Evaluation of Software

Applications for Improving

Speech and Language

Development

Author: A. Ilves - IMKE10Supervisors: David Lamas, PhD; Helen

Saareoja, MSc

About

AAC

App

Benchmarking

Problem

Price of out of box devices

Finding suitable APP

Research question(s)

How to choose right APP?

How to create benchmarking tool?

How relevant are the results?

Research process

First steps

Interviews with speech therapists.

Expected criteria

Subjects

Initial Matrix

Initial matrix

Initial evaluation

Finding APP-s

Criteria

Outcomes

Results of initial evaluation

Alexicom AAC - http://www.alexicomaac.com 5,66

TapToTalk - http://www.taptotalk.com 4,5

JABtalk - http://www.jabstone.com 4,83

AAC speech -

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?

id=com.epfl.android.aac_speech 3,83

GoTalk Now - http://www.attainmentcompany.com 4,33

FCS Lite -

http://education.conovercompany.com/mobile/apps/fcs/ 5,33

Spell-A-Word Lite

http://www.appannie.com/app/ios/spell-a-word-lite/ 1,83

Aeir Talk - http://aeirtalk.com 2,83

Redesign of matrix

Usability and Accessibility

Usability tests

Accessibility

Testing procedure

Subjects

Devices

APP-s

Expectations

Results

Conclusions

Suitable devices

Important features

Final tool for benchmarking

Thank you!

A. Ilves - IMKE10

Value of expertise of speech therapists not

familiar with language-related apps

Good expertise in language development field

Different testers

Contact with target group

The difference between speech & language

development and AAC

SALD development is process

AAC is as support for SALD

And independent device with own development process.

Linguistic barriers when adapting English-language speech

development software into Estonian

Linguistic structure

The cultural background

Thank you!

A. Ilves - IMKE10