Designed for individuals on the Autism spectrum who are non-verbal or have minimal verbal skills due to a motor speech planning disorder such as apraxia. Children with apraxia of speech have difficulty planning speech movements of the tongue, lips, palate and jaw (articulators), hindering their development of verbal speech. For all other devices, a solid (adjustable) screen color is displayed.

VAST Pre-Speech Oral Motor alternatives

Farm Academy

Farm Academy is a fun and colorful iPad and iPhone app that was created by a certified speech and language pathologist for younger children (18 months3 years or up). It targets both receptive and expressive language skills and is based on language development research. References:Language Development: An Introduction, 8/ERobert E. Owens, Jr., State University of New York, Geneseo

  • size 38.7 MB

Smart Oral Motor

We have used this app with children between the ages of 5 and 10 with diagnoses of apraxia, articulation disorders and autism. The children we have used the app with were more willing to complete the oral motor exercise routine when using the app versus just following the Speech Therapists instructions. If parents are working with their therapists in trying to develop a home program for their child, this can be one very user friendly and engaging resource.

  • rating 3.05
  • size 33.7 MB

Magical Concepts

Concepts are important building blocks for early academics, and research shows that understanding of basic concepts is critical for school success and high-level thinking (Klix, 1983).Children are required to master the foundations of basic concepts to learn the fundamentals of academic subject areas. For example, the child must understand the concept of quantity (e.g., more, less, equal, all) to do mathematical computations and must know basic reading concepts (e.g., reading left to right, top to bottom, beginning, end) to learn how to read and write (Busch, 1980). Educational andPsychological Measurement, 22, 269278.

  • size 212 MB

InnerVoice: Communication

InnerVoice promotes best teaching practices for those who have challenges with verbal communication at a fraction of the cost youd expect from a typical AAC app. InnerVoice can help teach speech, language, and social communication skills to people with autism or just about anyone else using a combination of science and fun. InnerVoice teaches communication in a different way by offering a customizable multi-sensory, emotionally expressive language-learning experience.

  • size 359 MB

ABC Bugs

Sometimes the most amazing things are hidden in plain sight Did you know that fireflies can glow three different colors, red, yellow, and green? Or that rhinoceros beetles can lift something 850 times their own weight?Take your children on a Journey into the extraordinary world of bugs. And check out our website www.peapodlabs.com for more info about us.

  • size 95.8 MB