SoundSmart
is a set of 11 entertaining, multi-level talking
Bingo games
that could help change your life! Because better
listeners make
better learners, better parents and better
colleagues!
SoundSmart
was designed by a clinical psychologist and a psychiatrist to improve listening skills, following directions,
phonemic awareness, working memory, mental processing speed, and
impulse control - vital skills for learning and living.
"I highly recommend this software as an auditory cognitive training
tool."
Attention Coach -
(Beginner,
Intermediate, Advanced): Spoken instructions become increasingly
complex as you progress through these alphabet games. You must
remember what to do even when the instructor gives multi-step
instructions, then changes her mind.
Math & Memory Coach -
(Levels A, 1, 2, 3, and
4): Improve working memory by learning to do math in your head.
When set up for a child, each of these five programs addresses
the corresponding grade level of the elementary school math
curriculum, grades K through 4. Adult users are presented with
more challenging problems.
Sound Discrimination Coach -
(Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced): These challenging
phonemic awareness drills train the player to listen well under
all types of conditions.
The player
must wait to answer until the stoplight turns green.
Sometimes it delays on the yellow light, then changes
its mind altogether about the question! The pictures
slowly revealing themselves provide additional
stimulation through closure (the brain having to fill in
the missing pieces).
"SoundSmart is an outstanding software
set for reinforcing cognitive skills such as memory,
following directions, visual and auditory processing, and
processing spoken language. The phonemic awareness exercises
are a great help in working on basic reading skills. The odd
distracting noises going on in the background give the
player important drill and practice in staying focused,
listening extra carefully and not being 'fooled' by
distractions. The impulse control track is a highly
effective way of teaching children to 'wait their turn.'
Using SoundSmart's unique
behavioral training tracks
You can access thousands of tasks within each
program, customizing the programs for individual needs and
bringing depth to the exercises:
Speed Track - to challenge alertness and improve mental processing speed.
Patients Track -
to improve impulse control by providing drill and practice in
the skill of waiting patiently. If the user moves the mouse
before the traffic light turns green, the computer gently chides
her, then gives the instruction all over again!
Listening Track -
to improve auditory attention, figure-ground discrimination,
and auditory focus. Incorporates elements that make it
challenging to discriminate sounds.
Challenge Track - combines all of these tracks, requiring the user to listen
extra carefully, wait patiently before answering, then move
quickly to answer before the time is up!
The player
must wait to answer until the stoplight turns green.
Sometimes it delays on the yellow light, then changes
its mind altogether about the question! The pictures
slowly revealing themselves provide additional
stimulation through closure (the brain having to fill in
the missing pieces).
