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Parents' Guide to

TapToTalk

By Dana Anderson, Common Sense Media Reviewer

age 6+

Valuable tool helps nonverbal kids communicate.

App iPhone , iPod Touch , iPad , Android , Kindle Fire , Nook HD Free Education
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What you will—and won't—find in this app.

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What’s It About?

Kids tap on the album with the relevant topic and navigate through more specific options until they can express exactly what they want to say. Every item has an image and text and is accompanied by voice narration in complete sentences. For example, the icon for "hungry" shows a smiley face with a fork and knife in hand. After tapping on it, the narrator says "I'm hungry," and then the screen changes to show sub-topics like "fruit," "snacks," "meal," "vegetable," or "bowl." Kids can continue tapping to communicate more specific needs.

Is It Any Good?

Our review:
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For users who pay for full access and customization options, TAPTOTALK is an incredibly powerful tool to help kids with limited verbal skills. Users have access to 2,600 images and 12,000 symbols and can add their own pictures and voice recordings. Each page in an album category can have up to 12 pictures, and each album can have hundreds of pictures. Kids can express an almost endless selection of customizable phrases on a lightweight, mobile device. TapToTalk can help increase communication and decrease frustration for special needs kids and their families, friends, and teachers.

Talk to Your Kids About ...

  • Use the many customizable options to tailor the albums to your kid's needs and preferences.

  • If your kids have some ability to verbalize, encourage them to repeat the sentences they hear.

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