Reviewed to determine its value for the preschool child
exhibiting phonological processes, apraxia or articulation concerns, since
there are no pictures.
Tactus states “It’s as
easy as 1-2-3 to have quick access to nearly every single-syllable word in
the English language, suitable for all ages.”
Features:
1.Create customized lists in minutes
- pick which consonants and vowels you want to appear in initial, medial,
& final positions. Setting button offers choices in upper/lower case
letters, inclusion of real/nonsense words, and more. It
is nicely organized to include a variety of CV, VC, CVC and cluster combinations
arranged by bilabial, labio-dental,
dental, alveolar, palatal, velar and glottal placement. Vowel page is
arranged by vowels, diphthongs, and R-controlled.
2. On the front (green) cover there is button that allows you to flip by word or sounds. This is very useful for minimal pairs. If you flip the switch to sounds, the sound in each column can magically flip!!
3. Tap the recorded word and segmented sounds, record
yourself, then play it back instantly
4. Includes over 2300 recordings of words in natural speech & 125
phonemes & clusters! Includes ALL vowels & consonants of Standard
American English
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This app works nicely with the preschool child as a 5 to
10 minute oral motor warm in imitating and sequencing CV, VC, CVC and
cluster patterns. The screen looks
like a wire bound book with 3 columns
– if you flip the switch to sounds on the front cover you can magically swipe individual sounds in each column. Love this feature!! It
took a little time to learn to navigate and play with Settings. Once I got
the hang of blank page setting on the app, it worked seamlessly. I breezed through the sound list quickly
when I needed to make changes. My preschooler liked tapping & swiping
the buttons, hearing and imitating the words. It took
seconds to change the settings to S blends. It was easy to remove a word
with one quick swipe up. I love the auditory component of this app - I was able to record the student’s
voice. He then told me if his production of the word was the same as the
man’s voice (choice of a woman’s voice would be nice too.) If incorrect, he willingly recorded the
word again. He then proceeded to produce the word correctly, we compared
voices and he reported whether productions sounded the same or not. Sound
patterns which were more difficult for him easily revealed themselves. For this feature alone, it is a valuable
tool for articulation work. I was
surprised at the interest level of my preschooler. I could also use this app as a screening
tool to establish baselines. This is also an incredible tool for emerging
readers and literacy development for addressing phonological awareness,
phonics and fluency. I do have a small wish list for future updates: In
settings, I would like to be able to edit a word list more easily and save
the customized list for the next session. Currently, if I am working on a
different sound group with another child, I will lose my previous list. The
price of $6.99 is affordable and well worth it.
See Rubrics Below for Speech FlipBook:
Rubrics
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Description
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Likes
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Suggestion
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Rating
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Curriculum
Speech
Flipbook
6.99
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Material
is accurate & evidence based, addresses task, offers large selection
target
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Setting button offers choices in upper/lower
case letters, inclusion of real/nonsense words, and more. The complete word
list can be customized to select specific words for therapy. It is organized to
include a variety of combinations to click on including sounds(nicely
arranged by placement), clusters, vowels, final sounds and final clusters
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No pictures.
This app is strictly auditory for imitation
drill if you are working with a non-reader
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5
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Flexibility
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Flexibility
to adjust settings & add/delete photos, add/delete tasks, audio recordings, back button
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1.Easy to move from one screen to the
next. Easy to swipe up and down which
sound like the flipping of a page.
Easy to skip pages
2..Can quickly change from one group of
words or level to another
3. 2300 combinations that can be customized for your
student
4. The flip switch is on front cover very useful for minimal pair work - flip by words or sounds
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It is
time consuming to customize the word list in Edit Word List settings.
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4
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Ease of use
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Can
use app quickly, instructions from developer, no glitches
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Once
I got the hang of it, this app is very easy to use
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It took some time to navigate and play with Settings before I got the hang of the app.
There
is a tutorial video & PDF for
further instruction .
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5
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Interest
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Captures
attention of user, simple graphics, interactive
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My preschooler liked tapping &
swiping the buttons, hearing and
imitating the words. He was working on
S blends It was easy to remove a word with one quick
swipe up. Perfect for a 5-10 minute warm up activity.
I was surprised at the interest level of my preschooler
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No pictures.
Additional
voices – female and male
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4
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Value-Outcome
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Accountability- time needed to complete
task, # trials, results in improved student performance- record data –
progress monitoring
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I
love the auditory component of this app
- student enjoyed recording his
voice. For this feature alone, it is a
valuable tool for articulation work. This
is an incredible tool for emerging readers – addressing phonological awareness, phonics and
fluency.
Offers Accountability and data for progress
monitoring. Price of $6.99 is reasonable and well worth
it.
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Record keeping needs to be completed on
paper by user
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5
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