The UDL Educational Technology Guide 2019-2020: Technology for Special Education

John F. O'Sullivan

Section 10 Articulation/Teaching Sounds


Learning and pronouncing the sounds is a primary task that speech and language pathologist apps do. When asking a child to do a low-interest task, it is always helpful in creating high-interest activities. Trying to do something that you cannot do often ranks as a lower interest activity. When you cannot talk, it becomes harder to find people to talk to you and thus a downward cycle. That is why speech and language pathologists are so important. The amount of time and effort that it takes is considerable. If you are going to buy just a few apps and you are a speech and language pathologist I highly recommend looking at this section.

High-End Apps

Articulation Station Best of Class 

This app teaches all the basic sounds that you need to learn. The app has a number of games and gets outstanding ratings. Do not be scared by the price. I used to think higher price apps were not worth it. This is an app that all speech and language pathologists can use often. If you are a decision maker in a school my advice, it buys this app. The good news is there is also a free version that you try first to build the case for a full purchase.

Free version that has in-app purchases:

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/articulation-station/id467415882?mt=8

Full version

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/articulation-station/id467415882?mt=8

 

See.Touch.Learn. Honorable Mention  

I like this flashcard app for students with communication disorders, young children, and people learning to speak English. I like the way it is organized. They show you the pictures, and you have to guess what it is.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/see.touch.learn-pro/id467924373?mt=8

 

Word Vault Pro Honorable Mention 

This is a free app with some in-app purchases. The paid version is a high-end teaching app for professional speech and language pathologists. The ratings for this app are outstanding. If you are a speech and language pathologist that likes using iPad app for therapy, this is a good option for teaching articulation. There is also a free version. 

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/word-vault-pro/id672989436

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/word-vault-essential/id947222381


Articulation Station Español

If you are teaching articulation in Spanish here are two Spanish versions of Articulation Pro. One is free, and the other is a paid version.

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/articulation-station-pro-es/id1055553618

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/articulation-station-espa%C3%B1ol/id1055553611


Articulate it! Pro

This app teaches the sounds.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/articulate-it!/id391296844?mt=8


Speech Tutor Pro

This higher-end app teaches the sounds and articulations a number of different ways. This app is designed for professional speech and language pathologists. 

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/speech-tutor-pro/id1323272450


Moderately Priced 

Letter Muncher Honorable Mention 

This app teaches the sounds of letters and vocabulary for young children. The app gets good ratings.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/letter-muncher/id496956039?mt=8&ign-mpt=uo%3D4


Pictello Honorable Mention

This is a simple way to create talking pictures. This app is good for a parent that wants to teach a child people’s names and the names of common words or sayings. This app would also work well with a teacher or a Speech and Language Pathologist.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/pictello/id397858008?mt=8 

 

Speech Journal

This app allows you to record your voice to pictures. It is made by the Mobile Education Store. The company makes a number of very good apps. This low-priced app is good to teach basic names to a student.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/speech-journal/id436945985?mt=8


Minimal Pairs Academy

This app teaches the 23 most common sounds. The app keeps track of data.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/minimal-pairs-academy/id483691470?mt=8


Articulation Scenes

The app teaches different sounds and also gets good ratings.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/articulation-scenes/id498857302?mt=8 


SpeechStickers

This app is a moderately priced app that teaches basic sounds.

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/speechstickers/id436101181


The Sounding Out Machine - Assistive Reading Device

This app helps children sound out difficult words.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/the-sounding-out-machine-assistive-reading-device/id1063090009?mt=8&ign-mpt=uo%3D4


Multiple Choice Articulation

This app teaches students the different sounds. The ratings are also very good. 

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/multiple-choice-articulation/id580129419?mt=8


Missing Letter Articulation for Speech Therapy

The app does what the name says. It helps teach those sounds that some people struggle with.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/missing-letter-articulation/id961075823?mt=8


Multiple Choice Articulation

This app teaches the basic sounds and gets very good reviews.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/multiple-choice-articulation/id580129419?mt=8


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