Katie R. Lambert, M.S., SLP LIC-CCC
Speech and Language Pathologist
Scottish Rite Childhood Language Center
Sacramento, CA 95819
www.ssrlc.org
As a speech and language therapist working with young children with language delays and disorders, I find myself looking for ways to engage them in therapy. They LOVE playing on my iPad, but they often become “lost” in the screen and want to push all the buttons vs. doing speech and language therapy. As soon as I saw the Bluebee product I knew instantly that this was something I could easily incorporate into my therapy sessions!
I LOVE that the children are engaged in what the bear is doing! They attend to its mouth while it is moving; this is exciting for a speech and language therapist because it can be tricking getting young children to understand the concept of “look at my mouth moving” one of the key ideas in communication! Also, they are not focused on the screen of the iPad or the novelty of pressing buttons just to press them, they are using their language to navigate their world by telling me (or even the bear) what they want or the answers to the prompts within the apps. My clients have begun talking along with the bear! They are even asking for the bear to read them a story;huge success just in requesting!
I would recommend this product to any speech and language therapist who would like another trick in their bag to engage children in therapy sessions. I am very happy with this product and hope to have two or three in my therapy room!
– Katie R. Lambert, M.S., SLP LIC-CCC