Help me give my students a new iPad to increase motivation and effectiveness attaining IEP objectives for use in speech-language therapy. Although it says that iPads are not recommended in my District, they are able to be used.
$626 goal
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This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because
it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.
I am a speech-language pathologist. This is my 22nd year working in this District and I have been at my school for 6 years. My students are so hard working given socio-economic challenges that they face. They are proud of the progress that they make in speech therapy and love to experience different activities using technology such as SmartBoards, iPad apps, games and word cards. The population of students at my site is varied as are the different socio-economic ranges.
I have a wide range of students with disabilities ranging from difficulty pronouncing specific sounds (/r/ and /s/ are the most frequent), as well as having students with more severe disabilities such as language delays that affect their abilities to express thoughts and ideas in class, difficulty with listening skills- to children who stutter and/or students that have multiple phonological processes that affect their abilities to be understood.
A few of my students are only 50-60% understandable in spontaneous conversation and intensive therapy is of great benefit to them. I service students anywhere from 20-60 minutes per week depending on the objective.
My Project
Even though my District doesn't recommend Apple products, iPads are able to be used. I personally pay for the internet on my phone and would for the iPad as well in order to be able to access essential therapy materials. The iPad with all of the apps that have been designed specifically for students with speech-language impairments is a most efficient and motivating tool to use in therapy. We were purchased Chromebooks in my District however, no apps can be put on them and Android devices have a much less comprehensive collection of speech and language applications which my District doesn't pay for . It (along with the apps) has made therapy more diverse in that I can see students in my office in a small group setting and with the iPad and I can also service students right outside their classroom individually which minimizes the time spent out of class and significantly maximizes the number of trials that a student can demonstrate in a 10 minute session individually (25-30 trials) versus in a 20 minute group of 3 (8-10 trials).
I have been using my iPhone and buying the apps with the hope of being able to purchase and iPad to continue more diverse and effective therapy approaches.
The technology is motivating for my students (as they can record their responses and listen back) and I can tailor specific app programs to individual students. So far the best apps that I have found for the following are:
Articulation
- Articulation Station (English and Spanish)
- Webber Photo Artic Castle
- Articulation Essentials
- Talkie
Language
- Fun With Directions
- First Phrases
- Splingo (vocabulary & syntax activities)
- Find It
- Wh?'s
- Talk Around It
- 28 Categories
I truly appreciate your consideration of my request!
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