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Communicate Through Spelling

Communicate Through Spelling is an app designed by Dr. Christian Bogner and Alex Zaharakis for spellers who currently use a spelling board or are learning to use one. It gives them a tablet-based tool that can provide a backing voice, while also providing games that train spelling, motor coordination assessments and challenges, and a way to save spelling sessions and history.

The app is featured on the Apple iPad App Store. It is extremely low cost to use: $39 per year, and free to try for 30 days.

Inside the app

The CTS home screen with the Autism is Biomedical logo
Home screen
Spelling board with large letters, letter groups, and a Say Word button
Spelling board
Talk board with buttons like I want, I feel, Help, Yes and No
Talk board
Choose your voice screen with female, male, kids and fun voices
Choose a voice
Pearl Maze game: drag your finger to roll the pearl to a letter
Pearl Maze game
Target Practice game with a 3 by 3 grid of letters
Target Practice game
Drumline game: tap anywhere with the beat
Drumline game
Letter colors screen with a color picker for each letter
Letter colors