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Speech with Milo: Interactive Storybook Review

Our Review

Speech with Milo: Interactive Storybook is a nice universal storybook from the “Speech with Milo” series of apps aimed at developing language skills in children – good resources for children who have special needs, learning English as a second language or for the very young who are new to expressing themselves.

This interactive storybook tells the tale of a day at the park for Milo and includes fun illustrations with lots of bright colors and sound effects. Included narration pleasantly explains what is happening on each page, aiding the development of storytelling for the reader, also immersing them in the correct use of grammar and complex sentences. I like that the reader must tap a button to listen to the narration, allowing the child to describe what they see before the narration is read if one wishes and readers can also make their own recording of this story, allowing the child to hear their own voice as well if they choose.

There is also cute moment included where Milo becomes emotional as well as lovely social interactions with his friends, which will go far in the teaching of socialization and empathy to children with special needs.

I am always impressed with the options that this series include, personalizing the experience for the needs of a specific child. This includes the ability to use the included interactions found on each page which children will have fun with, but also has the potential to distracting as well for some, especially since the narration stops if a hotspot is tapped. It is also nice that the display of text can also be removed, giving the chance to talk about these pages in a conversational, open-ended way as well.

Parents and caregivers of both special needs children as well as babies and toddlers will enjoy the Speech with Milo series of apps in general. They are nicely done and very educational.

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Application Detail

Speech with Milo: Interactive Storybook


spacer Developer: Doonan Speech Therapy
Released: 2011-07-06 00:00:00
Price: $1.99

Description from the Developer

“Speech with Milo” apps were created by a licensed Speech-Language Pathologist, and have been downloaded over 50,000 times. "Speech with Milo: Interactive Storybook" was created as a versatile and entertaining speech therapy tool for children.

The popular Milo series is back- this time on an adventure to the park in an interactive storybook. Milo and his friends, Melvin and Maggie, will keep any child interested in this book with interactive features on every page and the ability to record their own story. Created by the licensed Speech-Language Pathologist that brought you five other language apps, to build storytelling and narrative skills.

"Wow - Speech with Milo: Interactive Storybook is a beautifully illustrated and nicely colored storybook for your iPad"- Autismepicenter.com

"a very flexible app that can be tailored to the learning goals you have for your child or students." - Digital Storytime

"another delightful app that isn’t just for speech therapy! It’s a bargain at $1.99 in the iTunes store."- Barth Educational Consultants

"Parents and caregivers of both special needs children as well as babies and toddlers will enjoy the Speech with Milo series of apps"- Giggle Apps

Speech with Milo is focused on developing language skills in children. The interactive story book allows children to build skills by recording their own story. Your child has the option of reading and listening to the words that we provide as they play with the sounds and sights on each page. Or, you may turn off all features so they can create their own story.

Check out the youtube demo here: youtu.be/Zh1Q6e8jwn4

This is an original story with characters, plot, events, and a linear story progression selected carefully in order to develop and informally assess speech and language skills. It is intentionally simple so that the focus of the book is on developing language skills. This application is made for children, approximately ages 2-10, in order to build a variety of language skills. Here are some ways you can use this app:

•Develop storytelling and/or retelling skills
•Practice predicting skills
•Practice answering questions
•Teach critical thinking (how/why/why not/what if questions)
•Obtain a language sample
•Use as an informal diagnostic tool for assessing narrative skills
•Improve grammatical skills
•Increase utterance length
•Develop complex sentences
•Describe and discuss the animals, actions, and sounds on each page

Optional Features:
Turn off interactive features
Turn off text
Turn off narration
Turn off background sounds
Record your own voice on every page
Bookmark your page

You may also want to use this app in conjunction with other Speech with Milo apps, as they are all focused on improving your child’s language skills.

Doonan Speech Therapy is a member of Moms with Apps, a collaborative group of family-friendly developers seeking to promote quality apps for kids and families.
Recommended Ages: 1-3,4-7, Parents
Categories: Books, Reading
Video: youtu.be/Zh1Q6e8jwn4

for support issues: www.speechwithmilo.com

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