What’s the Pic Articulation
| Category | Price | Seller | Device |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education | $4.99 | HomeSpeechHome PLLC | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
This app has a level of interactivity that paper flashcards can't provide." Jenna R. - SLP
What’s the Pic Articulation is a revolutionary app for speech therapy! It uses voice activation to motivate players to say their target words.
*NOTE: The app does not detect correct or incorrect productions; it responds to speech sound. This works best in quiet environments. A therapist is still needed to teach correct technique.
What’s the Pic Articulation comes with 1800+ High Definition images and words for 25 sounds in initial, medial, and final positions, including L, R, S blends, and Vocalic R.
The object of the game is to get lots of productions by rewarding EVERY speech sound practice while the player is a detective trying to guess the hidden picture first.
A target picture is displayed with a varied number of times the player must say it. Each time the word is said, a star lights up.
Once all the stars are lit, a sticker is removed from the hidden picture with a fun sound effect, and players try to guess what it is before it is completely uncovered!
While playing this game, players learn to take their time practicing and speaking deliberately as the voice activation recalibrates after each word.
Players also learn to monitor their own speech because they must select either a check or an X to represent how they said their words before advancing to the next word.
Accumulated accuracy is displayed in the ring around their profile picture!
What’s the Pic Articulation has more cool features!
Up to 6 players can work on individual speech targets at a time while data is tracked individually too.
What’s the Pic Artic remembers the sound and word position that players practiced from their previous game.
Data is stored in the report section and can be sent to anyone using the 1-touch email feature.
Player profiles are customizable with a name, picture or colorful avatar.
Hidden pictures are covered with 8 different sets of colorful stickers, each with their own fun, reinforcing sound effect.
Spelling hints are available when a player is having trouble guessing the hidden picture.
3 different animated reward screens are earned upon guessing or uncovering the hidden picture!
Developed by 2 certified Speech Language Pathologists, the revolutionary voice activation software makes What’s the Pic Artic a guaranteed fun way to get students talking and help them maximize articulation practice.
Reviews
Disappointing
Msokalski
Moves way too slow. My students and I expected the rain drops to disappear after each word practiced. It is not predictable and you can't change it in settings. Many of my students have a short attention and need more frequent reinforcement. If the rate could be adjusted that would be a bonus and I would change my review
Encourages rapid repetition so it’s useful for articulation at any Level
SLP Kari
I LOVE this app; more importantly, my kids love this app. I can use it with kids who are working on carryover and/or kids that are just starting the word level. I can also log the accuracy. I can have the kids rate their own accuracy so I can assess their auditorium awareness. The app would be better if, at the end, it would tell what the picture is/the answer if you haven’t guessed it.
Many problems but my speech kids like it!
LJKRIM
The kids love the graphics of the frogs, babies etc leaving to display a hidden picture. Problems abound in the actual playing of the game, unfortunately. The two most obvious are that it loaded upside down on my iPad, and with the keyboard attached it is VERY awkward. I've been told that makers are fixing that soon. The other surprising problem is that the hidden pics are many times impossible to guess, even after they're displayed! Then, you never get to know "the answer" after all the obstacles are removed! I really hope they put more time into this app (add more words and fix the categories of sound placement) because the concept is great and it's a motivator for many kids to practice speech words.
Good App, but needs work
Chmayo
I used this app for the first time today with my students. My students liked the app. However, there are some needed additions. First it would be helpful if the answer for the hidden picture is given at the end. It would also be helpful if the words presented were broken down according to syllables. Good app for the price.
Telepractice
LindaSLP
I love this app. The kids really like this app. We get lots of sound productions with it with no resistance! I've been using it with telepractice (sharing the screen on the platform) so not using the voice feature. Since I tap the +/- sign, I wish there were a setting to keep incorrect productions from adding a star when they are monitored manually. I agree with a previous reviewer that I would like to know what the picture was if we never guess it correctly.
This is a great app!
talltalknred
This app turned out to be fabulous. The students love guessing the hidden picture . A lot of time and effort went into making this app. Would definitely buy it again in a heartbeat! The developer is helpful and stands behind his products. They are all high quality. Would recommend this to a friend!!!
