Boo Articulation Helper Lite vs WH Questions Why? Puzzle Game Usage & Stats
TRY-BEFORE-YOU-BUY VERSION -- NO ADS, NO IN-APP-PURCHASES
-- This is Boo! --
Boo helps children practice speech sounds that they need to improve. He is designed to entice spontaneous repetition of individual speech sounds and simple syllables. At the same time, he enforces helpful phonological awareness, by showing what actions happen in the mouth during articulation.
The app is developed by a certified Speech-Language Pathologist. The children can use the app all by themselves or together with an adult. When the child simultaneously uses multiple senses (vision and hearing) to imitate and repeat it becomes easier to overcome obstacles and improve its articulation skills.
-- Who is Boo for? --
The app is developed for children aged approximately 3 to 6 years old being in, or need to be in contact with a speech-language pathologist or therapist due to speech difficulties. It provides a motivating way to:
• practice single speech sounds;
• practice voiced versus voiceless consonants;
• practice joining speech sounds together to create simple words;
• practice the link between letters and speech sounds in early reading practice
Boo may be a stepping stone to better pronunciation!
Boo can also be a helpful pronouncing learning tool for those - young or old - who are currently learning the English language.
-- Said about Boo: --
"They were extremely pleased with Boo and the boy is perceived by the parents as more intelligible than before. His training motivation as also improved."
- David, Speech-Language Pathologist
"It works really great! We are so pleasantly surprised by how encouraged the kids get to try the different sounds as soon as they see Boo."
- Elin, Speech-Language Pathologist
-- Try Before You Buy --
This is a tryout version with speech sounds P B EE AH and limited functionality. However, it should be enough to evaluate how the child interacts with Boo. For example, if the child spontaneously imitates Boo (try the repetition setting!) it may be worthwhile to purchase the paid version. There is also a minigame in which you can practice identifying different speech sounds as Boo makes them.
The paid version contains consonants P B T D K G S Z SH CH F V M N L W as well as monophthong vowels EE AH OO AW ER EH UR and full functionality and tips from the SLP.
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Boo Articulation Helper is developed by a speech and language therapist/pathologist with therapeutic experience with developmental verbal dyspraxia or articulation/phonological impairments. The app is tested by eight children in their homes, aged 3-6 years, seeing a SLP on a regular basis. The try-outs have shown an improvement of training motivation and spontaneous repetition of speech sounds in a way that proved more difficult with other training material and methods (undocumented).
The app is developed to be used on an iPad or tablet as it is easier to handle with little children's fingers - although it also compatible with smaller screens.
- Apple App Store
- Free
- Education
Store Rank
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Learn and develop speech and language skills in understanding and answering “Why” questions with 30 interactive education cards.
• Engaging new jigsaw puzzle game.
• Professionally created educational content.
• Beautifully illustrated characters and scenes.
• Easily learn how to use with helper bubbles.
• Friendly and natural voice-overs.
ENGAGING PUZZLE GAME
Every card is more fun with new engaging jigsaw puzzle game now! Your kid will get familiar with people, animals or objects in the illustration while easily grasping the context.
RECORD & LISTEN
Kids love it! After listening to the question, record and listen your answer with built-in recorder.
The right answer that we have recorded for you, will be played automatically. This will help your kid to compare his or her answer with the right one by receiving an audible feedback.
PROFESSIONALLY CREATED
Speech and Language Therapists worked carefully on all written, visual and audible educational content to make it scientifically accurate and effective.
EASY TO HARD CONTENT SCAFFOLDING
From top to bottom cards are ordered from easy to hard. Just tap "START" to play in this order. You also have the option to make your own list as you tap and select cards one by one.
HELPER BUBBLES
It’s easy to begin playing right from your first game. Helper Bubbles will lead you through the game on every step.
BEAUTIFULLY ILLUSTRATED
Illustration and animation artists prepared 30 educational drawings with more than 50 unique lovely characters specially for this app.
NATURAL VOICE-OVERS
Your kid will adapt easily and feel comfortable with friendly and natural voice-overs all recorded with professional voice-over artists in hi-quality.
TRY FOR FREE, PAY ONLY IF YOU LIKE IT
Download the app and try it to experience the quality of the content yourself. If you like it, you can easily buy the complete set within the app.
WHAT WILL MY KID LEARN?
• Cause and Effect Relationship
• Receptive and Expressive Language Skills
• Naming Actions and Describing Situations
• Answering Wh Questions
• Making Logical Conclusions
• Reasoning by Using Hints and Creative Thinking
IS IT SUITABLE FOR MY KID?
All typically developing children between ages 3-8 and also special children, without an age restriction, with recommendation of their speech and language pathologists, can benefit from this app.
IS LITERACY REQUIRED?
Your child can use Wh Questions: Why? even without any reading or writing skills because all the text is vocalized.
NOT ONLY “WHY?”
You can easily ask Wh Questions other than “Why” about the adventures of our cute characters.
( Wh Questions: What, Where, When, Why, Which, Who, How, ... )
For the card with the little baby and the mother, we asked:
- Why is the woman putting a blanket on her baby?
You can also ask these:
- Who is putting a blanket on the baby?
- What is the mother putting on her baby?
- Where is the baby sleeping?
- When do babies sleep?
- ...
SPECIAL KIDS
Wh Questions:Why? is not only for typically developing children. Special children experiencing special conditions can also benefit from the app.
According to the developmental stage of your child, you can easily modify the look and usage of the app with the Settings menu, to meet your special requirements.
- Language Impairments (Delayed Language and Speech, Specific Language Impairment, Childhood Aphasia)
- Hearing Impairment
- Autism Spectrum Disorders
- Intellectual Disability
- Developmental Delays
- Learning Disabilities
- Articulation Problems (while generalizing a sound)
- Apple App Store
- Free
- Education
Store Rank
- -
Boo Articulation Helper Lite VS. 
WH Questions Why? Puzzle GameDecember 11, 2024