Minimal Pairs Academy Hack 6.0 + Redeem Codes
Phonological Delays Treatment
Developer: Smarty Ears
Category: Education
Price: $19.99 (Download for free)
Version: 6.0
ID: smartyearsapps.com.minimalpairs
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Description
The Minimal Pairs Academy (MPA) is a state of the art evidence-based minimal pairs app for speech-language pathologists and parents of children with phonologic sound disorders. Use Minimal Pairs Academy to help your student or child develop listening and discrimination skills and have fun practicing producing target words at the word and phrase level. Minimal Pairs Academy uses linguistically based treatment procedures that have been reported in the literature to be effective when treating children with multiple sound disorders. (Saben & Ingham, 1991)
Children with several sound errors may not necessarily have problems producing their error sounds correctly; but they may have problems using the sounds contrastively as phonemes, which leads to the production of homophones. These “errors” are also known as phonological processes. Phonological processes are the patterns that children use to simplify adult speech.
The conventional minimal pair model of treatment is pairing a sound that is produced in error by a child with its corresponding substitute, which has been reported clinically effective (Barlow and Gierut, 2002).
Minimal Pairs Academy targets the 23 most common phonological processes on two activities: auditory discrimination & production. "A minimal pair is a set of words that differ by a single phoneme, whereby that difference is enough to signal a change in meaning." Gierut,2002.
An animated intro on MPA makes minimal pair activities come to life! MPA has over 900 words in 23 different pairs and a total of four different activities:
1. Auditory bombardment: Children are exposed to a variety of words with auditory and visual information about their meaning.
2. Auditory discrimination: Children must discriminate between sounds when selecting the target word.
3. Production: Children are presented with the target image; speech therapists have the option to display the pair in case children have difficulty producing the target word.
4. Phrase completion: Children are presented with a phrase, which they must choose a target image to complete the phrase.
The data tracking capabilities of MPA are beyond anything ever seen on a speech therapy application. The results also offer four modes:
1. Overall data/session;
2. A graph of progress overtime/process
3. Overall student statistics such as time in therapy, age, processes worked on and mastered.
As children master the processes targeted, they receive a “mastered” stamp that can be use to track progress overtime. Results can be shared via e-mail or printed directly from the iPad (provided user has a air-printing ready printer.)
Yes, this application is by far the most complete minimal pairs application on the app store.
You can watch the videos on our website at www.smartyearsapps.com
Smarty Ears is a member of Moms with Apps, a collaborative group of family-friendly developers seeking to promote quality apps for kids and families.
References:
1. Gordon-Braman, M and Weiss, C. E. (2007). Clinical management of articulatory and phonologic disorders. Retrieved October 1, 2008, http://books.google.com/books?id=txBpIyIhx8c
2. Barlow & Gierut. (2002)Minimal Pair Approaches to Phonological Remediation. www.iub.edu/~sndlrng/papers/BarlowGierut%2002.pdf
3. Saben & Ingham (1991) The Effects of Minimal Pairs Treatment on the Speech. Sound Production of Two Children With Phonologic Disorders. American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.
Children with several sound errors may not necessarily have problems producing their error sounds correctly; but they may have problems using the sounds contrastively as phonemes, which leads to the production of homophones. These “errors” are also known as phonological processes. Phonological processes are the patterns that children use to simplify adult speech.
The conventional minimal pair model of treatment is pairing a sound that is produced in error by a child with its corresponding substitute, which has been reported clinically effective (Barlow and Gierut, 2002).
Minimal Pairs Academy targets the 23 most common phonological processes on two activities: auditory discrimination & production. "A minimal pair is a set of words that differ by a single phoneme, whereby that difference is enough to signal a change in meaning." Gierut,2002.
An animated intro on MPA makes minimal pair activities come to life! MPA has over 900 words in 23 different pairs and a total of four different activities:
1. Auditory bombardment: Children are exposed to a variety of words with auditory and visual information about their meaning.
