Speech Therapy Apps, Sites & More
We still agree it’s important to limit your child’s screen time, but why not make that time on their devices useful? Below find a compilation of our favorite apps and website clinicians use in therapy and parents can easily use at home too.
SPEECH/ARTICULATION
Small Talk-Oral Motor Exercises: improve range of motion and strength of lips, tongue, jaw etc. to enable speech to sound more clear
Articulation Station: learn how to pronounce and practice the consonantal sounds in the English language with 6 fantastic and engaging articulation activities!
Smarty Ears: large collection of apps that target speech sounds, language, sequencing, follow directions and more
Articulate It!: Part of the Smarty Ears collection, targets clarity of speech
Match to Say: matching game for children that have difficulties producing some sounds
Talking Tom: Not specifically built for speech, a more laid back approach however kids love talking to Tom and hearing him repeat what they say. Great for auditory feedback
RECEPTIVE & EXPRESSIVE LANGUAGE
Bla Bla Bla: encourages your babies to vocalize with funny faces and reactions to sound)
Speech Blubs: has a built in assessment tool to determine where your child is developmentally, early sounds, categories, sound imitations with visual feedback. An overall comprehensive app!
Wh Questions: helps children learn how to correctly ask and answer WHO-WHAT-WHEN-WHERE-WHY questions
ipractice verbs: helps children learn and practice basic English verbs in a variety of levels (word, phrase, sentence) and tense forms (present, present progressive & past tense)
Sentence Builder: help expand your child’s language skills from words and phrases to complete sentences
Pink Cat Games: a website with tons of custom game options that address parts of language such as antonyms, “wh” questions, reading and sight words, counting, letters and sounds
SOCIAL SKILLS
Touch and Learn emotions: helps kids identify and name emotions, facial expressions, and body language
Social Adventures: for teaching social skills and friendship. Children ages 3-13 with social needs such as those associated with Autism Spectrum Disorders, ADHD, NLD, Sensory Processing Disorders and social anxiety will gain confidence and success in navigating the rough waters of relationships.
Turn Taker: uses visual and audio cues to facilitate turn taking and sharing for any child. The app also includes an illustrated social story about game play and sharing
STUTTERING
Fluency Tracker: designed for individuals who stutter and parents of children who stutter
Dysfluency Index Counter: allows Speech and Language Therapists to perform a live count of the number of fluent or disfluent syllables
ALTERNATIVE AUGMENTATIVE COMMUNICATION
Proloquo2go: a daily communication tool for non-verbal patients to express wants/needs
icommunicate: lets you design visual schedules, storyboards, communication boards, routines, flash cards, choice boards, speech cards, and more. It is customizable to your needs
Touch chat: a full-featured communication solution for individuals who have difficulty using their natural voice
Tap to talk: helps people who cannot talk communicate, just by tapping
FOR A LIST OF MORE APPS, INCLUDING ONES ADULTS CAN USE, CLICK HERE
