Posts Tagged ‘speech language pathologist’
Therapy Box Release Danish Version of Education App Sort This Out Pack
Last Updated on Thursday, 16 May 2013 06:35 Written by iUseMac Thursday, 16 May 2013 06:35
Therapy Box today announced the release of their popular educational app, Sort This Out Pack 1.2, in Danish. The multi award winning company is the leading European app development house specialising in apps for special education, speech therapy and alternative access for people with disabilities. Sort This Out Pack is a fun educational game designed to work on skills required for categorization. Players have fun sorting items into 2 categories to load a train so it can leave the station. Continue reading
AssistiveWare Announces Executive Appointments
Last Updated on Tuesday, 9 April 2013 02:10 Written by iUseMac Tuesday, 9 April 2013 02:10
Leading innovator in the assistive technology market and developer, AssistiveWare B.V. strengthens its management team with two new members: Jennifer Marden, Vice President of Clinical Development and Cathy Kingeter, Vice President of Marketing and Communications. Focused on its vision to empower people through innovative technology, AssistiveWare offers a wide-range of assistive technology products and services. Continue reading
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Improve Speech And Language Skills Of Children With Autism
Last Updated on Friday, 22 February 2013 03:00 Written by iUseMac Friday, 22 February 2013 03:00
RWH Technology is pleased to announce that Speech Cards Professional 1.1.0 is now compatible with the iPad, iPhone and iPod touch. Designed by a speech-language pathologist, Speech Cards helps children with special needs, such as autism, improve their vocabulary, articulation and other communication skills. A Lite version of the app is available so that users may try some of the features before upgrading to the full, Professional version. Continue reading
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Blue Whale Apps and NACD Release Second Speech Therapy Apps
Last Updated on Thursday, 24 January 2013 07:30 Written by iUseMac Thursday, 24 January 2013 07:30
The National Association for Child Development and Blue Whale Apps today introduce Speech Therapy for Apraxia – Words 1.0 for iPad, Kindle, and Nook tablet devices. The app, a practical therapy tool for parents and speech pathologists alike, is a fun, user-friendly app that practices articulation at the word level and is a logical follow-up to the original syllable-based app, Speech Therapy for Apraxia. Target words are grouped according to specific patterns of articulation. Continue reading
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Children’s App Teaches Words in 7 Languages: First Words International
Last Updated on Friday, 13 July 2012 12:00 Written by iUseMac Friday, 13 July 2012 12:00
Hamaguchi Apps for Speech, Language & Auditory Development announces the release of First Words International 1.0 for iOS. This children’s app targets basic objects in 7 languages: English, Spanish, Chinese, Japanese, French, Hindi, and Russian. Featuring 3 vocabulary activities and a core of 50 objects shown multiple ways to facilitate word generalization skills, this app is a speech therapy tool for children with speech delays and an early introduction to bilingual language learning. Continue reading
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Children’s App Teaches Words in 7 Languages: First Words International
Last Updated on Friday, 13 July 2012 12:00 Written by iUseMac Friday, 13 July 2012 12:00
Hamaguchi Apps for Speech, Language & Auditory Development announces the release of First Words International 1.0 for iOS. This children’s app targets basic objects in 7 languages: English, Spanish, Chinese, Japanese, French, Hindi, and Russian. Featuring 3 vocabulary activities and a core of 50 objects shown multiple ways to facilitate word generalization skills, this app is a speech therapy tool for children with speech delays and an early introduction to bilingual language learning. Continue reading
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Eric Sailers LLC releases StoryPals for iPad
Last Updated on Tuesday, 3 July 2012 12:00 Written by iUseMac Tuesday, 3 July 2012 12:00
California based Eric Sailers LLC today introduces StoryPals 1.0.1 for Apple iPad, a robust, fun-filled story comprehension application for children. Featuring 24 original, whimsical stories, StoryPals provides a user-friendly experience for children to practice listening and reading comprehension independently or in a small group. The app features reading supports and several configurable options that allow users to individualize the experience to meet a student’s specific needs. Continue reading
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Speech Remedy Launches Speech Therapy App to Rebuild Language Skills
Last Updated on Monday, 21 May 2012 08:20 Written by iUseMac Monday, 21 May 2012 08:20
