Supporting young learners with Talkie ToT
Over the years, I have had the pleasure of creating over 50 apps that have helped not only the children of friends of mine but also the children of millions of strangers worldwide. Four years ago, I had the inspiration to create the first app designed to help my young son, Victor, who at the […]
Fun Activities for Expressive and Receptive Language Development
Children need to be able to understand the world around them and to express their thoughts about that world. Both expressive and receptive language development are crucial for proper communication and interaction with others. What is Expressive Language? Expressive language is what a child can communicate verbally or via alternative methods of expressions such as […]
Why is the Social Quest app so Successful with Students Struggling with Social Skills?
There is a lot of social fabric that we take for granted because it just seems invisible to us. It’s so integral to our everyday lives that it just fades into the background, but that simply isn’t true for everyone…Little social norms that seem like nothing to you and me can be really overwhelming and […]
Smarty Ears providing more apps to help children communicate around the world
Founded by a language and culture lover, Smarty Ears CEO, Barbara Fernandes is vested in providing quality apps that will help children not only in English but also in as many languages as possible. Smarty Ears has released a new version of two apps: WhQuestions & Fun & Functional that will help children with language […]
Smarty Ears releases app in four languages: Portuguese, English, Spanish & French
Smarty Ears has not only been the leader in app development for speech, language and communication apps, but also has started to push the development of the first apps in languages other than English for promoting language and speech development. Smarty Ears is proud to announce the release of WhQuestions in three additional languages: French, […]
Smarty Ears Announces Their New iPhone App for Speech Therapists
Jan 20, 2010 – “WHQuestions”© is the exciting new Iphone and Ipod touch application for speech therapists and children with language disorders. “WhQuestions”© targets a skill that often is impacted by the presence of a language disorder: answering questions. Now speech therapists can count on an application that will provide more than 200 questions ready […]