Wooowwweeeee it’s been a long time since I did an app review! But I am super excited to share this one with you guys today. As SLPs, we work on following directions all the time, whether it’s to target listening comprehension, reading comprehension, concepts, or some other language skill. It’s a life skill and it’s important! Speecharoo made this app to target just THAT.
The app is set up to target 1, 2, and 3 step directions in four different scenes: beach, park, bedroom, and classroom.
In the settings, you can choose to toggle on/off the voice commands or the text. It’s super helpful to have the option, so you can really target what your student needs…listening or reading.
The graphics are simple, bright, and engaging. The various objects wiggle and move around the screen when you follow the steps correctly. If you don’t follow it correctly, it repeats the command (if the voice is on) and the object you moved goes back to it’s original position.
The app keeps track of the progress in the upper right corner with there being 10 targets per skill (1, 2, and 3 step).
When a child finishes the set of 10, Kit the Kangaroo comes on and there is a balloon popping reinforcement game. 
You also have the option to email the results. The app does not store this information within itself.
What I love:
- Bright and engaging graphics and animations…there will be some giggles with this one and I think it will be reinforcing to play
- Targets multiple step directions
- Ability to turn text or audio on/off depending on what your students need
- Detailed information about performance in the email feature, so you can determine error patterns
- Low cost
What I would like to see:
- Multi player use…since I work mostly in groups, it would be difficult to differentiate for each student without this feature
- Data storage…if I don’t email it, I lose it.
- Option to turn off animations…while this will be very engaging and entertaining for some students, it will also be a big distraction for others.
Overall, I definitely recommend this app! I think it’s a great addition to my therapy toolkit! You can find it in the iTunes store HERE.
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A copy of this app was provided in exchange for my review. The opinions in the review are mine.
I have a lot of students that have goals for working on following directions. This app looks like a fun way to target that skill!
I could use this app in many ways for many of my students!!
I have a LOT of younger kiddos working on following multi-step directions, so this app would be perfect for them!
This App looks very engaging & easy to utilize in my therapy sessions. I could really see my self utilizing it!
This looks lovely! Finding direction following activities is really important!
I always have lots of students working on following directions. This app looks like a fun way for them to continue practicing.
The kids are so into apps! This one has many applications for language targets.
Multi-step directives is always on my kids IEPs!!
I’m always looking for new ways to target following directions, and this certainly looks like a fun & engaging way to do that!
I would use this app to target following directions. I would also use it to work on basic vocabulary with students.
About half my darlings have that goal– the app looks like it’s could be helpful!
This sounds like a great app! I would love to get it!
This sounds like it would be highly engaging for my students needing practice in following directions! I have several students that would love this!
I love kangaroos! This looks like an engaging app for the little ones and gives an opportunity to reinforce vocabulary for the different scenes.
This look like an engaging activity for the students. I like that there is a visual end goal that the students can see.
Great review! Looks like an awesome app!
Could use this in so many ways to keep them engaged.