See.Touch.Learn.

The key components to this tool are the lessons, libraries, and community. You can select any one of these options to enhance or engage your child’s language development.

Lessons:

• The app comes with six initial lessons that provide the opportunity for the child to learn his letters, colors, and names of animals and food items

• For example: The child is presented with a block letter A, and is then prompted to point to the letter A

• When the child touches the A, he is given immediate verbal praise as a positive reinforcer for choosing the correct answer. Because the child can only choose the one letter shown, he will immediately relate the letter A to the positive reinforcement.

• The child is then shown the letter A and D, and is again prompted to select the letter A. If he chooses correctly, he is praised, reinforcing the behavior.

• However, if he chooses incorrectly, the incorrect letter shakes and a harsh buzzing sound occurs. This action falls directly in line with classical condition/response theory and the behaviorist perspective.

• The lesson become increasingly complex as it continues fostering visual discrimination and word recognition skills

Libraries:

• There are extensive picture libraries to choose from
• Each is either for sale for an additional $1.99, or for a yearly subscription cost of $19.99
• Libraries include images that cover everything from colors and shapes, to emotions and independent living skills
• The selection is literally endless and can be modified to increase difficulty from basic to intermediate to advanced

Community:

• In addition to the wonderful library options available, for an additional fee, you can download any of the lessons that have been created by members of the community
• Subscriptions to the community and to the additional libraries are the same:
• $1.99 for one week
• $4.99 for one month
• $8.99 for three months
• $14.99 for six months
• $19.99 for a full year
• These subscription prices are worth it! You will be able to access lessons that have been created by SLPs, parents of children with autism, and special educators.

Features:

• Each lesson provides a lesson preview that shows exactly what the child will encounter throughout the duration of the lesson

• Each lesson also provides an edit option where you can copy and alter any of the content as needed

• The tool provides space for additional files as well as a score showing how many correct out of 10 the child answered, which is great for data collection

• Free updates are available, as is access to the Brain Parade community

• After downloading the library, new and unique lessons can be created to suit your child’s needs

Settings:

• Choose to show or not show text prompts

• Choose to play or not play audio prompts

• Choose to show or not show navigation controls

• Automatically or manually advance to the next exercise

• Choose correct, incorrect, and lesson-finished sounds

• Choose to randomize or not randomize card location during each lesson