LEST vs Before We Go

The Letter Sound Test (LeST) tests a person’s ability to sound out single letters and letter combinations.  - Run a LeST test session in under 10 minutes. - Automated percentile and z-score calculations for graphemes. - Practice marking before you buy. - Hear correct pronunciations of all the letter-sound combinations before you buy. More about the LeST: In order to be able to sound out words, we need to know which sound a letter or letter combination corresponds to. The LeST evaluates which letter(s) a person can sound out in isolation (i.e., not in the context of a word or nonword).  The LeST is a simple reading aloud task and contains 51 graphemes (single letters and letter combinations). This test can be administered to individual students. At the end of the test, the tester gets an overview of the grapheme a reader can sound out in isolation. The tester may then decide to train the letter-sound-correspondences for the letters that the reader could not sound out correctly. This app has been developed from the LeST literacy assessment tool created by Macquarie University Centre for Reading.

Before We Go helps neurodivergent children understand everyday situations through simple, calm, and supportive social stories. How Before We Go helps - Prepare for daily activities such as school, outings, or appointments - Support routines and transitions - Build emotional awareness and clear expectations - Reduce anxiety by making situations more predictable and familiar - Designed with neurodivergent children in mind - Simple, distraction-free interface - Clear language and consistent structure - Visual support using photos and short text - Calm design without overwhelming colours or animations Key features - Create personalised social stories using images and simple sentences powered by Apple Intelligence or using templates if the device doesn't support Apple Intelligence - Organise stories by day or week - View stories as short, easy-to-follow pages - Designed for parents, carers, and educators - Stories generated using Apple Intelligence may occasionally benefit from review or simple editing to best suit each child’s needs. - Before We Go is a supportive everyday tool and does not provide medical advice or diagnosis. Before We Go was originally created to support my own son with his daily routines. It’s built with care and understanding, and I hope it can support many other families as well.