Speech Remedy, a leading provider of adult-focused speech-language-cognitive rehabilitation materials, has launched a mobile iOS version of their successful Confrontational Naming photo card deck. The mobile application is compatible with Apple’s iPhone, iPad and iTouch devices. “SR-Naming,” is an adult focused interactive app for building receptive and expressive language and word finding skills, now available at the Apple iTunes store. Continue reading
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A Speech Therapy App For Learning How To Express Colors
Last Updated on Wednesday, 9 May 2012 06:00 Written by iUseMac Wednesday, 9 May 2012 06:00
RWH Technology has released an update for SpeakColorsHD, a speech therapy app designed to help children with special needs, such as autism or Down syndrome, learn how to speak simple sentences using colors and photos of objects. The update includes more types of sentences, the ability to use your own photos, support for iPad retina display, an improved default male voice and a new, female default voice. SpeakColorsHD 2.0 is available for the iPad. Continue reading
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Phonological Awareness App Evaluates Children with Reading Difficulties
Last Updated on Monday, 30 January 2012 07:10 Written by iUseMac Monday, 30 January 2012 07:10
Smarty Ears Releases Phonological Awareness App to Evaluate Children with Speech, Language, and Reading Difficulties. In recent years, clinicians and educators are beginning to recognize that fostering phonological awareness skills in children helps them to learn more effectively once they become aware of the sounds within their language. Profile for Phonological Awareness, Pro-PA, was created to evaluate and describe the phonological awareness skills in children with speech. Continue reading
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AssistiveWare announces Proloquo2Go App Donation Program
Last Updated on Thursday, 26 January 2012 04:55 Written by iUseMac Thursday, 26 January 2012 04:55
Today AssistiveWare announced the Proloquo2Go App Donation Program, for which it has partnered with Easter Seals DuPage and the Fox Valley Region. AssistiveWare recognizes that not everyone can afford its wildly popular Proloquo2Go communication app for iOS, and therefore the Proloquo2Go app donation program is intended to help those with limited funds get access to this powerful software. With this donation program we hope to help many individuals and families. Continue reading
Intuary Announces Verbally – Free Assisted-Speech Solution for the iPad
Last Updated on Thursday, 19 May 2011 03:20 Written by iUseMac Thursday, 19 May 2011 03:20
California based Intuary today announces Verbally 1.1.1 for iPad, its new assistive speech solution for creative communication. Verbally is a free augmentative and alternative communication aid for people with a speech disability. It is a unique text-to-speech AAC solution that minimizes movement for the user, enabling even those with impaired motor skills to more easily speak unique thoughts and feelings and to participate in conversations. Continue reading
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Moms With Apps Creates a Mobile App Store for Kids and Families
Last Updated on Tuesday, 8 February 2011 01:00 Written by iUseMac Tuesday, 8 February 2011 01:00
The Moms With Apps mobile app helps parents navigate the iTunes App Store by sorting apps into specific educational categories. By giving parents the ability to browse by topics such as math, science, and spelling, Moms With Apps hopes to assist app selections that are customized and relevant for families. Over 200 participants have carefully categorized their apps by educational value and age group. The result is a comprehensive index of over 600 family-friendly apps. Continue reading
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Students Can Learn More in Less Time with Apps from TheraTech Solutions
Last Updated on Monday, 17 January 2011 01:00 Written by iUseMac Monday, 17 January 2011 01:00
Talking Flashcards and Study Fly Apps provide students an alternative way to learn by using read aloud cards that can be scrolled through automatically or independently. These apps save time for students, foreign language learners, special educators, and parents by searching Quizlet, host of over 4 million premade flashcard sets, and importing decks in seconds. Both apps use high quality voices chosen by the student to read aloud in one of two modes. Continue reading
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Free Version of Montessori Crosswords for iPad and iPhone Released
Last Updated on Saturday, 25 September 2010 11:00 Written by iUseMac Saturday, 25 September 2010 11:00
L’Escapadou today released Montessori Crosswords Lite 1.0, the free version of the fun and interactive game for iPad and iPhone. Montessori Crosswords Lite helps kids develop their writing/reading skills based on the proven Montessori learning method. The lite version gives users a chance to try the app before they buy, with a limited set of words and visual effects. Montessori Crosswords Lite 1.0 also features the full version of the standalone Movable Alphabet. Continue reading
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