Expressive vs The Speech & Language Depot

Introducing Expressive, a groundbreaking tool revolutionizing assistive communication. Developed by an award-winning speech pathologist, Expressive is an easy-to-use, potent app designed for individuals experiencing speech impairments or communication difficulties. As featured on the "Autism Hangout" Podcast and "TUAW.COM", Expressive is more than an app—it's a life-changing companion aiding effective learning and communication for people of all ages. From children learning their first words to adults overcoming communication difficulties, Expressive bridges the gap. It enables the expression of thoughts and needs through interactive symbols and pictures that generate sound with a single tap. xpressive Version 8.2 offers an array of powerful features: - Use a comprehensive symbol support system with over 14,000 Smarty Symbols for effective communication. - Enjoy four built-in text-to-speech voices, featuring both high-quality male and female options. - The new 'Type Words' feature allows users to input text that the app vocalizes using the iPad keyboard. - Easily customize your experience by adding your own images. - Modify the background color of your folders or images to suit your preferences. - Keep your settings secure with the lock feature, preventing unintended modifications. - Quickly find images with the search button feature. - Navigate with ease with our completely redesigned graphics and user-friendly interface. - Expressive supports both landscape and portrait modes for your convenience. - Rearrange titles to fit your communication style. - Adjust the speed of the text-to-speech voices to match your listening comfort. - Personalize your communication with a variety of font style options. - Ensure grammatically correct expressions with advanced Verb Agreement Support. - Experience a smoother user journey with advanced optimization of the application's features. - Choose from three icon sizes - Extra Small, Small & Medium, and for learners broadening their vocabulary, the 'hide icons' feature lets you keep icons out of sight without permanently deleting them. Whether you're a parent, an educator, a speech therapist, or someone seeking a better way to communicate, Expressive is your perfect partner. It's compatible with iPhone and iPad, ensuring effective communication is always at your fingertips. Embrace Expressive – your gateway to a world of enriched communication and learning. Start your journey today!

Speech Therapy Articulation and Language App designed by an SLP! Engage students of all levels with new images, in a new way, to practice their articulation and language targets. NO SUBSCRIPTIONS, NO IN-APP PURCHASES needed! Get ALL of this for one small, one time cost! ARTICULATION: Learn from 500+ silly and fun cartoon scenes targeting 12 sounds: S, Z, F, V, L, R, SH, CH, J, TH, K, G. Each sound contains at least 10 images in each the initial, medial, and final positions, and blends where appropriate. Each image contains at least 2 target words, and often 3-5 target words. There are also 8 minimal pair images: R/W, L/W, TH/F, S/T, F/P, K/T, G/D, SH/S (Example: "The key is in the tea"). AND 2-syllable and 3-syllable words with 10+ images each. That equals 1,200+ target words in a fun, easy swiping app that kids love. After all images in a set have been swiped, students are greeted with a fun "Congratulations" page and feel accomplished. LANGUAGE: Practice language concepts with 20+ categories, including 10+ images in each category. This includes grammar concepts: regular and irregular plurals, regular and irregular past tense, present, and future verbs, possessive and subjective pronouns, possessive -s, superlatives, and prepositions. Also, there is vocabulary building images: antonyms, synonyms, homonyms, naming categories, and describing object attributes. Also expressive language sentence formulation: Negations, describing scenes, and question formulation. For Speech Therapists, this tool is fantastic for short articulation sessions, such as RTI or 5-minute articulation programs, because so many words are included in each image. It also works great in group sessions since the SLP can so easily incorporate this app into favorite games and activities. Words: Students can easily identify and name the prominent pieces in the image, just like flashcards, but these images are a whole lot more fun! Turn it into a game of "I Spy"! Sentences: Students can read the sentence below the image, or make up their own sentence to describe the image- they won't be able to avoid using their target sounds! Expansion and Conversation: Students can guess what might happen next, for example, what will the man do for his thumb that poked a thorn? Or students can answer silly questions about the images, for example, why is the puffin in an office? For parents, this tool is a quick way to practice articulation targets at home! Because it is easily navigated, kids can be practice words in the car or in a waiting room. And because images are shuffled randomly after each time, students will be engaged again and again. The Speech and Language Depot team has BIG PLANS to keep adding to the app! Purchase now while the price is low!