Transcript Speech Language Neighborhood

Speech Language Neighborhood
Amanda Backof, M.S. CCC-SLP
Using the iPad and Apps
Effectively in Speech
and Language Therapy
Is it a Toy or a Tool?
Conversation with a Wise 5th Grader
Me: So, what have you been working on in speech with Ms. So&So?
5th grader: I’ve mainly been practicing my /s/ sound.
Me: Did you use cards or games when you were working on your sound?
5th grader: No, we’ve been using worksheets.
Me: Oh. Well I brought my iPad with me today, so we can work on your
sound by looking at flash cards, playing matching games and reading
stories.
5th grader: Wait, so you’re saying you have all of the cards and
games for speech all on your iPad?
Me: Yep, I have it all on here..(I flipped through my iPad screens of apps.)
5th grader: Well, that seems much more efficient!!
Yes, the iPad is an Efficient Tool!
I’m looking for an activity for a student who can only
verbalize 1-2 words phrases. What are my options?
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Expand language through play therapy using Fisher-Price toys
and Milieu teaching.
Sequencing picture symbols on a pacing board to request food.
Find an interactive App to help teach the skills.
All of the above.
Using the iPad in therapy can be
just as effective as any other tool!
Don’t Let this Happen to You
Bye Bye iPad!!!
Tips for keeping your
iPad (precious baby) safe
Invest in a sturdy case. The Griffin Defender protects
the corners and the screen.
Have your hands on the iPad at all times.
Never leave your iPad unattended (I carry it around the
school, unless the door locks).
Clean your iPad with sanitizer and a soft towel to keep it
germ free.
Tips for Managing Behavior During
iPad Therapy
Put your thumb or hand over the
“home” button. Kids are very
smart and can change the app
in a second!
The iPad never leaves my hands.
Hands off if it’s not your turn.
Hold iPad so that all students can
see it. Alternate turns just like
traditional therapy.
In my sessions, students learn
how to take turns.
Move iPad to your chest if
students are not listening.
Keeping Students Engaged
Over 400,000 Apps? How do I choose?
I wish someone
would take me
outside!
Don’t let iTunes take over your life!
Let others do the work for you…check out review websites, blogs, facebook pages
and developer websites. Last resort: read the iTunes reviews (beware, as they are
not always truthful.)
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www.SpeechLanguageNeighborhood.com - my site, with a link to my therapy YouTube Videos
www.SpeechTechie.com -Sean Sweany’s site, frequent presenter at ASHA
www.SpeechRoomNews.com - Great resource for apps reviews
www.therapyapp411.com - collaborative group of SLPs reviewing apps
Facebook Group Pages:
SLPeeps
SLPsTalkApps
Apps for Apraxia Kids iTteach Special Education
Evidence Based Practice
EBP is the new new buzz word and now more than ever our services are under
the microscope. The day will come when we will be asked to justify why we
are using one app over another…….
Should the app be EB or should the service we provide be
based on tried and true methods we’ve been using for
years? Will that be all the evidence we need? Instead of
toys we are now using apps? Only time will tell.
For more information on selecting apps using
evidence based practice please see:
http://www.asha.org/Publications/leader/2012/120731
/APP-titude--Use-the-Evidence-to-Choose-aTreatment-App.htm
http://blog.asha.org/2012/08/23/apps-and-ebp/
Matching Articulation Apps to IEP Goals
My Choice
Ricky (age 4):
Strengths:/k/, /g/, /f/, /s/ in isolation and syllables
Weaknesses: /k/, /g/, /f/, /s/ in words, short phrases
ArtikPix: word level, matching
Maria (age 5):
Strengths: Vowels /k/, /g/, /m/, /d/ in isolation
Weaknesses: Consonants in syllables and words
Speech Stickers: Practice at
syllable level
Angel (age 6):
Strengths: Early developing sounds
Weaknesses: Generalization to sentences, /ch/, /sh/ FCD
Articulation Scenes: sentences
and while reading
Chris (age 11):
Strengths: Intelligible to familiar listeners
Weaknesses: /r/ variations in words and sentences
Articulation Station: phrases,
matching, drill/practice
ArtikPix: word level-easy words
Speech with Milo Articulation
Game
Articulation Scenes, Artic
Questions, misc. book apps
Articulation Apps for group therapy
• ArtikPix up to 4 students, different color coded
cards, can add student photos
• Articulation Station Pro Tap speech bubble with
+ mark at bottom of sound page to pick multiple
sounds
• Match 2 Say up to 4 players for matching game
• Speech with Milo Board Game Articulation up to
5 players
Matching Apps to Language Needs
Emerging Expressive Language
• Student produces 1-2 words
• Lack of verbs
• Limited expressive vocabulary
Goal:
By [date] given visual representations of target grammatical
structures (pronouns, verb+ing, articles (a, the) and plural /s/)
[student name]will demonstrate command of the conventions of
standard English grammar by producing sentences containing
these grammatical structures to describe actions, make comments
and answer questions in _ out of _ trials with _% accuracy as
measured by clinical data and informal observation.
Let’s extend therapy beyond the
app and combine with traditional
therapy activities.
First Phrases,
Picture the
Sentence, all
Hamaguchi
Apps
Pronoun+ Verb+Object
(jump over the rock)
Interactive with action
animation.
