Between the Lines Level 1 Lite HD
| Category | Price | Seller | Device |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education | $0.99 | Hamaguchi Apps for Speech, Language & Auditory Development | iPad |
Check out our demo video on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rRy4QF1E1Y8
This is Level 1 Lite, which presents content that is a perfect introduction to our Between the Lines app series. This lite app provides 12 samples of each of the three activities for a total of 36 tasks and is for a single user only. (The full version provides 204 total tasks)
This app uses American expressions and body language.
There are three activities in this app:
1. Listening: The user hears a voice speak a sentence, e.g., “Ewww!” 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 family is shown at a restaurant. A friend walks up and says, “Hey, did you hear the news about Mr. Becker?” (smiling) The camera closes in on this woman and the narrator says, “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 or slang expression, e.g., “She’s kind of nosy.’” The user is then asked, “What does that mean?” Slang expressions that might be considered offensive ("that movie sucks") are included in a separate setting within the Activities tab. This is a new feature! They are not included in the default setting unless specifically selected.
The lite version is for a single user only. The percentage correct is reported for each user’s performance on each of the three activities. The user can select his/her own individual settings. 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. This is not a game of skill, but a fun diversion. The lite version includes one game, Dunk Tank. **IT CAN BE TURNED OFF within the settings.
*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. [email protected]
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 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 and ASHA-certified speech-language pathologist and author, Patti Hamaguchi, M.A., CCC-SLP. To find out more about this app and our other upcoming projects, visit our website: www.hamaguchiapps.com
Reviews
Great app!
Mithue123
Nice variety of inferencing tasks using videos and listening skills. I prefer to limit the choices to 2 possible choices and then ask my students to explain what clue they observed to help them make that choice.
Great until last update
Slp87
Have this app and the advanced one. Both were great until the last update. Now it crashes when I try to load.
Pretty good
WWP iTunes
Great app, but the sound stopped working on the choice buttons & the "who said it" questions. If that gets fixed, I'd use it more often.
Between the Lines Level 1 Lite HD
Anniesinger
Between the Lines Level 1 Lite HD is designed to help increase and build awareness of body language,vocal intonation and facial expressions. The lite version will allow a guest user and addition of one more player. This app will track data on the players as they choose the correct or incorrect response to given situations. Using facial cues in pictures or statements to explain the situation the student is scored on listening skills, or body language recognition . The setting button allow one to tailor the activities, choose the encouragement, number of answer choices, the reward and how often and how to track progress. This is a nice app with great pictures/ and short video clips and a voice that is easy to listen to. The lite version is great if you only have one player and provides quite a few senarios. Upgrading to full will allow for up to 75 users and 204 tasks total. This is an excellent app for Speech Therapists to use.
Fix crashes
Mcdm23
I like the concept of this app and love level 2. The BTL level 2 loads and is fine, but level one freezes after one question without fail. Please fix this problem.
Sound
Art Teacher 12
This appears to be a great app, but the sound doesn't work on the first activity. Please fix!
Mixed feelings
CapeCod454girl
I have a child with HF-ASD. I imagine,like me, you are choosing this app to teach pragmatics. The lessons are set up wonderfully. The child can work at his own pace and can repeat the videos or audio as needed. Also nice is the gentle prompt of an incorrect answer with an x in the choice-nothing more. What I didn't like about the app and the reason I will not use it with my son has to do with the reward game. In this game, the user taps a button to throw a ball at a dunk tank to dunk a cartoon man into the tank. Where the ball hits is random (ie the users cannot control it), there're are more misses than hits, and when the user misses the man makes negative poor sportsmanship type comments such as "ha ha", "you missed" in a teasing tone. The kids who have trouble with pragmatics should be provided a positive role model as THIS is what we are trying to teach! Perhaps if the developers change this cartoon man's attitude, I will use the app with my son but there is no way I am going to teach him that poor sportsmanship is a reward!
Won't download... Please fix, would love to try then buy!
TreknAngelPou
This looks like a great app, but I wanted to check out the free version before buying the full (and expensive!!!) version... If this one doesn't work, won't even install! it says a lot about what the full version might be like--- please fix!
Used to be great
SLPAJennifer
I loved using this app for therapy but recently the videos stopped playing. Everything else works but the videos are stuck paused on the first image (so the choices won't display), rendering the app useless. This is so disappointing because there are so few affordable apps that target structured pragmatic goals this well. I used to complain that the acting in the videos was pretty cheesy but now I really want them back!
