Look! Listen! Learn Language! vs Articulate L

Is your child speaking in single words but having trouble with simple phrases and sentences? Word Practice provides a model for step-by-step transition to full sentences. Colorful drawings or photos are presented in three categories: Common Verbs, Contrast Words like “over/under”, and Animals. A clear speech model is presented for the child to imitate and they can record and play back their own speech. The clinician can choose from three scoring methods. 1. Score each response as correct, distorted or incorrect. 2. Score responses as correct, distorted, substituted, or omitted. 3. Score productions based on whether they are spontaneously correct/incorrect or imitatively correct/incorrect. SLPs will appreciate that this activity models more complex grammar and syntax for imitation. This app uses the content from the Word Practice game from LocuTour’s Look! Listen! and Learn Language CD.

Articulate L was created by an ASHA certified and licensed speech-language pathologist. It is an essential tool for anyone who needs practice using the /l/ phoneme, including English language learners. Articulate L is suitable for those who omit or distort the /l/ sound. It is also useful for those who substitute a “w” or a “y” for the “l” sound. The app consists of 145 words and images which give the user “l” practice through auditory bombardment or flashcard drilling. A fun and visually appealing matching game keeps users motivated to practice their articulation while they play. Use this app to address the phonological processes of liquid gliding, cluster simplification, weak syllable deletion and final consonant deletion. Users can practice producing /l/ in various phonetic contexts, including: • initial /l/ 1 syllable • initial /l/ multisyllabic • inter-syllabic /l/ 2 syllables • inter-syllabic /l/ 3+ syllables • final /l/ • initial /pl/ • initial /bl/ • initial /fl/ • initial /gl/ • initial /kl/ • initial /gl/ • final /l/ clusters.