Advanced Reading Therapy vs APP2Speak Lite

If your reading skills have been impacted by a stroke or brain injury, this app can help you improve. Practice reading with engaging exercises that include text and audio support. ** Try for FREE by downloading Advanced Language Therapy Lite ** Advanced Reading Therapy uses technology to assist struggling adult readers to make sense of paragraph- and multi-paragraph-level passages. Self-ratings encourage metacognitive awareness, comprehension questions test accuracy, and hints enable greater success and independence. Score reports make it easy to see progress (and write progress notes) along the three graded levels: * Level 1: Shorter passages of 50 words or less, written around a Grade 0 – 1 reading level. Three questions after each passage test comprehension. ** Level 2: Medium passages of 50-150 words, written around Grade 2 – 3 reading level. Four questions appear to see how well you understood. *** Level 3: Harder passages get you ready for the texts you want to read. 150 – 600 words and Grade 3 – 6 reading level with five questions each. Adult readers will enjoy these functional and entertaining passages as they get back to reading the pages and screens in their own lives. Speech-language pathologists will love having so many modern reading passages with carefully-crafted questions at hand to teach strategies. Built-in audio controls let you listen to a single word, go sentence-by-sentence, or hear the whole article – whatever you need. You’ll get over 200 reading rehabilitation exercises in 15 categories! Features: • Text-to-speech available on touch • Adjust font size, spacing, and rate at any time • On-screen audio recording to listen to yourself reading aloud • Self-rating of comprehension encourages metacognitive awareness • Inference and prediction question encourage thinking outside the text • Huge variety of topics to appeal to mature readers • E-mail reports for easy data tracking • Unique categories such as Jokes, Inferences, First Chapters, Text Messages, and Functional Passages • Look back at the passage any time, or have the relevant text highlighted with a Hint Tactus Therapy offers a wide variety of apps to help with reading comprehension. Advanced Reading Therapy is the next step in your rehab after mastering the single words in Comprehension Therapy, the phrases & sentences of Reading Therapy, and the complex sentences of Advanced Comprehension Therapy. All of our apps work together to help you reach your reading goals. Find the right apps for you with our App Finder at tactustherapy.com/find

Don’t want to wait for a free trial of the full version of APP2Speak? Check out APP2Speak Lite! APP2Speak Lite is a photo-based AAC app that gives a voice to individuals who have lost the ability to speak and/or have difficulty communicating. This app is for anyone who needs help with speech and communication. APP2Speak is used by individuals who have experienced a stroke, aphasia, apraxia, brain injury, or diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease, ALS, Autism, and other conditions effecting speech and communication. Developed by an experienced American Speech Language Hearing Association (ASHA) certified Speech Language Pathologist, APP2Speak Lite is an Augmentative and alternative Communication (AAC) photo-based app for the iPad, and iPhone. Imagine being able to speak to anyone simply by touching a photo. APP2Speak Lite is a speech output AAC app compatible with most smart mobile devices whether you need a glass of water or just want to strike up a conversation, APP2Speak Lite allows you to easily connect with your world. APP2Speak Lite is a solution for someone who has difficulty speaking. Users can take advantage of 20 preprogrammed photos with words or phrases that allow them to easily express their immediate wants and needs. APP2Speak Lite is also customizable. You can quickly and easily create custom phrases using your own photos or take a photo within the app (up to 5 images on the Lite version) and record a familiar voice for personalization. Creating custom phrases gives each user the opportunity to inject their personality into every conversation. Current Format APP2Speak Lite iPad, iPad Mini, iPhone - iOS 8.0 or later Features 1 pre-programmed page of (20) photos, words and speech output for immediate communication Turn preset photos on/off and move photos within the preset page 2 options for size of photos Option for male and female voice Text to Speech – Get the feel for typing your messages. There is no speech/voice output in the APP2Speak Lite version Adjust speech rate button Record a familiar voice for personalization on the custom page Customize up to 5 photos using your own personal photo library, free internet photos or take custom photo within the app and create and save one or more phrases per photo for additional convenient conversation Move and rearrange custom photos Help button for video demonstration One-Time Purchase plus required taxes, includes customer support, consultation, and virtual demonstration of APP2Speak Lite.