# Word Retrieval

> Speech therapy app for word retrieval difficulties in children and adults. (iPhone/iPad app by Virtual Speech Center Inc..)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/word-retrieval/id584851144 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Virtual Speech Center Inc.](https://appshunter.io/developer/455333785)
- Category: Education, Medical
- Price: $9.99
- Rating: 2.50/5 from 2 App Store ratings · 13 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 7.0 · 54 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2012-12-14
- Data updated: 2026-06-05
- Monetization: paid
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/word-retrieval/id584851144/reviews.md

## What is Word Retrieval?

Word Retrieval was created by a certified speech and language pathologist for children and adults with word-finding difficulties. 

Word Retrieval was built around research on remediation of word retrieval difficulties to help children and adults organize their lexicons through activities including confrontational naming, associations, and divergent and convergent naming to improve their abilities to access already known words and increase their retrieval of words.

Word Retrieval can be used for individuals with:

-Aphasia
-Specific language disorder
-Learning disorders
-Cognitive deficits leading to word finding difficulties
-Autism
-Central Auditory Processing Disorder

Word Retrieval includes 7 different activity types. (Each activity offers 80 trials, organized into four sets):

-Name this Picture 
-Sentence Completion (e.g. I eat soup with a…)
-Opposite Meanings (e.g. What’s the opposite of the word “open”?)
-Convergent Naming (This is an animal that has fur and four legs and is used to catch mice.)
-Divergent Naming (Name five musical instruments.)
-Associations (What things go with a house?)
-Definitions (Define the word “lake.”)

Word Retrieval offers two activity types: Flashcards and the Word- Challenge Game. In the Flashcard activity, children or adults are presented with a picture or other verbal task (such as a sentence completion task). 

In the Word Challenge Game, children or adults  practice these tasks in more fun way by playing the “Game of Challenge.”
Word Retrieval is easy to navigate and employs several tools to allow users to perform the following tasks:

-Enter multiple students or patients
-Change settings 
-Save selected goals for future sessions 
-Select alternate counts for multiple students or patients 
-Enable or disable written descriptions 
-Use the audio recording feature
-Track correct and incorrect responses 
-View reports in table  form
-E-mail results at the end of the game

## Key features

- Confrontational naming
- Associations and divergent naming
- Convergent naming
- Definitions and sentence completion
- Picture naming
- Progress tracking and reporting
- Audio recording feature

## Recent user reviews (10 of 13)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/word-retrieval/id584851144/reviews.md

### 1/5 — Terrible, expensive game

*2017-07-06*

After paying $10, I tried to play this game. It's a terrible app that I thought would help me in my word retrieval difficulties. Well, that sure was a waste of $10 because it was difficult to use, not responsive to my answers and didn't really help me grow in word finding.

### 4/5 — Great app - speech therapist here

*2016-11-11*

This has been a great app for my 2nd-4th grade students. They feel like they are playing a game and love the competition.

A couple things I wish it had that I haven't noticed.

1. A final score page at the end for the kids to see who won. They don't care about their percentages of questions right but the score they got when picking the numbers.

2. More questions available. It seems limited with the amount of questions in each category.

3. A way to pick questions so each kid has different ones. A lot of times when in a group the kids will get the same question and know the answer right away if they were paying attention.

A great app!

### 4/5 — Good for engaging older kids

*2015-03-09*

I use this app with my older kids and they seem to really like it. The jeopardy portion in particular makes for good peer interaction during group sessions. I wish there were more questions or an option to make questions harder for the kids who breeze through the activities.

### 4/5 — Meets some objectives for expressive language goals

*2014-09-17*

Completing sentences with relevant vocabulary works for younger and more severe students. Would be great to have the option of various strategies for word retrieval choices, e.g. Picture choices, initial sound heard, etc. Also would be great to have access to target word lists.

### 3/5 — Word Retrieval

*2014-06-28, version 1.5.1*

Still waiting to see if it will hook in a teenager: solid content, weak visual appeal

### 5/5 — SLP DODEA

*2014-06-03*

i have used this app with both the pediatric and the geriatric population. They just love it. It is great for keeping your data too!

### 2/5 — Not impressed

*2014-05-28*

I am not impressed with this app.  I think it would be better if it were tied to the common core standards and categorization.  This app doesn’t help my students much at all and I don’t use it much anymore.

### 4/5 — speech therapist

*2014-05-27*

Students enjoy the game format for this app. I like the flexibility of selecting specific targets for multiple students.

### 5/5 — Great app

*2014-04-22*

This is a great app to help children and adults with word-retrieval skills. I love the jeopardy style game aspect of the app because it makes learning fun!

### 3/5 — Variety of activities

*2013-07-29*

There are a variety of language activities but I would love to see it adapted or modified to allow users to not only have incorrect and correct, but another option for responses that may be an approximate but not completely the answer... Addition of 3-4 picture choices would be a nice option to use when working with children with severe communication deficits.

## Frequently asked questions about Word Retrieval

### What is Word Retrieval used for?

Word Retrieval is designed to help children and adults who have difficulties finding words. It uses research-based activities to improve lexicon organization and the ability to access known words.

### What conditions can Word Retrieval help with?

Word Retrieval can assist individuals with aphasia, specific language disorder, learning disorders, cognitive deficits leading to word finding difficulties, autism, and Central Auditory Processing Disorder.

### How many activities are included in Word Retrieval?

Word Retrieval includes 7 different activity types, such as Name this Picture, Sentence Completion, Opposite Meanings, Convergent Naming, Divergent Naming, Associations, and Definitions. Each activity provides 80 trials organized into four sets.

### Does Word Retrieval offer a game mode?

Yes, Word Retrieval includes a "Word Challenge Game" where users can practice tasks in a more engaging way, alongside a Flashcard activity.

### Can Word Retrieval track progress for multiple users?

Yes, Word Retrieval allows users to enter multiple students or patients, save selected goals for future sessions, and select alternate counts for different users. It also tracks correct and incorrect responses and provides reports in table form.

### What is the price of Word Retrieval?

Word Retrieval is a paid application priced at $9.99.

### What devices is Word Retrieval compatible with?

Word Retrieval is currently supported on iPads.

### How often is Word Retrieval updated?

The latest version of Word Retrieval is 1.7, which was last updated on February 23, 2018. This indicates infrequent updates.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.7 — 2018-02-23

This app has been updated by Apple to display the Apple Watch app icon.

Fixed issue with recording.

### 1.6 — 2017-04-19

- support for 64 bit machines

### 1.5.1 — 2014-02-18

Improved “More Apps” page.

### 1.5 — 2014-01-31

Fixed audio recording issue on IPad Air

### 1.4 — 2013-07-09

- support for horizontal rotation
- "More Apps" button

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