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By GeekSLP.com

GEEKSLP.COM HELPS YOU FIND THE APPS YOU WILLNEED TO GET YOUR IPAD READY FOR YOUR KIDS.

The iPad is now one the most useful toolsspeech therapists have available for therapy. It isnot only handy but also significantly moreaffordable than conventional paper materials.Besides it is very engaging and makes ourpractice a lot more fun and practical. But with somany apps on the app store, it is hard todiscover new ones.On my blog geekslp.com I review newapps and give ideas about how SLPs can usethis amazing tools for therapy. Since I am adeveloper myself, and enjoy all sorts oftechnology, I have decided to compile a list ofapps that speech therapists could use fortherapy. My goal is not to judge the apps by anymean, my goal is just to give suggestions onhow the apps could be used.Speech Therapists are amongst the mostcreative professionals I meet, and if we wereable to make a therapy session with flashcardsand worksheets fun and useful for teachingskills, I am sure you will find in every appsomething that will help you help a child.If you are a developer and want to haveyour app included on this list, or if you are anSLP and would like to also include an app onthis list, just send me an email togeekslp@yahoo.comand I would be glad topost it here.I hope you all enjoy your iPad and if youget a chance visit my blog atwww.geekslp.comHave a fun day,GeekSLP

Updated: December 2011

Disclosure: I have developed some of the apps on this document, identified by a star on the icon.

The complete resource on apps for SLPs.

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It is not about the app with the most features- it is about the app that meets the needs of the student.

AAC stands for

Augmentative andAlternative Communication.

In the not toofar past, school districts were obligated tospend thousands of dollars on adedicated device that would allowchildren to communicate their basicwants and needs, today the iPad, iPhone& iPod touch give these children and adults aform of alternative communication that not onlyremoved the stigma from carrying around adedicated device, but it gives in fact a status of “cool”. Many developers around the world arehelping children by creating apps that makeAAC affordable. I congratulate thesepioneers that are changing history. Ihope you already know that differentdevices have different features,therefore the apps will also have differentfeatures which makes them unique and morelikely to be useful to you in helping every uniquechild.

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PRICE &COMPATIBILITY

Proloquo2Go

Proloquo2Go brings natural sounding text-to-speech voices, up-to-date symbols, powerfulautomatic conjugations, a default vocabularyof over 7000 items.

iPhone, iPod touch& iPad$189.99

AAC APPS

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PRICE &COMPATIBILITY

Expressive

The best thing about Expressive is its ease of use. Itdoes not require any knowledge aboutprogramming or manuals; Expressive is intuitiveand simple to use.Expressive allows users to select from a pool of images with audio ﬁles, create their own folders andarrange the images as they please.

$39.99iPhone, iPodtouch & iPadiCommunicate

Create pictures, ﬂashcards, storyboards, routines,and visual schedules. Record custom audio in anylanguage. Converts any words with Text to Speechthat do not have custom audio recorded.

$34.99iPhone, iPodtouch & iPad( BUt user muchpurchasedifferentcopies)Touch Chat

TouchChat ﬁts into the product category of Augmentative Communication (AAC) devices. AACdevices allow individuals who cannot speak tocommunicate by spelling or selecting icons from a visual display.

$149. 99iPad onlyGrace

A simple picture exchange system developed By andFor non-verbal people allowing the user tocommunicate their needs by building sentences fromrelevant images.

$37.99iPad, iPhone& iPod touchTap to Talk

Tap to Talk comes with a starter album withcategories “go, play, hungry, drink, emotion,bathroom”. Can make your own albums online withTap to Talk Designer.

Download forFree/ $99.95USD per yeariPhone, iPad,iPod, Android,Nitendo DS

Verbally

Verbally is the ﬁrst free iPad app to provide acomplete assistive speech solution for creativecommunication. Just tap in your phrase and the appspeaks for you. Verbally is an augmentative andalternative communication (AAC) app for speaking unique thoughts and feelings, designed to minimizekeystrokes and to maximize ease & speed.

FREE