Leveling the playing field with apps

"Speech Journal is designed to allow parents and speech pathologists the ability to create customized versions of any targeted speech-language activity. Uses for Speech Journal include: picture sequencing, multi-step picture schedules, multi-step directions, articulation, expressive language exercises, building narratives, individualized social stories, practice conversations. Speech Journal can also be used as a personal diary and as a way to create family vacation photo slideshows.Any image from your photo album can be imported into Speech Journal.

Speech Journal can also function as a basic voice output augmentative communication device for children with limited verbal ability.

Speech Journal gives parents and speech language professionals an unlimited amount of flexibility to create speech activities and generate speaking opportunities that best suit the needs of their children."

"Created by a certified Speech-Language Pathologist, Articulation Station is a full featured articulation application to help children as well as adults learn to speak and pronounce their sounds more clearly. Beautiful high quality images represent target words to be practiced in fun-filled activities with the assistance of a Speech-Language Pathologist, teacher or parent.

Articulation Station is the first and only articulation application offering practice at the WORD, SENTENCE and STORY levels!"

Note:  The first app on the letter "p"  is a free download with additional apps at a cost.

Here are three iPad apps that can offer an easy way for parents to encourage speech and language skills in toddlers with communication delays. "Simple cause and effect apps are perfectly age appropriate for this group. Let’s look at some simple ways to use these apps to encourage expressive language."

>  Peek-a-Boo Barn:  " A much loved app by many therapists. A great place to start with this app is to imitate the noise the animals make when they appear. Children’s first sounds for words include M, B, P, W."

> Furry Friend:  "Lenord is a sweet furry friend who can repeat what you say. This is great for our little ones working on communication."

> Zoo Train:  "a bit more advanced and more appropriate for your 3-4 year old. It’s a great example of an opportunity to use environmental sounds."

Thank you Jenna for sharing these apps!