Author Lois Brady knows first-hand which apps work best for which need. As a speech therapist, Lois routinely incorporates "iTherapy" with her growing roster of students. As a new app appears, Lois buys it and tries it out. In this, the first of her reports on apps that work best in her practice, Lois discusses and demos "Expressive Language" Apps.
The apps demo'd in this program are:
* Proloquo2go by AssistiveWare
* My Choice Board by Good Karma Applications
* Assistive Chat by Assistive Apps
* Predictable by Therapy Box
* TapSpeak Button by TapSpeak Apps
* Sign 4 Me by Signing Apps
More on Lois Brady at: www.proactivespeechtherapy.com
Both Assistive Chat and Predicatable are text-to-speech apps and will say anything you type into the text box. Only Predictable has a Pronunciation Editor that will allow you to customize how the words are said.
myclubsoda 10 months ago
That's a great question- Yes, My Choice Board can be customized to any language / graphics. The carrier phrase, "I Want," will be in English.
Assistive Chat and Predictable are wonderful text to speech apps and will say anything typed in the text box. If the pronunciation is incorrect, modify in the settings. Proloquo2Go only supports American/ British English. However AssistiveWare is working on additional languages. Sign 4 Me is in C Sign a form of American Sign Language.
myclubsoda 10 months ago
may any of these apps be used in a different language than english? (Specifically: norwegian???)
mamalusk 10 months ago
Kudos to Lois Brady for working so hard and keeping on the cutting edge to help these children with Autism and learning disabilities. peggyjoy76
peggyjoy76 10 months ago