Fun & Functional vs Feed Maxi Pro

Unlock the power of functional communication with Fun & Functional, the premier speech therapy tool designed to teach children and adults how to understand and describe the use of everyday objects. Created by certified speech-language pathologists at Smarty Ears, this app bridges the gap between simply naming an item and truly understanding its utility in the real world. Whether you are a clinician working on Common Core standards, a teacher implementing RTI (Response to Intervention), or a parent supporting language at home, Fun & Functional provides a research-based curriculum to build "word consciousness" and advanced literacy. Why Choose Fun & Functional? Evidence-Based Practice: Built on linguistic research, the app targets verb-based vocabulary—concepts that are typically more difficult to acquire but essential for narrative and expressive language skills. Dual-Mode Learning: Addresses both receptive language (identification) and expressive language (verbal description) in a single session. High-Quality Visuals: Features over 20,000 Smarty Symbols to represent real-life items with professional clarity. Multilingual Support: Fully localized in English, Spanish, and Portuguese—the selected language determines all commands, stimuli, and clinical reports. Powerful Features for Professionals & Families 10 Functional Categories: Target specific themes including Electronics, Grooming, Occupation, Kitchen, Vehicles, and more. Customizable Complexity: Adjust settings to show 2, 3, or 4 choices per screen. Control task difficulty by selecting "Less Similar" or "More Similar" distractors. Precision Data Tracking: Automatic "Report Cards" track student progress chronologically, identifying specific areas of mastery. Therapy Report Center (TRC) Compatible: Seamlessly sync data for easy report writing and caseload management. Versatile Design: Appropriate for a wide range of learners, from early elementary students to older individuals with severe cognitive deficits or those in stroke rehabilitation. Educationally Aligned Fun & Functional is the perfect companion for the classroom, meeting Common Core State Standards for sorting common objects into categories and producing complete sentences in shared language activities. It provides the intensive monitoring required for successful RTI Tier II and III interventions. Download Fun & Functional today and help your learners move beyond naming to true functional communication!

*Get Your Child Talking with "Feed Maxi," an Interactive Speech-Language App Featuring Sign Language, High Quality Graphics & 3D Animations! *Featured in Big City Moms "Top Speech & Language Apps for Infants & Toddlers!" *Twin Speech, Language & Literacy states "Thank you..., your app has already made a difference in the life of one of my precious clients who usually has difficulty communicating in any way." *Created by a certified Speech-Language Pathologist, children increase expressive, receptive & functional language skills by feeding Maxi, an adorable, hungry monkey, during a highly motivating & interactive game! Maxi requests, comments & uses simple sign language to enhance the following communication skills: 1) Expressive & receptive vocabulary 2) Functional/pragmatic language skills including requesting, recurrence, rejection, choice making, & commenting 3) Picture identification 4) Following directions 5) Problem solving 6) Cause/effect 7) Attention span 8) Visual tracking skills 9) Fine motor control/pointing skills 10) Emergent literacy skills Utilizing realistic full-color pictures, “Feed Maxi” provides over 80 food items in 5 categories: Fruits, Vegetables, Protein/Dairy, Grains/Misc. & Snacks. Features include settings for data collection for up to 5 children with e-mail capability to send results, the ability to turn voice prompts, text, sound effects & statistics on or off, the ability to select specific food items as well as food categories and the ability to select the desired level of play: easy, moderate or difficult. All settings are adjusted from the options menu, which can only be accessed after gaining entry past the parent gate. Highlights: *Created by a Speech-Language Pathologist with over 14 years of experience *Vocabulary is presented in an intrinsically motivating, context rich environment to encourage active learning & enhance a child’s ability to learn new words *Multiple sets of high quality graphics to support iPad, iPad Retina, & iPad mini *Fully customizable & featuring statistics for up to 5 children Speak Eazy Apps is a proud member of Moms with Apps! We are committed to providing a safe environment in which your children can learn and we take your children’s privacy very seriously. Our privacy policy is as follows: Our Apps *Do not collect data, analytics or personally identifiable information regarding you or your children. *Do not connect with 3rd party services or provide plug-ins. *Contain no advertising. *Contain no in-app purchases. *May link to outside sources such as our website & the Apple store from the options page only after gaining entry through the parent gate. *You may elect to enter your email address for us to provide support to you. We will not share your email address with any outside party except to provide support to you. If you enjoy our apps, please take the time to connect to the iTunes store to leave a review. To learn more about our company, please visit us on the web at http://www.speakeazyapps.com. We welcome your comments and feedback at Speak Eazy Apps. If you have any further questions, we can be reached at support@speakeazyapps.com.