Explore & Play vs Speech Studio

"Dive into the free app “Explore & Learn” by Toronto Zoo to discover the challenges faced by animals in the Arctic and the rainforests of Indonesia, plus what you can do to help. In “On Thin Ice”, you will learn how climate change is disrupting the delicate balance of life in the Arctic. Shrinking sea ice is a huge problem for Arctic wildlife, especially polar bears. Polar bears cannot survive without sea ice. With “On Thin Ice”, you’ll get up close and personal with life-sized AR Arctic animals and learn about their amazing adaptations and the challenges they face due to climate change. You can even be a polar bear and hunt for seals in the VR sea ice game. Try to catch as many seals as you can and gain enough weight before the ice melts! At each stop, you can make a climate action pledge to protect polar bears and other Arctic animals. In “Rainforest Guardians”, you will learn how wild orangutans are guardians of the rainforests of Indonesia. They shape the ecosystem and help make it possible for all the other plants and animals to live there, too. Unfortunately, rainforests are under threat. Trees are cut down to make way for roads, logging, and palm oil plantations. As the only home for wild orangutans, we need to defend rainforests. Experience first-hand what it takes to be a Rainforest Guardian. You can search for plants and animals in a VR rainforest and unlock the bonus Nature Cam; fly a drone to search for orangutan nests; be like a Toronto Zoo Keeper and perform a health care check; and virtually shop for products made with sustainable palm oil. You can even observe the orangutans at the Toronto Zoo to help us better understand how they use their habitat. Complete each activity to earn your Rainforest Guardian badge!"

Speech Studio scores your pronunciation at the phoneme level. That means individual sounds, not just whole words. Record yourself reading a sentence, and the app tells you exactly which sounds you nailed and which ones need more practice. START WITH A FREE ASSESSMENT Read a short passage out loud. The app scores each sound you produce and shows you your strongest and weakest phonemes. No guessing about what to work on. PRACTICE WHAT ACTUALLY NEEDS WORK 24 modules cover consonants, vowels, and tricky sound combinations. Each one targets specific phonemes with sentences designed to give you lots of repetition on the sounds that matter. Record, get scored, try again. NOT JUST A SCORE Every word you say gets scored and color-coded. You can drill into syllable stress, see how individual sounds are trending over time, and get coaching tips on how to position your mouth and tongue for sounds you're struggling with. The kind of feedback you'd normally only get in a session with a speech therapist. BUILT FOR DAILY PRACTICE Streak tracking keeps you consistent. Progress charts show your phoneme accuracy changing over time. An activity heatmap lets you see your practice habits at a glance. And the app recommends modules based on your assessment results so you're not just picking at random. WHO IT'S FOR English language learners, international professionals, immigrants, and students who want to speak more clearly. Whether that's for presentations, job interviews, or just everyday conversations, focused pronunciation practice gets you there faster than general conversation practice ever will. Speech Studio is developed by a Registered Speech-Language Pathologist (RSLP) licensed in British Columbia and Ontario. The companion coaching service offers 1-on-1 sessions covered by most Canadian health insurance plans.