Hi! I'm Jenn Malloy and I would like to thank Carrie for
giving me the opportunity to write a review for a fantastic app! I'm currently
a SLP that works in a school system as well as home health care. Carrie told me
I would be reviewing an app titled "Word Retrieval" from
Virtual Speech Center Inc. The app was easy to navigate and can be used with
almost ALL of my students/clients.
After selecting the "Info" tab on the home
screen, directions and a description of the app are on display. The reporting
feature is one of my favorite aspects of the app. I am able to e-mail myself
the results directly to track student/client progress.
Once "start" is selected, the first prompt the
app asks is to add students and also select the "flashcard" or
"game." The flashcard setting is used to teach the concepts. It is in
flashcards section where students are able to learn and practice target skills.
Seven expressive language skills are targeted including:
1) Confrontational Naming
2) Sentence completion
3) Antonyms
4) Associations
5) Convergent naming
6) Definitions
7) Divergent Naming
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| Adding & selecting students |
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| Confrontation Naming |
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| Definitions |
The game feature is a Jeopardy like trivia game.
Students select the amount of points (100-700) and the corresponding trivia
questions is read. The game provides both verbal and written supports for the
student to answer the posed question. A green check mark and a red
"x" are on the screen to track progress.
At the end of the game, student/client progress is
tracked and there is an option to e-mail the results. This is a great tool for
me because I typically take groups of 4-5 students at a time and keeping track
of progress can take time and energy away from therapy. I have more time to
focus on the students and am less worried about tracking data!
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| Session Report |
~Jenn
