Articulation Station
By Dana Anderson,
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Helps kids improve pronunciation; in-app purchases needed.
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What’s It About?
From the main screen, parents or teachers choose which of the 22 letter sounds they want kids to work on by tapping the corresponding letter (only "P" is free, the others are in-app purchases). For each letter, they can choose to work on "Words," "Sentences," or "Stories." Adults can tap on the light bulb icon to access tutorials with teaching tips specific to that letter sound. There are one or two games to choose from, such as flashcards or matching, and different levels within the three main play options. Letter sounds can be tailored to those that come at the beginning, middle, or end of a word. There are also many choices for data saving and sharing.
Is It Any Good?
Since the free version of this app only provides one letter ("P") and the rest require in-app purchases for each one or a $49.99 purchase for the full Pro version, it's only fully useful if parents are willing to pay per letter or for the Pro version. If so, this colorful, multi-option app can be very useful to give kids tailored practice in letter sounds they have difficulty articulating. The stories are funny, and the exercises are ones with which kids are already familiar. This app also provides a lot of data to parents, teachers, or speech therapists to track kids' progress. A useful resource, just don't expect it to be free.
Talk to Your Kids About ...
Help your kid choose the mode (Word, Sentence, or Story) and game that they'd like to try.
Email your kid's scores to his or her teacher or speech-language pathologist to let them know what your kid is working on at home and how they're progressing.
App Details
- Devices: iPhone , iPod Touch , iPad
- Subjects: Language & Reading : letter or word recognition, speaking
- Skills: Emotional Development : persevering, self-awareness, Communication : speaking
- Pricing structure: Free to try
- Release date: July 24, 2012
- Category: Education
- Publisher: Little Bee Speech
- Version: 2.2.3
- Minimum software requirements: iOS 7.0 or later
- Last updated: April 18, 2018
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