2. Auditory discrimination: Children must discriminate between sounds when selecting the target word.
3. Production: Children are presented with the target image; speech therapists have the option to display the pair in case children have difficulty producing the target word.
4. Phrase completion: Children are presented with a phrase, which they must choose a target image to complete the phrase.
The data tracking capabilities of MPA are beyond anything ever seen on a speech therapy application. The results also offer four modes:
1. Overall data/session;
2. A graph of progress overtime/process
3. Overall student statistics such as time in therapy, age, processes worked on and mastered.
As children master the processes targeted, they receive a “mastered” stamp that can be use to track progress overtime. Results can be shared via e-mail or printed directly from the iPad (provided user has a air-printing ready printer.)
Yes, this application is by far the most complete minimal pairs application on the app store.
You can watch the videos on our website at www.smartyearsapps.com
Smarty Ears is a member of Moms with Apps, a collaborative group of family-friendly developers seeking to promote quality apps for kids and families.
References:
1. Gordon-Braman, M and Weiss, C. E. (2007). Clinical management of articulatory and phonologic disorders. Retrieved October 1, 2008, http://books.google.com/books?id=txBpIyIhx8c
2. Barlow & Gierut. (2002)Minimal Pair Approaches to Phonological Remediation. www.iub.edu/~sndlrng/papers/BarlowGierut%2002.pdf
3. Saben & Ingham (1991) The Effects of Minimal Pairs Treatment on the Speech. Sound Production of Two Children With Phonologic Disorders. American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.
Version history
6.0
2019-12-27
Great new! We have updated the user interface of the reports section to match the entire look and feel of the app. On version 6.0 we upgraded our code to iOS 13, and also made some small bug fixes to keep your app running smoothly.
5.1
2019-05-31
We have improved the user interface of three screens
4.2
2019-02-16
Enhancements for iOS 12
4.1
2017-09-12
Updates for the latest iOS
4.0
2016-11-12
You will love this new update to Minimal Pairs Academy. We have improved so much of it! It is a completely new user interface and you will love it.
We have also added a reward audio and visual when users get the correct response.
We have also added a reward audio and visual when users get the correct response.
3.0
2016-11-02
We have improved a variety of things on version 3.0:
1. Improved resolution of many screens within the app,
2. Removed the date of birth requirement for adding a player,
3. Added backup and restore via iTunes so you can backup your app data and protected it on your computer,
4. Add app to app center,
5. Added some fun intro music,
6. Added protection for children using the app.
1. Improved resolution of many screens within the app,
2. Removed the date of birth requirement for adding a player,
3. Added backup and restore via iTunes so you can backup your app data and protected it on your computer,
4. Add app to app center,
5. Added some fun intro music,
6. Added protection for children using the app.
2.1
2015-03-03
Fixed missing avatar bug
2.0
2014-11-10
- We have implemented One-Touch synchronization with the Therapy Report Center
- Fixed multitasking bug
- Added settings for word display
- Several small fixes
- Added Bluetooth support
- Fixed multitasking bug
- Added settings for word display
- Several small fixes
- Added Bluetooth support
1.2
2013-02-26
- Compatible with the Therapy Report Center
- Fixes small bugs
- New avatars
- Fixes small bugs
- New avatars
1.1
2012-03-28
- Add a "delete" button so you can "graduate" your students;
- Fixes bug associated with student's profiles
- Fixes bug associated with student's profiles
1.0
2012-02-09
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Ratings
2.8 out of 5
4 Ratings
Reviews
SocialSLP,
Minimal Pairs Academy
I would give this app 5 stars, if not for one issue. Initially, I was unable to get it to work. It appears to be a glitch with prevocalic voicing. As long as I don’t select prevocalic voicing, the app works as expected. Smarty Ears customer service has been responsive and states they are working to correct this problem.
Iner ettenna,
Useful tool
I have found this app to be a good addition to my phonological therapy. The kids like when the cards spin when they get it correct and they enjoy the feedback of the recording. I do find some of the pictures difficult for kids to recognize and the repetition is random but that may be a setting I have yet to discover. This one is a keeper.
