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Monday, January 30, 2017

Splingo's Language Universe {app review}

A lot of the kids on my caseload are working on following directions, so I am always looking for a new way to target it.  Splingo's Language Universe is a new-to-me app that I have been checking out recently.  Affiliate links have been included for your convenience. 




The app is designed to increase a child's listening and receptive language skills.  It specifically targets following directions with a fun space theme.

To start, choose your level.  There are four levels within this app.  Here's how the creators of the app explained them: 
"A guide to the levels:•Level 1 -contains instructions of 1 main word and is suitable for children at a developmental level of about 18 months onwards, e.g. “find the apple”•Level 2 - contains instructions of 2 main words and is suitable for children at a developmental level of about 2-3 years, e.g. “find the red apple”•Level 3 - contains instructions of 3 main words and is suitable for children at a developmental level of about 3- 4 years and upwards, e.g. “find the big red apple”•Level 4 - contains instructions of 4 main words and is suitable for children at a developmental level of about 4 years and upwards, e.g. “give the big red apple to the boy”"

The app will then take the children through a series of directions to follow.  Here's an example:


Kids help Splingo build his spaceship as a reward: 


You can save the game to pick up at a later point.  You can save the games for 10 students. 



Overall, Splingo's Language Universe is a fun app created by a speech-language pathologist for targeting following directions, vocabulary, prepositions, listening comprehension, and reading comprehension.  My clients enjoy the space theme and Splingo's alien voice.  I also like that there are multiple levels for the kids to move through.  In future updates, I would love to see a way to take data in the app.  I would also love to see a multi-player option. 

If you are interested, you can purchase the app for $2.99 in the App Store at the time of this review. 



Note: I was provided with a copy of this app for my review.  No other compensation was received. All opinions expressed are mine. 
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