App Review - The Speech Flip Book

App Review -The Speech FlipBook

by Tactus Therapy

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   5. It is straight forward drill with no bells & whistles.

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 Description Likes Suggestion Rating Curriculum Speech Flipbook 6.99 Material is accurate & evidence based, addresses task, offers large selection target 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 No pictures. This app is strictly auditory for imitation drill if you are working with a non-reader 5 Flexibility Flexibility to adjust settings & add/delete photos, add/delete tasks,  audio recordings, back button 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  It is time consuming to customize the word list in Edit Word List settings.    4 Ease of use Can use app quickly, instructions from developer, no glitches  Once I got the hang of it, this app is very easy to use       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 . 5 Interest Captures attention of user, simple graphics, interactive 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  No pictures. Additional voices – female and male 4 Value-Outcome Accountability- time needed to complete task, # trials, results in improved student performance- record data – progress monitoring  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. Record keeping needs to be completed on paper by user 5