BITS Lab vs Prosody Assessment

Many children, adolescents, and adults struggle to eliminate speech errors affecting the American English 'r' sound. Research suggests that these errors can in some cases be eliminated through biofeedback, where learners view a dynamic visual image of their speech and attempt to match a target representing correct production. staRt ("Speech Therapist's App for /r/ Treatment") aims to make biofeedback treatment for /r/ widely accessible to practicing speech-language pathologists. Features: - Tutorial explaining how to interpret and use the biofeedback display - "Free play" mode where users match their real-time visual-acoustic display to a target representing correct production of ‘r’ - "Quest" mode presenting syllables/words for 'r' practice; complexity increases or decreases in an adaptive fashion based on recent performance - "Quiz" mode for use in measuring baseline performance and tracking progress - Visual rewards reinforcing improvements in performance - Clinician dashboard tracking progress over the course of treatment

This is the client version of The Prosody Assessment, an interactive, 2-iPad assessment app that helps SLPs and their clients evaluate, understand, and address prosody challenges. You will need to download both this app and the Prosody Assessment - Examiner app in order to administer the assessment. Created by a team of SLPs and computer scientists and funded by the NIH, the Prosody Assessment evaluates 12 different areas of expressive and receptive prosody. The assessment concludes with an in-app results screen denoting areas of strength and challenge and clinicians are provided with a pdf report that can be printed or digitally shared with clients, caregivers, and staff. It can be administered in 45 minutes and features the voices of people of all ages and genders, real photographs, and big, bright, easy-to-touch response buttons. • Allows for quick and accurate identification of prosody challenges in clients ages 7-adult. • Equips clinician and client with a shared understanding of prosody that serves as a therapeutic foundation. • Provides actionable data for baseline, goal writing, and progress monitoring. • Enables a positive, strengths-based approach to future treatment. • Gives research-based insights regarding pitch, volume, and tempo of speech. • Built to be simple to use, easy to understand, and accessible to all.