Factory of Categories: App Review

Factory of Categories: App Review

by | Jul 21, 2014 | Apps, Info for Parents, Language, Speech

The ability to group objects according to their common characteristics is a basic concept that helps children build a basis for organizing not only their semantic knowledge (meaning of words) but also their world. Classifying and categorizing provide the foundation...
Childhood Apraxia of Speech

Childhood Apraxia of Speech

by | May 5, 2014 | Info for Parents, Speech

The act of speaking is a highly sophisticated one! It involves transmitting the message from the brain to the muscles   of the mouth, face, tongue, and soft palate. Any interruption along this pathway may cause  Apraxia of Speech. Childhood Apraxia of Speech (CAS) is...
Apps for Apraxia

Apps for Apraxia

by | May 4, 2014 | Apps, Info for Parents, Speech

In order to improve speech clarity in children with apraxia, consistent practice is necessary. The use of Apps can lighten the load, track progress and engage children more readily. It must be emphasized  that these apps should not be used as a replacement to speech...
VowelViz: The answer to confusing vowels

VowelViz: The answer to confusing vowels

by | Feb 25, 2014 | Apps, Auditory, Speech

I was so excited to win a copy of Vowel Viz  from Mary over at Speech Adventures. Please read her review of the App here and how she has used it. I wanted to try Vowel Viz in another way.   I have  a few kids on my case load who are learning to read or are...
Fun with “R” App Review

Fun with “R” App Review

by | Sep 23, 2013 | Apps, Speech

The Fun with R app offers an intensive program for children to practice articulation of the difficult to produce R sound.   The App follows the same format as all the other Apps from Virtual Speech Center. It offers a video tutorial that guides you through the...
SlowTunes: 5 Different ways to use this app

SlowTunes: 5 Different ways to use this app

by | Aug 24, 2013 | Apps, Auditory, Speech

SlowTunes is a simple music player for iPhone and iPod Touch that lets you slow down your favorite songs without changing the pitch       Brian Stokes wrote SlowTunes for his daughter, who was diagnosed with Childhood Apraxia of Speech when she was two...