SAILS
: Speech Assessment and Interactive Learning System
SAILS was developed by clinicians specializing in child speech and language disorders,
to permit advanced assessment and treatment of articulation and phonological disorders
in preschool and school-aged children. Based on years of scientific and clinical
research, the SAILS approach has been demonstrated to be effective in identifying
children who are unable to correctly discriminate between correct pronunciations
and certain error sounds and to help them to learn to pronounce these sounds correctly.
Natural speech recordings from many children and adults are used, so that correctly-produced
sounds are contrasted with typical, real-world errors for each sound. The use
of many different talkers promotes carry-over outside the clinical setting.
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SAILS
promotes learning by focusing the child's attention on those aspects of
speech sounds that are the basis for distinguishing the various speech
sound categories.
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Key Features & Benefits
- Proven method, using multiple samples of naturally-occurring childhood speech errors
- Integrated system permits more accurate assessment and faster, more effective
treatment than with other approaches
- Uses a video game approach that children love
- Comprehensive, with modules for many common error sounds
- Visual cues (from the lips and mouth) and undesirable acoustic cues (e.g. intonation)
are eliminated
- Automated response recording and feedback speeds learning and facilitates data
collection and report preparation.
Minimum Computer System Requirements
IBM compatible PC (Pentium or equivalent processor, with 16 Mb RAM and at least
16 Mb disk space), Windows 98, NT, 95 or 3.1x, with CD-ROM, SVGA monitor, Microsoft
Windows compatible mouse, and suitable audio hardware.
Audio Hardware
SAILS works with any Windows-compliant multimedia sound card (e.g., Creative Laboratories
Sound Blaster 16 or equivalent), as well as with the Tucker-Davis Technologies
System II hardware (www.TDT.com). Audio signals
may be replayed via earphones or speakers (consult manufacturer of audio hardware
for suitable selection).
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