Speech Pacesetter vs Advanced Comprehension Therapy

Make measurable progress on articulation and speech rate goals using Speech Pacesetter. - Designed specifically for people who have unclear articulation and a fast rate of speech due to stroke, brain injury, acquired stuttering, Parkinson’s Disease or other neurological condition - Suitable for older children who have unclear articulation or who stutter - Allows the user to choose a text and pace their rate of speech with the help of a speed-adjustable visual cue - Highlights each syllable or each word. The user reads each syllable or word aloud as the visual cue appears. ADDITIONAL FEATURES The simple, effective and easy-to-use interface also allows the user avail of the following features: - Built-in library of phonemically-balanced reading passages (The Rainbow Passage, The Grandfather Passage etc) - Built-in short stories, poems and tongue twisters - The option to create and save a library of custom reading passages - Adjustable font size and pause duration on punctuation - Optional metronome sound cue - A choice of different colored backgrounds TESTIMONIALS "This affordable app brings a novel way of carrying out pacing therapy for adult speech and language therapists." – Mike Richards, SLT, UK "I've had wonderful success using this app with a lady who has dysarthria due to a stroke." - Carol Winters, SLP "Speech Pacesetter is one of my most used therapy apps! I use it with clients who have a fast speaking rate or slurred speech. I've had amazing results using this app." - Anna Wilson, SLP A UNIQUE WAY TO PACE SPEECH Speech Pacesetter provides a unique way to pace speech and improve speech clarity. See for yourself how effective visual cues can be!

Train your brain to listen carefully with this professional speech therapy app. Three activities help you to understand sentences, follow directions, and improve language processing. If you’re looking for a speech therapy app for adults and older children with communication and cognitive impairments that takes understanding beyond single words, this app is for you. ** Try for FREE by downloading Advanced Language Therapy Lite ** Advanced Comprehension Therapy will help you find where comprehension breaks down, then help you build it back up with 3 classic speech therapy activities targeting sentence-level listening and reading comprehension. 1) IDENTIFY the picture that matches the sentence, increasing in syntactic complexity. Start by finding the picture that matches a sentence like “The baby sleeps.” Work up to finding “The grandparent is told a secret by the child” from closely related pictures. * 11 levels of difficulty for understanding sentences with nearly 700 unique trials * Listen, Read, & Both modes to focus on auditory, reading, or total comprehension * Includes up to 3 nouns, indirect objects, reversible sentences, & passives 2) BUILD a sentence by focusing on each word & how they all fit together. Arrange the words one-by-one to match the pictured sentence you hear. Start with 3 words and work up to 9. * 20 sentence types in nearly 1200 unique trials * Add up to 3 extra words for an added challenge * Tricky "little words" like articles, pronouns, and prepositions * Hear each word as you touch it 3) FOLLOW directions of increasing difficulty in 1-, 2-, & 3-step commands. Start with exercises like “Touch the pencil.” Work up to brain-bending challenges like “Before you touch the large yellow striped circle, touch the small blue solid star.” * 16 levels of difficulty for following directions * Listen, Read, & Both modes to focus on auditory, reading, or total comprehension * Includes basic, temporal, & conditional commands in a hierarchy of 1-, 2-, & 3-step directions In All Activities: * Enjoy 1000’s of unique stimuli with hundreds of photos * Use hints when you get stuck so you always finish successfully * Track progress with detailed e-mail reports * Record yourself on-screen and send it when you’re finished * Repeat audio at any time, or repeat slowly for easier understanding * Designed with adults in mind but easy enough for children to use * No subscriptions, no monthly bills, no Wi-Fi needed ------------------------------------------------- Who is Advanced Comprehension Therapy For? * Speech-Language Pathologists * Adults with Aphasia (mild-moderate) * Stroke & TBI Survivors * Children with Autism or Language Learning Difficulties * Anyone who has mastered the single words in Comprehension Therapy or Language 4-in-1 & wants to take their therapy to the next level! ------------------------------------------------- Which Skills Does This App Target? * Auditory Comprehension (listening) * Reading Comprehension * Attention to Detail * Working Memory (holding information) * Nouns & Pronouns (he/she/it/they) * Adjectives (colors, size, shading) * Syntactic Processing (understanding grammar) * Temporal Concepts (before/after) * Conditional Directions (if/then) * Problem Solving (using hint/repeat or fixing errors) ------------------------------------------------- Download now to get started – or try it for FREE with Advanced Language Therapy Lite! Looking for something different in a speech therapy app? We offer a wide range to choose from. Find the right one for you at tactustherapy.com/find