StoryBuilder for iPad vs Go-Togethers Usage & Stats
Winner - Best reading app of 2011 by the Huffington Post. Own as an individual app or as part of our MES Speech Therapy Bundle.
Story Builder is designed to help children accomplish the following educational goals: 1) Improve paragraph formation; 2) Improve integration of ideas; and 3) Improve higher level abstractions by inference. Extensive use of audio clips promotes improved auditory processing for special needs children with autism spectrum disorders or sensory processing disorders.
Story Builder offers a rich and fun environment for improving the ability to create a narrative.
FEATURES
-Record feature allows students to record narrative in their own voice
-3 levels of play
-Simple and intuitive interface to record narrative
-Recorded answers are stitched together to create complete narrative
-Stories can be archived for later play
-Each student gets their own archive page
-Stories can be emailed
-50 distinct story lines to create narrative from
-Import photos from camera or library
-500 audio clips of questions to guide narrative
-Optional question text and answer introduction reinforcement
LANGUAGES
- English
REQUIREMENTS
- Compatible with iPad
- Requires iOS 4.2 software update
StoryBuilder is part of "The Builder Series" of award winning education apps. Mobile Education Store has won over 40 app awards and has been named educational developer of the year in 2011 and 2012.
Mobile Education Tools is a member of Moms with Apps, a collaborative group of family-friendly developers seeking to promote quality apps for kids and families.
Recommended Ages: 6-10, 10+
Categories: Special Needs
- Apple App Store
- Paid
- Education
Store Rank
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Go-Togethers: Building Semantic Connections for All Ages
Improve Language Skills with Research-Backed Techniques: Go-Togethers is a state-of-the-art application designed to enhance language comprehension and expression across all age groups. It targets critical skills such as categorization, association, and naming through interaction with pictures and audio.
Innovative Features for Engaging Learning:
Touchscreen Interactions: Utilize the iPad, iPod Touch, and iPhone's touchscreen to create linguistic connections with touch “sweep” and “tap-to-tally” features.
Research-Based Design: Aligns with studies that underscore the importance of semantic knowledge, naming performance, and categorization in language development (McGregor et al., 2002; Bromley, 2007; Miller & Eilam, 2008).
Special Focus on Language Disorders and Autism Spectrum Disorder: Incorporates visual “word maps” and rapid retrieval activities supported by research for effective interventions (Westby, 2005; Wolf & Seagal, 1999).
Customized Activities and Tracking:
Versatile Targeting: Choose specific categories to focus on, such as rooms in a house, weather, and seasons.
Measure and Monitor: Elicit, score, and report students' progress over time, with detailed data available through the Therapy Report Center.
Expressive and Receptive Activities: Engage students with diverse and adjustable activities, including Quick Play and Receptive-Expressive combination exercises.
Who Can Benefit from Go-Togethers?
SLPs: Provide targeted interventions, customized to individual needs, and easily track progress.
Parents: Support children's language development at home with intuitive and engaging tools.
Special Education Teachers: Elevate classroom learning with interactive and visual aids tailored for students' diverse learning needs.
Join the Semantic Revolution with Go-Togethers!
Go-Togethers is now compatible with Smarty Ears Online, enabling seamless integration into professional practice. Whether you're an SLP, a parent, or a special education teacher, Go-Togethers offers an enriching, research-based experience to foster language mastery.
Download Go-Togethers today and let the semantic connections begin!
- Apple App Store
- Paid
- Education
Store Rank
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StoryBuilder for iPad VS. 
Go-TogethersDecember 14, 2024