TalkTime with Tucker is a voice-activated program that encourages children with
speech impairments to vocalize. Talk or make sounds into the microphone and
Tucker moves and talks.
Unlike voice recognition programs which require precise and accurate speech
input, this program accepts a broad range of sounds and/or speech to make Tucker
come alive. Almost any input is followed by an appropriate response.
Suggested for:
- Children with language-learning disabilities, developmental disabilities,
physical impairments, visual impairments, and autism.
Special features: - Voice-activated animation routines
- Imaginative colorful scenes
- High quality speech output
- Accessibility with microphone, keyboard, or single switch
Benefits: - Encourages expressive verbalization
- Fosters conversational turn-taking
- Promotes exploration of duration, pitch, and volume
- Builds imagination and confidence
Five activities accommodate a wide range of children at different functioning
levels. During each adventure, Tucker encounters a variety of characters that do
wondrous things when he talks to them.
On
Stage
This activity trains cause and effect and turn-taking. As Master of Ceremonies
at the Amazing Animal Show, Tucker commands a variety of animals to do silly
tricks. Any sound a child makes causes an animal to perform an amusing stunt.
On
the Farm
This activity encourages children to imitate animal sounds. As Tucker walks
around the farm, each animal makes its sound and asks Tucker to repeat it. Then
the animal gives him something special to put in his wheelbarrow.
A
Walk in the Woods
This activity is designed to increase the length of a child's vocalizations. By
talking into the microphone, children make things (such as a caterpillar, a
bird's eggs, and tadpoles) change. The longer they vocalize, the more they'll
see happen.
Fantasyland
This activity encourages children to experiment with the volume of their voices.
As Tucker walks toward the castle, children can speak louder to make him fly.
Along the way, mystical characters obstruct his path and ask children to say
something to get by.
Let's
Talk with Casey the Chameleon
This activity is designed to encourage natural communication exchanges. Casey
the Chameleon asks Tucker a series of open-ended questions. After the child
answers, Casey responds by transforming into the object he is talking about.
A microphone is required to use this program
This engaging program
stimulates language production by encouraging students to "talk" for a
Tiger who has lost his voice. Preschool and elementary students alike will
delight in recording their voices to create their very own movies. Tiger has lost his voice and needs help looking for it.
Children "talk" for Tiger and their voices are recorded to create a
movie. When they're finished, they can watch their movies and hear themselves
speaking for Tiger.
Suggested for:
• Students with articulation, fluency and/or language disorders
• Individuals with autism
• Augmentative communication users
• Students with social/emotional problems
Benefits:
• Encourages language production
• Promotes expressive use of words, phrases, and sentences
• Provides opportunities to practice fluent speech
• Develops narrative and discourse abilities
• Builds confidence
Engaging
Conversations
During Tiger's search, a variety of animated characters appear and ask children
questions to elicit their thoughts, suggestions, and opinions. Conversations are
developed using your child's voice along with other pre-recorded voices.
Training Opportunities
Tiger's Tale is an ideal springboard for accomplishing a variety of therapeutic
goals. A clinician can model a response for the child, ask the child to imitate
it, decide whether the recording should be saved or not, and finally playback
the child's utterance. This gives children the opportunity to use and practice a
variety of language structures and functions in a motivating, yet
non-threatening environment.
Non-verbal alternative
If a child is asked a question and does not record an answer, there is the
option to click on one of the characters and the scene will continue. This
allows a child who initially refuses to speak to interact with the program and
gradually increase the number of replies he or she records for Tiger.
A
Rewarding Experience
In the final scene of Tiger's Tale, students click on various objects to find
Tiger's voice. Afterwards, they can watch the movie and hear their own voices
speaking for Tiger. These "home" movies, which can be saved for future viewing,
are not only entertaining, but also enable students to measure their progress
over time.
A microphone is required to use this program
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