ProPA

ProPA

Assess Phonological Awareness

3 ratings
12 reviews
$49.99

Details

  • Released
  • Updated
  • January 11, 2012
  • February 24, 2026

Features

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This advanced assessment tool helps identify and intervene in phonological awareness skills for early literacy development. It features a redesigned interface, bilingual support, and detailed reporting for educators, clinicians, and parents.

Culturally & Linguistically Responsive Assessment
Dynamic Bilingual Reporting
Modern, Distraction-Free Interface
Smart Progress Tracking & Visual Analysis
Professional, Instant PDF Reporting
Comprehensive Evaluation for Ages 3+
Time-Efficient & Customizable Administration
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What's New in ProPA

9.1

February 24, 2026

Version 9.1: The 2026 Modernization & Bilingual Support Update We are thrilled to bring you a massive update to the Profile of Phonological Awareness (ProPA)! Version 9.1 introduces a stunning new iPadOS design, powerful new tools for assessing bilingual students, and major upgrades to your report generation. Gorgeous New 2026 UI & Branding Modern iPadOS Feel: We’ve completely refreshed the app's interface with floating cards, beautifully rounded pill-shaped menus, and high-end frosted glass backgrounds. Fresh Color Palette: The app now features a gorgeous new "Deep Violet" and "Electric Blue" branding system that is easier on the eyes, highly accessible, and perfectly matches our updated icon. Better Data Visualization: We’ve updated our donut charts and progress bars so that "0%" scores and "Not Administered" sections are visually distinct at a glance. Culturally & Linguistically Responsive Assessment New Language Exposure Profiles: You can now track a student’s Primary Language, Home Language, and Classroom Language directly in their profile, along with a new "Bilingual" toggle. Dynamic Clinical Notes: When you generate a report for a bilingual student, ProPA now automatically injects a professional "Clinical Note on Bilingualism." This note officially documents the student's primary language and explains that cross-linguistic transfer is expected—ensuring scores are interpreted holistically and protecting you as the evaluating SLP.

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User reviews

Great tool

This app is a great tool for progress monitoring. The data collected makes progress notes and IEPs a breeze to update. My kids love anything on the iPad and I do not feel guilty giving them more screen time with Smarty Ears apps.

Great app for baseline and follow up data

I LOOOVE this app. I work at a school that is VERY rigorous with kindergarteners expected to read quite well before entering first grade. As we SLP's know, a lot of our articulation kiddos with phonological orders have difficulty with phonological awareness. The app is very easy to use and I love the counter that the kids can use to segment words. The results are easy to print and/or email to teachers. I try to give it to my kiddos three times during the school year. I love seeing their percentages increase over the course of the year! And, I've never given a copy to a teacher who didn't agree with the results. It would be even better if there were graphs for us more visual peeps :-)
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Nice app!

This is a quick easy way of assessing a student's phonological awareness skills.

nice for progress monitoring

This gives you nice baseline data and an easy way to monitor progress. It creates a friendly colorful report, making it easy to see progress!

Great app for beginning of the year evaluation.

I love this app the evaluate how a student has progressed from year to year. It allows me to quickly evaluate a students phonological awareness and then shows me visually with color coding how a student did in each sections. It allows to stop and start tests again, to skip sections and to only admonister the sections I want to give. I appreciate this tool and highly reccomend it.
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FAQ

What is ProPA used for?

ProPA is used to identify, assess, and intervene in phonological awareness skills, which are crucial for early speech, language, and literacy development in children aged three and older.

Who developed ProPA?

ProPA was developed by Smarty Ears in collaboration with speech-language pathologist Tanya Coyle and her team.

What languages does ProPA support?

ProPA offers industry-leading bilingual support and allows users to track a student's language exposure, including Primary, Home, and Classroom languages. It also provides dynamic bilingual reporting with clinical notes on bilingualism.

What age range is ProPA suitable for?

ProPA is an essential resource for evaluating children aged three years and older, with tasks appropriate for learners of all ages to develop early reading, writing, and speech skills.

How does ProPA help with reporting?

ProPA generates professional, instant PDF reports that are highly readable and perfectly formatted. These reports include comprehensive student metadata, such as their full Language Profile, and can be easily printed or emailed.

Can ProPA be used for group assessments?

Yes, ProPA allows for group assessment, enabling educators to evaluate and manage multiple students, identify similar skill levels across a classroom, and implement targeted, data-driven interventions.

What specific phonological awareness skills does ProPA assess?

ProPA assesses rhyming, blending (syllables and sounds), isolating (first, middle, and last sounds), segmenting (words, syllables, and sounds), deleting (syllables and first sound), substituting (first and last sound), and consonant clusters.

Does ProPA have ads?

No, ProPA does not contain advertisements. It is a paid application designed for professional use.