Frequently Asked Questions: SLPs, Schools, and Clinics

SpeakSuite is a digital platform used to support therapy for speech-sound disorders. It consists of two interconnected parts: a web-based portal, which SLPs use to create speech-practice programs for each of the children they work with, and a games-based app, which kids log into from their tablets and use to practice the goals their SLP has set for them.

While existing digital tools for speech therapy generally include the capacity to select speech-practice targets, SpeakSuite’s platform allows SLPs to customize speech practice based on specific parameters—including the ability to avoid certain sounds in target words—creating more individualized home-practice programs that are ideally tailored to each child’s  needs.

The other digital tools that are out there also exist, in a sense, in a vacuum: in theory, a child practices with them at home, but neither the SLP nor the child itself has any insight into whether that practice is effective. Unlike its competitors, SpeakSuite has built-in tools to fully integrate independent practice into the speech therapy process. A child’s practice sessions are recorded by the app; back in the portal, SLPs can watch and assess them, and adjust a child’s goals to make them easier or harder as needed—closing the loop and creating a virtuous circle for continued practice and improvement.

Increasingly, we are learning that consistent, effective independent practice is crucial to bridging the gap between the overwhelming demand for articulation therapy and the limited number of hours in an SLP’s day. With the pressures on the profession only growing, SLPs need to empower caregivers to help increase cumulative intensity.

Unfortunately, there are considerable barriers to effective independent practice, which is time-consuming to create and relies on parents/caregivers and children themselves for follow-through. SpeakSuite is designed to overcome those barriers, increasing the quantity and quality of independent practice—and ultimately helping kids make progress in their speech therapy more quickly.

SpeakSuite’s purpose is to make life easier—for you, and your clients. Once you’ve set up your account, you’ll be able to create a fully customized home-practice program for each of your clients in just a few clicks. There are video tutorials to walk you through the process, and if you have any questions about navigating the system, our staff SLPs, available by email and live chat, will be happy to help.

Of course! Your first month using SpeakSuite is free, and you can cancel without penalty any time during that month.

Head on over to SpeechTherapyPD, where you can find our course exploring the research into the barriers to the effective treatment of speech-sound disorders and learn more about our approach. It’s good for 1.5 hours of CEUs, too.