Tiga Talk Speech Therapy Games
| Category | Price | Seller | Device |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education | $4.99 | Tiga Talk Season 3 Inc. | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
Children learn fundamental phonetic sounds, that are the building blocks of language, as they play 23 fun voice controlled games on an imaginative adventure with Tiga and friends.
Gameplay rewards are based entirely on participation, not accuracy, so the child is constantly getting positive feedback as long as they are trying to make sounds!
Benefits
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A great way for all kids to get a head start on language development
Kids learn to pronounce sounds more accurately including syllables, letters, and letter combinations
Help your child improve coordination and strength of speech muscles
Children learn through sound repetition and imitation
Children differentiate between sounds they hear and create a broader base vocabulary
Improve communication between the child's brain and the body through visual and auditory aids
Improve childhood communication with peers and adults
Instill a sense of pride and confidence in your child
Features
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Voice controlled games encourage kids to speak clearly
Game play based on actual speech therapy sessions
Beautifully vibrant graphics and a variety fun learning games designed to engage young children
Entertaining cartoon characters deliver lots of positive feedback
An exciting interactive story adventure
Licensed speech therapists selected the apps 23 core phonetic sounds
Audio and video hints help demonstrate the correct way to make language sounds
A sound meter measures voice volume levels
Track progress and earn gold stars the more you play
Children are able to practice specific sounds and games
So easy to play young children can even use it by themselves
Games include
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Driving a boat, helicopter, hot air balloon, race car, train, submarine, and even flying a rocketship to visit the moon!
Popping balloons to reveal clues to guide them on their adventure.
Knocking over obstacles that lay in their path including towers of tires, ice blocks, hay bales, crates, logs, moon rocks and more....
Training sessions
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Before each game children are introduced to a new phonetic sound by game characters. They are shown a cartoon image representing the sound and are encouraged to try saying the sound aloud. The app listens to make sure they’re verbally participating and congratulates them if they are and showers them with friendly encouragement if they aren’t.
Technical Support
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We value your feedback, so please email us at [email protected] for suggestions on improving "Tiga Talk Speech Therapy Games". Please email us first, and give us a chance to address your issue before posting a negative review.
***In the unlikely event you experience the app crashing just update your devices software through iTunes and the problem should be solved.***
***Attention iPad Users***
The app is fully functional in 1x mode, however, there is a known issue when accessing the menu when the app is running in 2x mode. This issue is fixed in version 1.1, so updating your app will resolve any issues.
Reviews
Good start
Dot P
The program crashes when trying to go to the menu. When producing /t/, the sound is voiceless. The fox produces it with a schwa which is incorrect. I have not gotten through the whole game because I can't access the menu. The game is an excellent idea, it just needs a few corrections. Dot p-slp
MadMomma
SISSY9970
I downloaded this for my son because he has speech problems and thought this might be fun for him. It won't even load at all. Now I've paid $1.99 for something he can't even use. DONT BOTHER until they get it fixed. It's a great idea, but isn't worth anything if it won't load or work.
Crashes on original iPhone
groupofone
Doesn't get past the loading screen. No warning for pre-iOS4 devices. Wasted $1.99.
Great for my 2yo
Liquid Soap Dispenser
My 2yo son has always been a little behind his friends when it comes to speech. Not just fewer words, but he says things "bye" but without the "b", and calls the iPad or iPhone the "I pew." I figured an app that would help his speech would be interesting to try, though I didn't know if it would keep his interest. I got TigaTalk late last night, and was surprised this morning to hear him repeating various sounds as directed by TigaTalk. How did this app get him to do it? By making fun games that are played by him repeating specific sounds. The games actually listen for your child to make the specified sound, which then does thing like throws balls to knock down blocks on screen. There's a ton going on in this fairly large app, computer animation, footage of what appear to be puppets, traditional looking art, and different voices and character. There appears to be many many levels. And my son plays the speech games for quite awhile without losing interest. We've played this on my iPad and iPhone 3GS and haven't had any technical issues, I'm not sure why others have reported problems. I think this is an outstanding app for helping kids develop their speech!
There are a few problems
mtmarySLP
As a licensed and certified speech-language pathologist, the idea of this game seemed like it would be fun for my students. However, when I put the game on my iPad (which is what I use mostly for therapy), I was unable to access the menu. The screen simply went black. I tried the application on my older Touch. I was able to access the menu, change sounds, etc. However, the older touch does not have a built in mic. When I put in the auxilary mic, the sound was turned off. There are a few things I really like about the application. When it works, the menu button has a "grown-up" question that makes it so the child can't change sounds. There are a number of sounds that can be targeted as well which is wonderful. On the screen is a symbol of a mouth that when pushed, provides an example of a real mouth/tongue saying the sound. All in all, I'm hopeful for this app. If I had a new touch it would probably work wonderfully. It does not currently work on iPads and it does not work on older the Touch.
Some Problems
PK SLP
On the iPad (possibly it's different on the iPhone) it does not differentiate between sounds. For example, if it is asking for /b/ and you say /g/, it praises as though you've said the sound correctly. Bummer - it's a great idea.
Needs some serious updates
Nia / SLP
This app gives the students praise for saying the sound incorrectly, you can say just about anything and it will say "yayyyy you did it"... Great idea but horrible for speech therapy because we are trying to reinforce correct productions of the sounds.
Disappointing
Rob Brink
great concept, but does not discriminate between speech sounds and reinforces incorrect productions.
app responds to any sound as a correct response
xotpnq
which is the worst possible outcome for an app with this purpose.
Just needs a little adjustment to be a winner
specialappssk
You are definitely on the right track. I hope you'll listen to feedback to improve this. The games are so much fun, the mouth close-ups of each sound being made are very instructional, so 3 stars for that. This could so easily be five stars...if not for the reinforcement issue. While I couldn't help but laugh when my son said "poo poo" and laughed gleefully when it was accepted as "pl", the idea is to encourage good speech. PLEASE just add a setting to silence the reinforcement of incorrect sounds, and perhaps plus or minus signs on the screen that a parent or speech therapist (or the child, if self-monitoring) could tap to trigger the proper response. If the reinforcement issue gets fixed, you'll really have a gem that I can recommend to other professionals and parents.