KLBong,
Takes a little time to set up
This app takes some time to set up initially so is not a good one to pull out last minute. It is nice to have an app that addresses phonological processes.
meganjo83,
Good access to pictures but can be cumbersome to use.
I am very pleased to have access to minimal pairs on my iPad and not have to carry around many different packs of cards (I work itinerantly as an SLP). I like most of the word pairings and pictures, though some pictures are hard to grasp for my 3-5 year olds.
I do find it difficult to adjust to my needs and would like to see an option for a different interface where you can simply pick the deck you want to practice, the game to be played, and the child(ren) who will be participating.
Pros:
- finally minimal pairs on my iPad!
- different games/levels of practice
- ability to track data for more than one student and target
Cons:
- if you set up the app the way they suggest, you don't have control over which target is used each time you play (for students with more than one target)
- if you want to target the same target twice in one week you have to tweak the student's goals each time you play in order to select only the one you want to practice - which is a good work-around but more cumbersome than I think necessary
- only requests the target sound during auditory discrimination tasks, not both to see how well a student can identify either.
- some of the pictures are unclear, especially for younger students
I do find it difficult to adjust to my needs and would like to see an option for a different interface where you can simply pick the deck you want to practice, the game to be played, and the child(ren) who will be participating.
Pros:
- finally minimal pairs on my iPad!
- different games/levels of practice
- ability to track data for more than one student and target
Cons:
- if you set up the app the way they suggest, you don't have control over which target is used each time you play (for students with more than one target)
- if you want to target the same target twice in one week you have to tweak the student's goals each time you play in order to select only the one you want to practice - which is a good work-around but more cumbersome than I think necessary
- only requests the target sound during auditory discrimination tasks, not both to see how well a student can identify either.
- some of the pictures are unclear, especially for younger students
amorenew,
A must have for SLPs
This is a great comprehensive minimal pairs app to work on phonological processes. Great way to keep track of students' goals and progress. The design is cute and kid friendly (at the beginning of app you tap on the door that says "Enter Minimal Pairs Academy" and the students walk in! You can run group sessions with different goals. I like this app because after you master a goal for a student you can go back to their profile and it will show mastered (you tap the goal until it puts a mastered stamp on it). You can choose a photo or an avatar to represent the students (my students love picking their avatars!). This minimal pairs app is unique from others because it has 4 levels of play (auditory bombard., auditory discrim, production, phrase completion) Also the correct target is on a larger card for more reinforcement. Many options in the settings. You won't be dissappointed with this app!
Hoos_SLP,
Great for older kiddos!
I have really enjoyed/utilized this app since downloading it. I like that up to 4 students can play at a time. I really like the number and variety of phonological process you can choose from (there are approx. 22 to choose from) and the fact that you (or the student) can track their progress and graph it into a very user-friendly chart. The only thing I do not like about it is that a lot of the words and phrase completions are difficult for my younger ones, so I would suggest a review of the vocabulary or several sessions with the auditory bombardment piece! Otherwise, very helpful :-)
SLP GGH,
My favorite app
This is one of my favorite apps to use with all my articulation kids! It works well with kids at all levels from the auditory discrimination level to sentence level! Kids love the graphics and enjoy seeing their progress! Kids can see clearly when a goal is mastered as it is stamped as mastered! I love the progress graphs that display and can be printed to show parents progress! Check it out...you will love it!
Deannad70,
Love it!
Great application and very user friendly. Bought it and put my first group in and they did great. It tracked all the data and worked on everything from auditory bombardment to sentence completion at each of the kid's individual levels..... Great group therapy tool!
Brigch,
Great Listening App
Minimal Pairs Academy is not just an app for speech. It is a great app to use with students with hearing loss. They often struggle to differentiate sounds in conversation and this app provides some nice practice for them both with individual words and also with words in context.
Kathleen Mays,
SLP that loves this app
My students and I love and enjoy this app! I appreciate that I can work with a group and the different choice for data collection plus the ability to email it are time saving and efficient.
