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What is Speech and Language Academy?

Have you ever wished that you could reduce the load of how much time it takes to find resources to utilize as you support children’s speech and language skills? Smarty Ears, a company that has been focused on creating speech therapy apps for over a decade has heard from the community and decided to bring all […]

Weekly Webinars to Demo Speech and Language Academy

Webinars about Speech and Language Academy

How would you like to learn about Speech and Language Academy, Smarty Ears’ latest and most comprehensive product, directly from Smarty Ears’ CEO: Barbara Fernandes. She has set up weekly webinars about Speech and Language Academy to share the platform, and interact with our customers. As our platform continues to grow and evolve these webinars […]

Speech and Language Academy Launches to the Public

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 19, 2021 Speech and Language Academy Launches to the Public Smarty Ears launches a new interactive platform for speech and language practice DALLAS, TEXAS: Smarty Ears announced today that they have taken their passion for taking special education solutions to a whole new level with the launch of their new web-based […]

Assessing Articulation and Phonology of Bilingual Students: BAPA iPad app

Bilingual Articulation Phonology Assessment

Assessing Articulation and Phonology of Bilingual Students: BAPA iPad app Assessing articulation and phonology of bilingual students always required a lot of consideration: Making sure I had assessment tools in both languages available, making sure I could look into dialects of Spanish I was familiar with or didn’t remember all the details, gathering protocols and […]

What is new for speech therapists in iOS 11?

iOS 11 apps update is here and it is one highly anticipated release. For us, as developers, it is always nerve-wracking as some iOS versions are always known to cause new bugs and changes to the apps. However, we are always excited to move forward. Let’s explore some features of iOS 11 that may bring […]

The 8 Areas to Teach for a Well-Balanced Approach to Communication Skills

As with many things in life, teaching language and focusing on areas to teach communication skills often requires balance. Many subjects need to be addressed from various angles to achieve a balanced whole as a result. When dealing with speech, language, and communication issues, it can be difficult for parents and teachers to engage kids […]

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 […]

Must have apps for the SLP in middle school

Must have apps for the SLP in middle school Let’s face it, you often feel as if all speech therapy apps were created for the elementary school children. As an SLP service older students you feel left out of the technology revolution that came sweeping our profession. Over the years, Smarty Ears hear from hundreds […]

Using themes in articulation therapy

Using themes in articulation therapy Oh! The thematic units, don’t we all love them? Theme based intervention is a common practice during speech and language sessions. Generally speaking, using themes is something that we think about more for language based interventions than speech and articulation interventions. Many school-based clinicians use themes for articulation therapy in their sessions; […]