Speech Practice: Say With Bear

Say With Bear helps children see, hear and say the sounds in everyday words. WATCH THE MOUTH A friendly bear (or a child face) says each word with lips, teeth and tongue that move in time with a warm, clear narrated voice. Slow it down, or see the "inside" view of where the tongue goes. SEVEN LEVELS, ONE SOUND AT A TIME Seven levels from lip sounds like M, B and P to later sounds like R, L and TH, each word with its own picture. Or choose one sound and practice words with it at the start, the middle or the end. SLOW, THEN NORMAL Every word is said slowly first, syllable by syllable, then at normal speed. Tap the bear any time to hear it again. HEAR YOURSELF Say the word after the bear and hear it played back: the bear, then your child, then the bear again. Quiet before and after is trimmed automatically. Recordings stay on the device. MORE WAYS TO PRACTICE A listening game ("Which picture did you hear?"), "Say it 3 ways" (whisper, big voice, question, slowly and more), short sentences for older children, and Mouth it for the sounds you can see on the lips. Hear me slowly plays your child's own take at a slower speed. A grown-up can turn on a mirror beside the bear: the front camera shows your child's mouth next to the bear's, and nothing is recorded or saved. A STYLE FOR EVERY AGE From 2 to 10: the bear leads a short session, one big Play button, or a row of pictures for the youngest; a daily practice plan for school-age children; and the full app for big kids. A grown-up picks. FOR GROWN-UPS Behind a parent check: what each sound looks like, typical ages, common swaps and a home tip; practice counts, days this week and the focus sound; a recordings library with search and tidy-up, to hear each word's first take next to the newest; your own voice for a word, so your child hears you before the bear; printable word cards; and a practice report you can save as a PDF or share with your child's speech-language pathologist. FREE TO TRY The first 10 words are free. The main words (281 words in levels 1 to 5, 27 more tricky-sound words, and every part of the app) are one purchase. Add-ons are one-time purchases too: R & TH sounds, Blends, Longer words, Short phrases, Sight words and Mealtime. Or get everything, including every pack added later, in one purchase. No subscription. CALM AND PRIVATE No ads, no accounts, no tracking. Counts only, never scores. Works offline. Say With Bear is a practice tool, not a test, and it gives no scores. If you have questions about your child's speech, talk to a speech-language pathologist.