TalkTime with Tucker
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Looking for a way to encourage and reinforce verbalization? Try TalkTime with Tucker, a voice-activated program that encourages youngsters to talk.
Item# LR1806
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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.
System Requirements for Classic Laureate Software |
- Windows®:
- Pentium 133 MHz CPU or faster
- Windows 95, 98, ME, NT 4.0, 2000, XP, Vista or later
- 16 MB RAM
- Windows compatible sound card
- 4x speed CD drive
- Note: TalkTime with Tucker requires a
sound card capable of simultaneous
recording and playback.
- Note: The Following Directions Series and
Adjectives & Opposites require 800x600
resolution.
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- Macintosh®:
- 68040 processor or PowerPC
- System 7.5-9.2.2, OS X running in Classic Mode
- 8 MB Application RAM
- 4x speed CD-ROM
- Note: these programs will not run on Intel-based Macs.
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