Keyword Understanding vs TalkTinker

“This app is great for children with processing difficulties which need to improve their ability to follow directions with a variety of embedded concepts.” ~ Smart Speech Therapy blog “Every child I have used it with has been very engaged by the lovely, brightly-colored pictures, and has quite happily kept on listening and following the instructions.” ~ Speech Blog UK “It can be used for informal assessments, language therapy and home practice. It can also be used to target auditory attention and working memory for cognitive-communication goals.” ~ Speaking of Apps blog Keyword Understanding is a professional speech and language therapy app that targets the ability to understand sentences and follow spoken and written directions of increasing difficulty. Children and adults are asked to follow directions in their everyday lives. In order to follow directions, the child or adult requires a strong knowledge of vocabulary, basic concepts and the ability to process and retain the information they have listened to or read. WHO IS KEYWORD UNDERSTANDING FOR? - Parents - Teachers - Speech language pathologists / Speech and language therapists - Children with reduced attention and listening comprehension or auditory processing difficulties  - Children with receptive language delay, developmental language delay or autism - Adults with mild to moderate aphasia due to stroke or traumatic brain injury - Adults with cognitive-communication difficulties due to stroke or traumatic brain injury  WHAT COMPREHENSION ACTIVITIES ARE INCLUDED IN KEYWORD UNDERSTANDING? Comprehension Check: This activity helps you identify where comprehension breaks down. It checks the understanding of individual vocabulary items, and the basic concepts of size and color. Object, Size & Color: This activity works on the understanding of the basic concepts of size and color as well as the ability to follow one and two-step directions of increasing difficulty. 2 keyword level: Touch the green car 3 keyword level: Touch the big red mug 4 keyword level: Touch the green vase and the yellow cushion 6 keyword level: Touch the small pink gloves and the big blue comb Before & After: This activity works on the ability to understand and follow temporal directions (directions which include the concepts before/after in a variety of positions in the sentence). “Before you touch the t-shirt, touch the phone” “After you touch the lamp, touch the vase”, “Touch the flower before you touch the box”, “Touch the sock after you touch the bucket”. First & Then: This activity works on the ability to understand and follow sequential directions (directions which include the concepts first/then in the sentence). “First touch the ladder, then touch the bike”.  WHAT LANGUAGE & COGNITIVE SKILLS DOES KEYWORD UNDERSTANDING TARGET? - Vocabulary - Listening / Auditory Comprehension - Reading Comprehension - Working Memory - Attention to Detail - Language Processing - Basic Concepts / Adjectives (size, color) - Temporal Directions (Before/After) - Sequential Directions (First… Then)  FEATURES 3 modes: - Listening/ Auditory Only: Match the spoken direction to the picture(s) - Reading Only: Match the written direction to the picture(s) - Listening and Reading: Match the spoken and written directions to the picture(s) Keyword Understanding lets you: - Choose from a variety of vocabulary items in different sizes and five different colors allowing for thousands of following directions tasks - Follow directions of increasing difficulty and length - Add individual user profiles - Automatically track correct and incorrect responses of each user - Email a detailed result summary after a session or at a later date - Receive audio feedback for correct answers only, incorrect answers only or both All Aptus Speech Therapy apps participate in the 50% off Volume Purchase Program.  Visit our website for more details about our other speech and language therapy apps.

Create professional therapy materials in 60 seconds. TalkTinker brings AAC, therapy, and learning together in one calm, focused app. The fastest way for speech therapists, special educators, and parents to create beautiful, therapy-ready materials. Pick images, choose an activity, and you’re done. Designed for sensitive senses Calm, predictable, and easy on the eyes - especially helpful for children with visual sensitivity and adults in aphasia rehabilitation: • Muted, low-saturation colors • No flashing or distracting animations • Clear structure and visual predictability • Minimalist interface that reduces cognitive load • Predictable interactions for cognitive safety 3,000+ therapy-friendly images A curated library built specifically for speech and language therapy - not generic stock photos. Every image is available in four matching styles so your materials always look consistent: • Playful - friendly, colorful illustrations • Drawing - clean pencil art • Photo - photographs • Vector - bold, modern shapes Supports language at every level Whether you’re working on AAC, aphasia rehabilitation, or early childhood learning, TalkTinker supports: • Expressive language • Receptive language • Word retrieval • Cognitive language processing 10+ activity types, one-click generation Turn any set of images into a print-ready PDF or a live interactive session: • Audio identification - listen to a spoken word, then pick the matching image or type the answer • Picture naming • Image-to-word matching • Memory & matching games • Bingo cards • Crossword puzzles • Word search • Worksheets with writing lines • And more Host live sessions Run therapy activities remotely or in the room. Share a 6-digit PIN or QR code and your client joins instantly - no account needed. Real-time sync for bingo, memory, crossword, word search, matching, and audio identification. Organize your work Save activities into folders, duplicate and tweak favorites, and build a library you actually reuse. Customize layouts, colors, fonts, and titles to match your style. Works in three languages Full support for English, Swedish, and Finnish - images, activities, and interface. Built for • Speech-Language Pathologists • Special Education Teachers • Early Childhood Educators • Parents supporting home practice • Adults in aphasia rehabilitation • Children with visual or sensory sensitivity "TalkTinker has completely transformed how I prepare for therapy sessions. What used to take hours now takes minutes." Terms of Service and Privacy Policy: https://talktinker.com/en/legal