Speech Tutor vs Laryngectomy

Whether you’re a speech and language pathologist (SLP), an SLP college student, a parent of children with speech delays, or someone trying to improve their American English accent, you’re going to find this an invaluable application. A first of its kind in the field, Speech Tutor brings the latest in technology and animation to the world of speech. The animations inside Speech Tutor take the areas of the face that impede the view of tongue placement and positioning and make them transparent. Now one can literally see inside the mouth as the sounds are being made! Speech Tutor offers a “Side View” and a “Front View” of each sound production, both of which can be viewed at 3 different speeds (slow, medium, fast). The movies can also be paused any given point. With 132 animations in all, Speech Tutor is sure to offer a helpful view and speed for anyone in need. Speech Tutor does not stop there though. Non SLPs can begin the application by reading an easy to understand “Basics” tutorial which provides the reader with a solid foundation of the basic knowledge needed to know before attempting to improve any/all English consonants. Also provided is detailed text specific to each sound that further describes how each sound is technically made, tips provided by licensed speech and language pathologists, and milestones for when each sound should be acquired and mastered. Along with viewing the animations, one can also view a “Palate” diagram to further demonstrate where on the palate the tongue should be placed. Last but not least, users of the application can choose to record themselves as they practice their target sounds and then choose to play it before and after a correctly modeled production. Animations for the following sounds are provided: P, B, T, D, K, G, N, M, ING, F, V, S, Z, SH, CH, J, L, R (retroflex and bunched), TH (voiced and voiceless) and 4 new vowel animations - /i/, /u/, /a/ and /æ/ SUBSCRIPTION Full access is also available as Speech Tutor Weekly Access, an auto-renewable subscription for $9.99 per week in the U.S. (prices vary by country). If you've bought Speech Tutor, you keep full access without a subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm the purchase. The subscription renews automatically each week unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and your account is charged for renewal within the 24 hours before the period ends. You can manage or cancel the subscription in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://s3.postcron.com/fileshare/speech-tutor/privacy-policy.html

The Laryngectomy app covers normal voice, total laryngectomy and voicing post laryngectomy. The app includes six side cutaway and three non-cutaway front animations and eleven videos covering esophageal, traceoesophageal and electrolarynx speech example cases. Disclaimer: seek a doctor’s advice in addition to using this app and before making any medical decisions. •  Structure ID: as each part is touched, the part highlights and the part name and description text changes. Description text shows or hides on demand.  ◊  Head Anatomy - 45 parts, includes nose, mouth and throat structure ID. Structure ID zoom and pans. •  Highlight Views: key front and side illustrated views of total laryngectomy and voicing post laryngectomy. Highlights zoom and Pan.  ◊  Side and front views: Total Laryngectomy, Voicing - Tracheoesophageal and Electrolarynx Speech  ◊  Side view: Esophageal Speech. •  Animations: for normal, total laryngectomy and voicing post laryngectomy. Animations pan.  ◊  Side cutaway and non-cutaway front views: Total Laryngectomy, Voicing - Tracheoesophageal and Electrolarynx Speech  ◊  Side cutaway views: Normal Breathing and Voice production, Esophageal Speech  ◊  Includes play and stop controls •  Two finger pan and zoom of all highlighted views and Structure ID •  Two finger pan of all animations and videos. • Drawing Whiteboard feature:  ◊ Drawing: freeform lines in red, blue, green or black hue. Adjust line thickness with the size panel.  ◊ Draw and place text directly on active animation and video.  ◊ Text: Adjust font size with the size panel, auto wrap, non-movable in red, blue, green or black hue.  ◊ Eraser: touch and rub lines and text on whiteboard to erase.  ◊ Trash: one tap deletes all whiteboard lines and text.  ◊ Screenshot whiteboard direct to Photos App for easy email and printing. • iOS 6.0+ required, designed for iPad and iPhone. •  Best results on iPad 4th generation/iPhone 5 and newer. The Laryngectomy app makes learning about total laryngectomy and voicing post laryngectomy easy. See example screen shots below. Get the app today!