Today I am reviewing Let’s Be Social is a new app from Everyday Speech, which targets basic social pragmatic language skills through 25 interactive lessons on the topics of recognizing emotions, solving problems, friendships, as well as making predictions. Continue reading Let’s Be Social App Review and Giveaway
Category: Giveaway
Winter Non-Fiction Leveled Reading Passages and Questions Product Swap and Giveaway
Today I am doing a product swap and giveaway with Sharon Schackmann, the author of the Speech with Sharon blog, who’s created a product entitled: Winter Non-Fiction Leveled Reading Passages and Questions with a focus on teaching non-fiction text to older students: elementary through -high school ages.
This mega sized 44 page packet includes 7 passages on a variety of winter related topics including: Continue reading Winter Non-Fiction Leveled Reading Passages and Questions Product Swap and Giveaway
Wintertime Wellness Product Swap and Giveaway
Today I am doing a product swap and giveaway with Rose Kesting of Speech Snacks. Rose runs a fun and unique blog. In her posts she combines her interest in nutrition and healthy cooking with her professional knowledge as a speech-language pathologist. I’ve collaborated with Rose in the past on a variety of projects and have always been impressed with the quality of her speech and language products, which are typically aimed at language remediation of older children (upper-elementary, middle school and high school ages). Continue reading Wintertime Wellness Product Swap and Giveaway
The risk of social-emotional deficits in language-impaired young children
In recent years there has been an increase in infants, toddlers and preschoolers diagnosed with significant social-emotional and/or behavioral problems. An estimated 10% to 15% of birth-5 year-old population experience serious social-emotional problems which significantly impact their functioning and development in the areas of language, behavior, cognition and school-readiness (Brauner & Stephens, 2006). Continue reading The risk of social-emotional deficits in language-impaired young children
Articulation Carnival-App Review and Giveaway
Today I am reviewing a brand new app by the Virtual Speech Center -Articulation Carnival (requires iOS 7 or later; compatible with iPad). Virtual Speech Center did a great job creating a fun app, where the kids get to go to a “carnival’ and practice their articulation at the word, phrase, and sentence levels.
Much like all their other apps, this one is super easy to use and very intuitive to navigate. With a variety of options to boot. Applicable to children of all ages beginning with 2+ years, it’s phoneme targets include 20 pictures per phoneme and per word position as well as phrases and sentences. All phonemes are editable which is a very convenient options for therapists who need to customize their client’s phoneme lists based on the child’s present level of ability and needs. Continue reading Articulation Carnival-App Review and Giveaway
Feed Maxi: App Review and Giveaway
Today I am reviewing a fun new app by Speak Easy Apps: Feed Maxi. Developed by a speech language pathologist, Pamela Mandell, the app’s purpose is to introduce the child to food labeling and identification.
The goal is to feed Maxi the monkey a balanced diet of 80 food items which include: fruits, vegetables, proteins, dairy, grains and snacks. But Maxi doesn’t just request his food, he also comments, makes choices, rejects, as well as asks for more using sign language (ASL animations).
Intended Audience:
- Toddlers
- Preschoolers
- Children with Special Needs (ASD, Down Syndrome, etc)
- Young children with limited English proficiency
Targeted Skills:
- Functional communication (expressing basic wants and needs)
- Pragmatic communication via targeted use of language
- Attention (to detail) and Concentration
- Picture identification
- Following directions
- Receptive and expressive vocabulary knowledge and use
- Categorization skills
- Cause/effect skills
- Print Recognition
- Visual Scanning and Fine Motor control
App Features:
- Data collection for group therapy (up to 5 children as per federal regulations)
- E-mail option to send results to self/parents, etc.,
- On/off option for voice prompts, text, sound effects & statistics
- Option to specify food item and food category selection
- Option to specify level of play (choose between easy, moderate or difficult)
- Parental control option (to avoid accidental level changes)
App Highlights:
- Real photos of food items
- High interaction level (tapping on various pictures will produce sounds and/or animations)
- App highlights correct responses when the child picks a food item incorrectly
- Fun rewards after correct responses (e.g., balloon popping)
Feed Maxi is a fun and functional app which via a seemingly simple yet engaging set-up (monkey feeding) fosters a number of important skills in emergent communicators. You can find this app in the iTunes store for 4.99, or thanks to Pamela’s generosity you can win your own copy by entering my Rafflecopter giveaway below.
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Apraxia RainbowBee App Review and Giveaway
Today I am reviewing a fun new app Apraxia RainbowBee developed by Virtual Speech Center to enhance motor planning for children with speech production difficulties.
Similar to their other apps, on the first screen (featured left) the therapist can choose the option of customizing the app’s settings or viewing the informational video. Continue reading Apraxia RainbowBee App Review and Giveaway
Birthday Extravaganza Day Thirty: Idiom of the Week
Today it is my pleasure to bring you a giveaway by Speech with Sharon, which is an Idiom of the Week.
This awesome 78 page packet contains
37 color and black and white idiom posters for the following idioms:
•Cry my eyes out
•Feeling blue
•Cry over spilled milk Continue reading Birthday Extravaganza Day Thirty: Idiom of the Week
Birthday Extravaganza Day Twenty Nine: 4-Step Sequencing, Including Pictures!
Today’s giveaway is brought to you courtesy of Rae’s Speech Spot . It is 4-Step Sequencing, Including Pictures! and its perfect for working on sequencing with preschoola nd school aged children.
Packet Contents:
What is included: Continue reading Birthday Extravaganza Day Twenty Nine: 4-Step Sequencing, Including Pictures!
Birthday Month Extravaganza: Last Days Giveaway Lineup
My birthday month has been great! But all good things must come to an end! So take a look at the Last Days Giveaway Lineup and decide whether you want to enter just one giveaway or all of them, it’s really up to you! Each giveaway will last only one day so you better keep up because if you blink you’ll miss it!
