Speech Therapy iPad APPS
Slowly and slowly this iPad therapy Apps list began to creep up until it began a life of it's own and now; a page of it's own! Trying to remain as organized and efficient as possible, I present the SLP Therapy Apps page, as comprehensive as possible!
These Apps are very interesting to therapists. They provide a different way of engaging students and our older clients. They are not to replace therapy, but to utilize a unique way of engaging and explanation that sometimes people just cannot do no matter how creative we claim ourselves to be. Some of these apps listed here, since there are literally hundreds of new ones everyday have not been tried by myself or people I know, I do not endorse the names I list. If I have used the APP, or know someone who has, I will post those comments next to the listing itself.
Why Use Technology?
Using APPS in therapy that may not even be intended for speech therapy, simulations support use of schemes, comprehension of cause/effect, provides a context for communication. Bottom line: use of APPS in therapy help to provide a context for communication, a shared context, and scaffolding to facilitate the achievement of IEP and therapy goals.
These Apps are very interesting to therapists. They provide a different way of engaging students and our older clients. They are not to replace therapy, but to utilize a unique way of engaging and explanation that sometimes people just cannot do no matter how creative we claim ourselves to be. Some of these apps listed here, since there are literally hundreds of new ones everyday have not been tried by myself or people I know, I do not endorse the names I list. If I have used the APP, or know someone who has, I will post those comments next to the listing itself.
Why Use Technology?
- It's increasingly becoming more and more educationally relevant.
- It creates another multisensory experience
- It's motivating
- It's engaging
- It's easy to share for carryover/home participation
- There are lots of free resources/APPS
Using APPS in therapy that may not even be intended for speech therapy, simulations support use of schemes, comprehension of cause/effect, provides a context for communication. Bottom line: use of APPS in therapy help to provide a context for communication, a shared context, and scaffolding to facilitate the achievement of IEP and therapy goals.
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Comprehensive List of Therapy APPS
iphone apps
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APPS for Adult Therapy
ArticulateIt! - from SmartyEars
Speech Trainer3D- from SmartyEars
iName It - from SmartyEars
Sunny Test- from SmartyEars
Phrase Board
s/z ratio (for iPhone, but will work on iPad)
SPL Meter - measures Sound Levels/SPL
Decibel 10 - measures Sound Levels/SPL
Voice Test - measures Fundamental Frequency, Jitter and Shimmer
Decibel Meter
Sound Meter
DeciBel
Digital Sound Meter Free
VUMeter by Cateater
iSpeech – text to speech
Speak It
Text to Speech Toy
Da Tuner -Android - Free or $2.34
n-Track Tuner
Spectral Analyzer Pro - Android -$5.49 - Creates colorful real-time spectrograms. Suggested by workshop participant: untested by authors
Lang Lite
Food Words
Beat (metronome)
PRC Core Words
Autism iHelp
Counting Money
Pillboxie
Pillbox
Telling Time
Spaced Revtrieval - from Tactus Therapy
Reading Therapy - from Tactus Therapy
Naming Therapy - from Tactus Therapy
Comprehension Therapy - from Tactus Therapy
Writing Therapy- from Tactus Therapy
60 Story Starters - from Super Duper
What are They Thinking - from Super Duper
Pkt Sounds- pocket sounds This has many animal pics with sounds, I use it for the pics and turn sound off for adults usually
Christmas Tree- good for directions
Kids origami- a great barrier task for out-pt adults. Have them describe the step by step directions as you make the object
More Grillin'- good for directions, memory, men like this one
Moron Test- awful name, good app
Word Slap- good to train for comm board, test pic ID field of 2, etc
Memory Exercise- this is increasing series of numbers on a chalkboard that disappear and you have to re-enter (visual memory) or read aloud to add auditory component
iSwallow
Dysphagia App - by NSS
Dysphagia - MBSImp - Demonstrates very good MBSS/VFFS in AP view of Normal & Impaired Swallow
Upper Respiratory Virutal Lab (URVL) - iPad ONLY. Georgia Health Sciences University has created a wonderful free app for iPad called Upper Respiratory Virutal Lab (URVL). For medical SLPs and students, it is a very useful tool for those learning the anatomy involved in a FEES exam (flexible endoscopic evaluation of swallowing) without having to poke around too much inside the nose of a student, patient, or colleague
Math Expert - good for cognition
Brain trainer - good for cognition
Concentration- good for cognition
Slice It! - good for cognition
Cut the Rope!- good for cognition
BrainBaseline cognitive goals
Conundra - good for cognition
Numbrix Lite - good for cognition
Landformer - good for cognition UnBlock Me - good for cognition
Hidato- good for cognition
Speak Aid HD-lcommunication board
Verbally- a text comm board
Word Slap- good to train for comm board, test pic ID field of 2, etc
Assistive Chat - good for AAC
Typo-HD,- good for AAC
Speak Text to Me- good for AAC
ProLoquo2Go - good for ACC but very expensive
Answers Yes No for Free- simple Yes No button choice-- allows voice changes.
