Speech Pacing Therapy with Visual & Sound Cues
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Designed specifically for people who have dysarthria due to Stroke, Brain injury, acquired stuttering, Parkinson’s Disease or other neurological condition
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Allows the person with dysarthria to choose a text and slow down their rate of speech with the help of a speed-adjustable visual cue
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The person with dysarthria may choose to have the visual cue for each syllable or each word and reads the syllable or word aloud as the visual cue appears
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A metronome sound cue may also be added
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Dysarthria Treatment Exercises: A Variety of Reading Materials
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Speech Pacesetter includes a variety of reading texts for dysarthria treatment
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It includes a selection of in-built phonemically-balanced reading passages, classic poems, stories and tongue twisters for lots of speech pacing practice
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It also allows you to add and save your own reading texts so you can personalise your speech pacing practice
HOW
to use Speech Pacesetter
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Choose a reading passage
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Select a visual cue for each syllable or each word
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Read the text aloud in unison with the visual cue
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Adjust the speed of the visual cue
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Choose an additional metronome sound cue if you wish
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Add your own custom reading passages
WHAT
others say about Speech Pacesetter
Mike Richards
Clinical Lead Speech & Language Therapist, Bristol, UK
This affordable app brings a novel way of carrying out pacing therapy for adult speech and language therapists."
Carla C
CCC-SLP, iSpeak app blog
"We love the app, and in all its simplicity, it is designed to make reading passages easier to read by a metronome along with visual cues."
Kathy Cann
Clinical Lead Speech & Language Therapist, Durham & Darlington, UK
Speech Pacesetter helps practice slowing down speech rate whilst reading out loud. I really like Speech Pacesetter. It is easy to use and produces good outcomes for service users. I would definitely recommend it as a tool for your speech and language kit.