Fluency

=Fluency= = = Entries into each section on this wiki will be structured so that this basic information is available. We will include the **//TITLE//** of the application, with a link to the broad description and rating on iTunes. The **//ICON//** is simply a screen shot of what will show up on the device. **//WHO//** describes the student you have used this particular app with. //**WHERE**// indicates whether the app was used at home, school, or in therapy. **//HOW//** describes the manner in which you used it. This is also the place to elaborate on other ideas for application**//. WHY/WHY NOT//** provides the contributer an opportunity to indicate the value of the app, whether they would use it again, and rationale for the opinion. We invite anyone else who has used the app to comment on anything about it... different //**whos, hows and whys**....//

//(WHAT)// ||~ __**APPLICATION**__ //(WHO, WHERE, HOW)// ||~ __**VALUE**__ //( WHY/WHY NOT )// ||~ __**COST**__ || || xxxxxxxxxxx __[|Talking Tom Cat]__ xxxxxxxxxxxx || ++++++++ I love this app. All students are motivated to say words or sentences and then have 'Talking Tom' immediately imitate them. In addition, short movies can be made of conversations. I have used this with several students, but one student in particular was working on fluency--he said a sentence, the cat imitated it, and then the student determined if the sentence was spoken fluently. With the immediate visual and auditory feedback that the cat offered, the student's fluency improved! This App can be used with a wide age range starting in preschool to high school. There are other features that can be purchased (such as offering the cat some milk). "Violence" features can be turned off in the settings. I haven't used the 'movie' feature with kids, but it looks like a nice way to save what the child is working on. Application of this app can also extend to motivating ways to work on articulation skills, or any drill work with language. The cat holds children's attention and gives them more reason to speak! I also really like Talking Ben - here's what I like about it - once you poke his newspaper, he puts it down, and you can press record to start and stop the recording - especially good when I'm trying to record a student's communication device, after they've worked really hard to say something! I like Talking News - 2 characters take turns. This is a great option for something that looks really awesome as a recorded video. The basic version is FREE! Definitely worth it! The full version is .99--adds a few fun features that the kids love. That's worth the value too! || zzzzz Basic FREE Full version .99 ||
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 * Submitted by: Ruth Morgan**
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 * Submitted by: Dr. Caroline Musselwhite**
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 * Submitted by: Deanna K. Wagner** || xx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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