Speech with
Milo-Verbs
Verb+ing – Flashcard format
Toca Boca apps
Tea Party, kitchen, house,
haircut, robot
Buddy Bear
Grammar (pronouns, plurals,
etc)
Duck Duck
Moose - Trucks
Verb+ing during actions
More Fun with
Directions
Prepositions (in/out,
up/down)
Emerging Receptive Language
• Limited understanding of concepts
• Difficulty answering questions
• Limited receptive vocabulary
Goal
By [date] given visual representations of target
grammatical structures (pronouns, verb+ing, articles
(a, the) and plural /s/) [student name]will demonstrate
an understanding of the conventions of standard
English grammar by identifying (through selection)
picture representations of the sentences containing
these grammatical structures in _ out of _ trials with
_% accuracy as measured by clinical data and informal
observation.
Picture the
Sentence, all
Hamaguchi Apps
Matching verbalized sentence
to picture-multiple levels
First Phrases
Who ?
Buddy Bear y/n
Y/N questions
Fun with
Directions, More
Fun with
Directions
Variety of Prepositions taught
in an simple interactive way
I Can Do
Categories
Flash card activities-assumes
prior knowledge
My Play Home
Vocabulary for Home
First Words
International
Basic Vocabulary
Toca Boca Apps
All
Grammar-Elementary
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Difficulty with sentence structure
Limited use of grammatical Structures
Lack of adjectives and detail in
sentences
Goal (1st grade) By [date] given visual representations of
target sentence structures (pronouns, verbs, adjectives) [student
name]will demonstrate an understanding of the conventions of
standard English grammar by verbalizing structures in
sentences in _ out of _ trials with _% accuracy as measured by
clinical data and informal observation.
Objective 1: Given visual representations of verbs
[Student] will use verbs to convey a sense of past,
present and future (yesterday I walked home, today I
walk home tomorrow I will walk home)
Speech with
Milo-Verbs
Practice using verbs in
sentences
Speech with
Milo-Adjectives
Practice using adjectives to
expand sentences
Electrokite
Verbs, Cosmic
Bowling and
adjectives
Teaches the skill first and
then allows students to
practice
Rainbow
Sentences
Teaches Correct sentence
structure (must be able to
read)
Tense Builder
Videos of action-select
correct verb tense (must be
able to read)
Super Duper reg
past tense &
irreg verbs
Flash Card Activity
Objective 2: Given visual representations of adjectives
[Student] will use frequently occurring adjectives to
expand sentence complexity.
Objective 3: Given visual representations of pronouns
[Student] will use personal, possessive and indefinite
pronouns (I, me, my, they, them, their, anyone,
everything) in sentences.
Sequencing to tell a Narrative
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Difficulty putting events in correct
order
Difficulty verbalizing a sequence of
events
Difficulty using transition words
I am also a big fan of using book
apps to retell a narrative in correct
sequence.
Combine traditional worksheets
with book apps to work on
sequencing. (Sequencing graphic
organizers, or putting pictures in
correct order.)
Speech with Milo
Sequencing
Early 3 event sequences.36 Basic
Routines
iSequence
100 sequences, Put in correct
order, talk about emotions,3-4
events per sequence
Making Sequences
Real Photos-More advanced
sequences
Toontastic
Developing a narrative to tell a
cartoon movie story, interactive
characters, record narrative.
Story Arc.
The Surprise
Students watch short animations
and then narrate story in their
own words. Comp Questions
available.
Tapikeo
Develop your own sequence of
events by importing photos.
Bernard videos
Verbal Sequencing of events
Listening Comprehension
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Difficulty answering wh questions
Difficulty answering inferential
questions
Difficulty using context clues to
determine word meaning
Limited number of apps available to
work specifically on main
idea/details, inferencing, context
clues and paraphrasing.
Caution!! Several apps (with
research listed in iTunes description)
claim to help you teach context clues.
They, in fact, do not teach the skill
correctly.
Story Pals
Stories of increasing length
and complexity, wh
questions
Wh Questions
(Super Duper)
Variety of wh questions.
Assumes prior knowledge
Language
Adventures
Provides practice on
identifying synonyms,
antonyms.
Middle School
Confidential
Summarizing, Paraphrasing
Misc. interactive
books
Millie and the Lost Key,
Hotel Transylvania,
Rematch, Wacky Zoo
Since Apps are limited, this is an area where I
rely heavily on traditional therapy activities
combined with apps.
Working with Older Students and the
Curriculum
Download the Free Kindle App – Students enjoy reading books on the iPad
• Purchase Kindle books from Amazon
• Hunger Games Trilogy, Crash (Spinelli), The Other Wes Moore, Of Mice
and Men, The Skin I’m In
Supplementary Apps – To help you teach higher level skills.
Lit Charts – Cliff notes
for classics
Khan Academy – Videos
for science, history, etc.
Educreations –
Interactive white board to
record information about
curriculum stories
Inspiration – Graphic
Organizer app
Enchanted Dictionary –
Interactive Definitions
Since there are NO specific apps to go with curriculum books, I develop worksheets to
target IEP goals and objectives based on student needs (context clues, summarizing,
inferencing, etc.)
Working on Language and Articulation in same
session
• Story Pals provides stories loaded with articulation targets,
allows you to work on sequencing and answering
comprehension questions.
• Book Apps (ex: Little Critter, Elmo, Hotel Transylvania
and Millie both have artic target words.)
• Develop articulation worksheets of target words from
stories for artic students to practice.
Thanks for Coming!!!
Any Questions?