists for those without internet access.
- Requires use of a mouse only
Supplier: React
Easy to use independently: Yes Number of exercises: Very Large Version: UK English, Australian English Access: Mouse, Touchscreen Record Results: Yes Evaluation: Clinical trials, Developed with SLT, Free trial, Tutorials |
Step by Step V5Supplier: https://aphasia-software.com/ |
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
Easy to use independently: Very Number of exercises: Unlimited Version: UK English Access: Keyboard, Mouse, Touchscreen Record Results: Yes Evaluation: Assessment of need & exercises suggested, Can author/customise, Clinical trials, Developed with SLT, Free trial, Prompts/cues given, Record own speaking attempts, Remote exercise updates, Remote results access, Theory based, Tutorials |
ORLA - Oral Reading for Language in AphasiaSupplier: https://www.sralab.org/aphasiasoftware |
Type of exercises:
- Reading/repeating sentences and paragraphs aloud
Developed with SLT: Yes
Theory based: Yes
Record own speaking attempts: No
Correction of own speaking attempts: No
Customisation/personalisation: No
Error handling: None
Prompts/cues given: No
Tutorials: No
Free trial: No
Support: phone or email (in USA)
Comments:
- From 3 word sentences up to 100 word paragraphs
- Listen to sentence, point at words heard spoken and then repeat sentences
- Advised to practise for 30 minutes per day
N.B:
Program doesn't load to the computer, it requires the CD to run
Easy to use independently: Very Number of exercises: Large Version: American English Access: Keyboard, Mouse, Touchscreen Record Results: No Evaluation: Clinical trials, Developed with SLT, Theory based |
Sword home versionSupplier: http://www.propellertherapy.com/store/c7/SWORD.html |
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 |