How the speech therapy software works
Bungalow's programs mimic the
clinically proven drill practice
speech therapists use with their patients.
The Bungalow speech & language software
works in much the same way a speech pathologists provides
drill therapy. It's based on clinically proven therapy techniques and has helped over
20,000 patients and therapists.
- Prompts the patient with a cue (photo, spoken question, story, movie,
etc.).
- Patient responds by answering a question (typing, speaking, or picking
an answer).
- Program evaluates the answer and gives feedback.
- Lets patient try again until they get the right answer.
There are
23 Bungalow programs for different types
of speech therapy.
You can try
them free right now.
Clinical Research
The programs are based on techniques pioneered by speech
pathologists (therapists). Speech therapy software has been
clinically proven to help patients improve speech
& language. Our focus from beginning, back in 1995, was helping patients
work
independently at home. The programs provide feedback and hints
so patients can work at their own pace whenever they like, for as long as they
like. This is an incredible motivation for patients who, often for the
first time, can work at speech therapy
independently at home. Patients and brain-injury survivors have
praised Bungalow Software for how much it's helped
patients recover. We've even had one caregiver contact one of these customers
and
interview them by email.
Faster recovery during speech therapy
Bungalow can also help patients who are still
receiving speech therapy. They can help patients get more speech
therapy from insurance. One of the most common reasons insurance cancels
therapy is lack of therapy, thanks to the
Plateau Paradox. If the patient doesn't show fast enough progress,
insurance ends therapy, sending the patient home for more practice until
they improve enough to be ready for more therapy. But patients don't get
practice at home, so they never return for more therapy. Until now. Using
Bungalow programs at home can help patients work through their plateau
before insurance cancels therapy.
Clinicians
around the world have been using the Bungalow programs for
over a decade. These speech therapy programs can
help speech therapists save time and deliver
better results.
Summary of Benefits
- Clinically proven
Clinical studies have shown that therapy
software can greatly help patients improve speech & language skills.
- Motivates the
survivor
The programs are interactive, providing
feedback (instant grading) and helpful hints. So patients can work
at the limit of their ability to make real progress, and don't become
bored or frustrated as easily.
- Independent therapy
Because of the feedback and hints, patients can work at their own pace
whenever they like, for as long as they like.
- Can be use at home or in the clinic
- Can provide valuable home therapy practice or be
use with speech therapy in the clinic.
- Provides drill
work that a therapist often can't provide.
Survivors often reach temporary
plateaus in their recovery. To get past a plateau, they need a lot of drill work
at the same level. But Drill work is not covered by insurance because
Insurance companies do not believe it requires the skills of a licensed therapist, so
therapists usually can't provide that drill work therapy.
- Can help extend speech therapy
If a survivor's progress is not
consistently, measurably improving, insurance companies typically will
end therapy.
By providing lots of drill-practice, computer-assisted speech therapy can help improve
progress and prevent the insurance company from terminating therapy.