Between the Lines Level 2 HD vs Inference Pics

Hamaguchi Apps for Speech, Language & Auditory Development's groundbreaking iPad app is designed for elementary through high school students, who would benefit from practice interpreting vocal intonation, facial expressions, perspective-taking, body language, and idiomatic or slang expressions. Using real photographs, voices and short mini-video clips of a variety of social situations and expressions, this app provides a dynamic way to help learn and practice interpreting messages that are “between the lines” and simply can’t be replicated with worksheets and static flashcards. Scenes in the Body Language activity feature interactions that take place in the following settings: restaurant, school, park, bedroom, birthday party, in front of a school, mall, family room, kitchen, dining room, and fitness center. Check our demo on Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rRy4QF1E1Y8 This app uses American expressions and body language. It is a companion app to our Between the Lines Level 1-containing the same 3 activities, with different content for continued learning. Most of the activities are about the same level of difficulty, but some are slightly more challenging. There are three activities in this app, with a total of 199 tasks: 1. Listening: The user hears a voice speak a sentence, e.g., “I got an A on my Spelling test! ” A question is then asked, “Who said it?” The user is shown a series of photographs. Depending upon the settings selected, there can be 2, 3 or 4 choices shown. The user touches the correct facial expression that matches the voice. 2. Body Language: A very short video-clip is shown that depicts an interaction or situation. For example, a teenager asks her mother, “Mom—so is it ok if I sleepover Briana’s tonight?” Her mother responds with, “Is her mother going to be home?” The teen looks away and hesitates, “Uh..yeah…yeah.” The camera closes in and we can see she is most likely lying. The narrator asks, “What is she thinking?” The user’s task is to look at the choices of responses and select the one that matches the facial expression/body language. 3. Expressions: A very short video-clip is shown that depicts an actor speaking a sentence that contains an idiomatic expression, e.g., “They caught the burglar red-handed.’” The user is then asked, “What does that mean?” The game can be played by up to 75 users or as a group. The percentage correct is reported for each user’s performance on each of the three activities. Settings include: Selection of the activities, order of the activities (or random), praise phrases and correct sound effect bell on/off; answer choices (group of 2, 3 or 4), how to display choices (automatically or manually) and whether to move forward automatically or by touching an arrow. Progress can be tracked, and displayed or not displayed. Reward animations are provided at selected intervals for a welcome fun and break including Dunk Tank, Bull’s Eye (darts), and Knock ‘Em Down. These are not games of skill, but a fun diversion. Data can be printed, saved or emailed. *Please contact our tech support if you are experiencing any technical issues with our apps. We will always help you troubleshoot it and get back to you generally within one business day. We cannot respond to reviews and there are generally easy solutions to every issue. info@hamaguchiapps.com PRIVACY POLICY: We do NOT collect personal data from our users and have no ads. Personal data regarding user performance on the tasks on this app are self-contained and not transmitted in any way, unless the user chooses to email them to someone else. There are no in-app purchases in this app. A demo link on the homepage will allow a user with internet access to view a video on YouTube to learn about the features of this app, as well as a link to our other apps in the iTunes store. Developed by licensed speech-language pathologist, Patti Hamaguchi, M.A., CCC-SLP. Visit our website: www.hamaguchiapps.com

Work more effectively on social inferencing goals in speech and language therapy. Help children and adults with social communication difficulties improve their ability to make social inferences. Social inferencing skills are best developed using real-life photos and scenarios. - Get a speech therapy tool that helps older children, teens and adults recognise facial expressions, interpret body language, and use contextual clues to make social inferences. - Improve expressive language, social skills, thinking and reasoning by using this speech therapy app. - Create the right experience for each client by choosing a social inferencing activity that matches their level. *** “When working with older students or adults, Inference Pics is a fantastic solution that offers flexibility and ease of use... this stands out to help clients with important inferencing skills.” — Dan Fitch, CCC-SLP “My clients love this app, and I love using it with them. It's my go-to when working on social inferencing, understanding emotions and working on expressive language.” — Hannah O'Driscoll, CCC-SLP *** TRY INFERENCE PICS FOR FREE Download the Lite version to try a free sample of the full version. Finding interesting and engaging social inferencing photos and scenarios is surprisingly hard even for speech-language pathologists and speech and language therapists. Think of this app as your helper, taking the pressure out of finding suitable social inferencing photos and scenarios for use in speech therapy sessions. 7 READY-TO-USE SOCIAL INFERENCING ACTIVITIES Inference Pics includes 7 activities: - What Has Happened? - Jobs - Places - Seasons - Feelings - Conversations - Thoughts HOW IT WORKS STEP 1: CHOOSE A SOCIAL INFERENCING ACTIVITY Tailor your client’s experience by choosing an activity that matches their level. Jobs, Places and Seasons are easier activities, while What Has Happened?, Thoughts and Conversations are more complex. STEP 2: MAKE AN INFERENCE Users are presented with a real-life photo and asked a question such as: - What has happened? - How is the person feeling? - What are they saying? - What are they thinking? The first question varies depending on the chosen social inferencing activity. STEP 3: EXPLAIN THE REASONING Users then answer: "How can you tell?" This encourages them to identify facial expressions, body language, and contextual clues that support their answer. An annotation tool allows users to draw directly on the image to highlight facial expressions, body language, and contextual clues, and explain their reasoning. WHO IS INFERENCE PICS FOR? - Parents - Teachers - Speech-language pathologists (SLPs) / speech and language therapists (SLTs) - Children and teenagers with language delay, social communication difficulties, or autism - Adults with cognitive-communication difficulties due to stroke or traumatic brain injury - Adults with social communication difficulties and/or autism The app is intended to be used interactively with a parent, teacher, therapist, child, or adult user. SKILLS TARGETED - Expressive language - Social skills, thinking and reasoning - Social inferencing - Recognising facial expressions and body language - Understanding emotions - Reading comprehension FEATURES - Over 350 high-quality real-life social inferencing photos - Two questions per photo - An annotation tool for highlighting clues - User profiles - Questions that prompt inferential reasoning - Option to show or hide possible answers - Results summary that can be emailed - Results tracking and built-in storage - No subscriptions - No monthly bills - No Wi-Fi required Inference Pics is designed to help speech-language pathologists, teachers, parents and caregivers work on higher-level expressive language, cognitive-communication, pragmatic language, and social communication skills.