Splingo – Excellent app to teach comprehension & following directions
Note: This review is co-authored by Techinspecialed along with an SLP.
Features
- Different complexity levels that can be set by therapist/teacher/parent on main screen
- Variety of instructions/tasks within the level (i.e. not all instructions are “find the ____”)
- Nice mix of basic concepts are addressed
- Option to have written instructions
- Cute animations that are engaging for children
Issues
- The quick start goes in to the Level 1 for all sections. At first I didn’t understand what is this app is trying to teach until I went to the setup and picked the options. After that it is a smooth sail.
- The character’s voice isn’t ideal for students who might have auditory processing issues
- Very slow rate of speech for the instructions
Wishlist
- Would be nice if the rocket puzzle had the option of more accurate placement of pieces (to target fine motor skills)
- Nice have multi user functionality so therapists/teachers can keep track of score by student
Suggestion
- Open the settings every time with what the user defaulted last time and put start button there. so if I want I will change or it will go straight to where I left off
OR - Remove the quick start and on first install, ask the settings and then use what the user set automatically.
Overall impression: Great app to teach Nouns, verbs, propositions, Adjectives. It also iPad capabilities to allows students to manipulate items.
This looks great. I have to feed the kids, so I’ve already liked their FB page and said hi, please enter me
I have few promo codes for this Speech app. It is developed in co-operation with SLPs by a company in UK.
Here is how you can win a copy of this app.
1. Say hi to them from ‘Technology in Education’ by visiting them at Talking Wizard.
2. Share this post using our website sharing buttons
3. Tell us any apps you currently use/like to teaching comprehension and following directions.
This Looks Like a wonderful app
I said hi and shared.
I haven’t used any comprehension apps yet, so I’d love to try this one.
Oh my kids would go crazy over this!
I haven’t come across any app like this before. So excited to use this for my SL caseload!
Ok! Well this would be my first ti
I have been using this everyday with my son. It is giving me an insight in to how much comprehension he has. I love this.
I didn’t even know he knows so much.
Just liked them and shared! This app looks amazing. I had no idea they even had apps that help with and teach comprehension. It’s another big thing that my son needs help with. We just got our iPad this week, so we haven’t tried any, so I don’t have any favorites yet
I need this one!!!!!
Hi! Just liked them and said Hi from us over at Tech. in Ed. Also, shared. Wow, we have not used any apps for comprehension or directions. Super excited to see something like this for my ASD Triplets. Thank you for sharing it with us (and offering promo codes, too
We don’t have any sharing/comprehension apps so this would be fabulous <3
I don’t have any comprehension ones, but I sure do need one! I said hi and shared!
I completed all 3 steps.
great
I have shared and said hey
we love the question and story builder apps that is really only apps we have that help you with comprehension skills as you look at what is going on in pictures and then it ask question for the child to answer about what is going in the pictures. this app looks great and would love to win this
Kristi, Have you tried language builder. It is a great app for comprehension too.
we do but this one is a bit to harder without using the hints
I love that the splingo helps with following directions we need lots of help with that LOL Thanks for the review I am excited and will go on the wish list if we dont get lucky with the fruit machine.
Liked and shared. We have the language and story builder apps which are great but still a bit advanced for my twins (I’m a big conversation builder fan – it has been great for my older son)
For those of us who aren’t lucky enough to win I did notice that this is going to be on moms with apps tomorrow – so maybe it will be a good sale
Mary I find that we have to give extra help when using them with my boy’s also.
Thanks for the heads up Mary havent checked those pages yet today
I use the preposition app from Smarty Ears for directions. They have to listen for three elements in most of the directions.
and sharing it now!
Shared link and said hi-don’t have an comprehension apps yet but excited to find new ways to each my students
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I bought preposition builder last week but have not had a chance to get my kids on it. You can never have too many comprehension apps!