iTot flashcards - good for some aphasia adults-, they use very nice isolated photos with white backgrounds (high contrast) and have the word in large lettering below. It also says the word when you tap the picture- good for patients who are better at repeating.
Speech Rates
e-nunciation
Pronounce it Right
DrawMD ENT
ICD9 Codes
ICD9 Consult
MediBabble - instantly audibly phrases translations of evaluations/examinations
Medabbrevs - medical abbreviations
Speech Trainer3D- from SmartyEars
iName It - from SmartyEars
Sunny Test- from SmartyEars
Phrase Board
s/z ratio (for iPhone, but will work on iPad)
SPL Meter - measures Sound Levels/SPL
Decibel 10 - measures Sound Levels/SPL
Voice Test - measures Fundamental Frequency, Jitter and Shimmer
Decibel Meter
Sound Meter
DeciBel
Digital Sound Meter Free
VUMeter by Cateater
iSpeech – text to speech
Speak It
Text to Speech Toy
Da Tuner -Android - Free or $2.34
n-Track Tuner
Spectral Analyzer Pro - Android -$5.49 - Creates colorful real-time spectrograms. Suggested by workshop participant: untested by authors
Lang Lite
Food Words
Beat (metronome)
PRC Core Words
Autism iHelp
Counting Money
Pillboxie
Pillbox
Telling Time
Spaced Revtrieval - from Tactus Therapy
Reading Therapy - from Tactus Therapy
Naming Therapy - from Tactus Therapy
Comprehension Therapy - from Tactus Therapy
Writing Therapy- from Tactus Therapy
60 Story Starters - from Super Duper
What are They Thinking - from Super Duper
Pkt Sounds- pocket sounds This has many animal pics with sounds, I use it for the pics and turn sound off for adults usually
Christmas Tree- good for directions
Kids origami- a great barrier task for out-pt adults. Have them describe the step by step directions as you make the object
More Grillin'- good for directions, memory, men like this one
Moron Test- awful name, good app
Word Slap- good to train for comm board, test pic ID field of 2, etc
Memory Exercise- this is increasing series of numbers on a chalkboard that disappear and you have to re-enter (visual memory) or read aloud to add auditory component
iSwallow
Dysphagia App - by NSS
Dysphagia - MBSImp - Demonstrates very good MBSS/VFFS in AP view of Normal & Impaired Swallow
Upper Respiratory Virutal Lab (URVL) - iPad ONLY. Georgia Health Sciences University has created a wonderful free app for iPad called Upper Respiratory Virutal Lab (URVL). For medical SLPs and students, it is a very useful tool for those learning the anatomy involved in a FEES exam (flexible endoscopic evaluation of swallowing) without having to poke around too much inside the nose of a student, patient, or colleague
Math Expert - good for cognition
Brain trainer - good for cognition
Concentration- good for cognition
Slice It! - good for cognition
Cut the Rope!- good for cognition
BrainBaseline cognitive goals
Conundra - good for cognition
Numbrix Lite - good for cognition
Landformer - good for cognition UnBlock Me - good for cognition
Hidato- good for cognition
Speak Aid HD-lcommunication board
Verbally- a text comm board
Word Slap- good to train for comm board, test pic ID field of 2, etc
Assistive Chat - good for AAC
Typo-HD,- good for AAC
Speak Text to Me- good for AAC
ProLoquo2Go - good for ACC but very expensive
Answers Yes No for Free- simple Yes No button choice-- allows voice changes.
iTot flashcards - good for some aphasia adults-, they use very nice isolated photos with white backgrounds (high contrast) and have the word in large lettering below. It also says the word when you tap the picture- good for patients who are better at repeating.
Speech Rates
e-nunciation
Pronounce it Right
DrawMD ENT
ICD9 Codes
ICD9 Consult
MediBabble - instantly audibly phrases translations of evaluations/examinations
Medabbrevs - medical abbreviations