Sing to Talk vs Same & Different All Year Long

WHAT IS SING-TO-TALK? Sing-To-Talk is a speech therapy and music therapy app created by a Speech Therapist and a Music Therapist that is designed to target the following speech developmental areas while having fun and singing along with our: Speech music videos* Language music videos* Social skills music videos* *Only available in English currently HOW DOES SING-TO-TALK BENEFIT MY CHILD? Improves** the child’s speech, language and social skills while having fun Creates a safe environment to practice speech, language and social skills Improves** the child’s academic performance when their communication skills develop Reduces** the child’s social isolation with better social skills Reduces** the child’s behavioral issues when they communicate better **Result varies from child to child SCIENTIFICALLY BACKED According to the Child Language Teaching and Therapy journal, music-based speech language interventions have shown promise to support young children with autism, other speech and language deficits. Link to the article here: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/02656590221080308 WHAT DO YOU GET WITH THIS APP? Our ad-free app contains: Music videos Interactive activities*** Scientifically backed speech and music therapy music videos New contents without spending more*** ***Requires in-app purchase HOW IS THE SING-TO-TALK ORGANIZED? Our app is organized based on a child’s developmental stages: Speech Series Learning how to pronounce key sounds such as “ah”,”boo” and “me”. Language Series Using speech sounds to form words and sentences Social Skills Series Using language skills to communicate and interact with others INTERACTIVE ACTIVITIES Interactive videos with multiple choice questions and answers. More activities are in the works and coming soon. PRICING / SUBSCRIPTION Our yearly subscription starts at only US$1.49 / year (for the United States). *Result varies from child to child Please find the End User License Agreement (EULA) here: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

This app was developed by an ASHA certified speech-language pathologist to promote understanding and use of the early developing concepts, “same” and “different.” It is appropriate for children who are developing language normally and those who are language delayed. As the app is in Spanish as well as English, it is suitable for those who may be learning English as a second language. The app has 3 direction-following tasks which are presented within 1 of 18 possible seasonal/occasional contexts, thus making it semantically relevant all year long. The seasonal/occasional contexts include: Aquarium visit Autumn Back to School Birthday Chinese New Year Christmas Cinco de Mayo Earth Day Farm Visit Halloween Hanukah Spring/Easter St. Patrick’s Day Summer Thanksgiving Valentine’s Day Winter Zoo Visit There are 3 activities to choose from. These include: CHOOSE THE ONES THAT ARE THE SAME In this activity, the user taps the speaker icon to hear “Which ones are the same?” The user then chooses 2 out of 3 pictured items or 3 out of 4 pictured items (depending on chosen game format) that are the same. A percentage correct is displayed at the end of 10 trials. CHOOSE THE ONES THAT ARE DIFFERENT In this activity, the user taps the speaker icon to hear “Which ones are different?” The user then chooses 1 out of 3 pictured items or 1 out of 4 pictured items (depending on chosen game format) that is different. A percentage correct is displayed at the end of 10 trials. CHOOSE SAME AND DIFFERENT This is the most difficult level, as “same” directives and “different” directives are presented randomly within the space of the single activity. Here, the user must really listen! Upon tapping the speaker icon, the user may hear “Which one is different?” or he/she may hear “Which ones are the same?” The user will then choose the correct response from 3 or 4 pictured items (depending on chosen game format). A percentage correct is displayed at the end of 10 trials.