Shape Coding Lite vs Classroom Acoustics

SHAPE CODING® Lite is a free demonstration version of the full SHAPE CODING® app. This is designed for teachers and speech and language therapists / pathologists to use with children and young people who are having difficulties producing and understanding English sentence structure and grammar. As with the full SHAPE CODING® app, it uses the SHAPE CODING® system which has been shown in several research projects to help children and young people with language disorders increase the length and complexity of sentences they can understand and use and improve the accuracy of their sentence production. The SHAPE CODING® Lite app has less functionality and flexibility than the full SHAPE CODING® app but can be used to form simple sentences. The SHAPE CODING® system uses a visual coding system to show the rules for how words are put together in sentences, to develop the child’s understanding of spoken and written grammar and to develop their ability to use grammar successfully to express themselves. The system includes use of colours (word classes), arrows (tense and aspect) , lines (singular and plural) and shapes (syntactic structure). These are all included in the app (although not all are enabled in the Lite version), but the professional controlling the app can choose which features display for the student, so that it is personalised to their current levels and targets. Settings are preserved for the student between uses. The Lite app allows only a single teacher and student, but the full version can have multiple teachers and students. The SHAPE CODING® Lite app is equipped with a basic set of words which can be inserted into those shapes which are enabled to make simple sentences. A much wider range of shape options are enabled in the full version than the Lite version, so more grammatical rules can be taught and more complex sentences created. The app uses text-to-speech, so that students who struggle to read can also use the app. This app assumes a certain degree of familiarity with the SHAPE CODING system. For more information see www.shapecoding.com. Training on how to use the SHAPE CODING(R) system is available from https://training.moorhouseinstitute.co.uk/. For a demonstration of the features of the full version of the app (some of which are also enabled in the Lite version), see: https://shapecoding.com/demo-videos/, and for Frequently Asked Questions see: https://shapecoding.com/app-info/faqs/ Follow us on Twitter @ShapeCoding, Facebook @ShapeCoding and Instagram @shape_coding or if you have any problems or feedback, please contact us at training@moorhouseschool.co.uk Please review our privacy policy https://shapecoding.com/privacy-policy-apple/

Build a clearer picture of a classroom's listening environment. Classroom Acoustics by Hear2Learn helps parents, teachers and practitioners explore background noise, signal-to-noise, reverberation and practical room observations. Follow the graphical Guided view one check at a time. See four clear results, their status and a useful next step. A teacher-to-child illustration helps explain listening, while a room report keeps the supporting evidence available for discussion with the school. Switch to Detailed view whenever you need specialist controls. Choose selected BATOD (British Association of Teachers of Deaf Children and Young People) and BB93 criteria, the research-led Universal Acoustic Design framework or the advisory ASHA/ANSI benchmark. Detailed view also offers contextual comparisons with published classroom-acoustics references from Belgium, France, Germany, Italy and Sweden, with each reference's room conditions and source shown. The signal-to-noise indicator uses the lesson level above background noise; its method and limitations are explained in the app. Use the built-in microphone or a compatible external microphone. Check the level against an acoustic calibrator or calibrated sound-level meter, import supported microphone compensation files, or enter a separate sound-level meter result. For reverberation, record three claps or use swept sine with a suitable connected loudspeaker. Detailed view includes octave-band T20, C50 and Schroeder decay evidence. Strategy and repeat assessments require Unlimited. Guided and Detailed views are included with every plan and share the same saved rooms. Try fictional examples and keep one real room free. Guided Annual keeps up to five saved assessments. Unlimited Annual or Unlimited Lifetime adds unlimited saved assessments, repeat assessments and Strategy. You can choose Unlimited directly. Annual plans are alternatives; Apple manages changes between them. Buying Lifetime does not cancel an existing annual subscription. Annual subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled in Apple subscription settings. Restore purchases is available in the app. Evidence stays on your device unless you deliberately export it. Optional photographs can accompany room records. Share a PDF or full and de-identified evidence exports. No account is required, raw classroom audio is not retained, and native purchases are separate from Hear2Learn web purchases. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/