I love apps that help me save space and that I can use with lots of kids! Speech Flipbook by Tactus Therapy Solutions is just that. This app takes those old fashioned articulation flip books and puts all those great sounds ( and more ) into an app.
There is a great tutorial that the app opens up with the first time you use it. It does a great job of walking you through the features and setting things up. The app is pretty straight forward but I suggest going through it anyway so you can be sure that you are maximizing its potential. You can really customize the app for your needs.
After you select your targets you can get flipping! I love how it looks like an actual flip book. To change any portion of the word just swipe up to flip to the next letter or sound, or down to go back.
To hear the word just tap the word at the bottom. To hear a specific sound, just tap it. You can also record productions by tapping the red button in the lower left corner.
This is a great app to use to anyone ( adults, teens, or kids ) working on articulation, phonology, or apraxia. You can download it on iTunes for free to see if you like it, then just do an in-app purchase of $9.99 to their full, standard app.
[…] Therapists, teachers, and parents alike can use this talking flipbook, which is customizable to individual student needs. Speech therapists can generate specific word lists – for example, focusing on all words that begin or end with a certain sound – and help students hear their progress using recording and playback features. The free version includes 16 sounds and 40 words, with the option to upgrade to more than 2,300-word recordings, 125 phonemes and clusters, all vowels and consonants, and more than 250 sets of homophones. Read SLP Maureen Wilson’s review here. […]