Speech Therapy Home Practice Support on Fondsites

Browser Support

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Speech Genie works as a static page, but speech recognition support depends on the browser. Some browsers do not expose the Web Speech API. Some devices require a secure HTTPS context. Speech recognition can also be wrong.

If speech recognition works

Use it as a convenience for transcript reflection. It may misunderstand accents, children, multilingual speech, atypical speech, quiet voices, noise, and ordinary pronunciation variation.

If speech recognition does not work

You can still use prompts, voice playback, manual notes, custom words, practice history, export, and delete controls. A missing browser feature does not say anything about the person practicing.

Caregiver Cues

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A cue is a small support that helps attention land on the target. A cue is not a lecture, a verdict, or a reason to interrupt every sentence.

Supportive cue shapes

Model once, then wait.
Offer a choice: “Want to try that one again or move on?”
Praise effort and strategy, not perfection.
Use visual or tactile cues only if a professional has shown you how.
Stop when the learner is tired or frustrated.

Pressure cues to replace

Replace “Say it right” with “Let’s try one careful practice turn.”
Replace “You know this” with “This one is hard today. We can slow it down.”
Replace public correction with a private routine.

Speech Genie fit

Speech Genie can provide prompts and notes, but a caregiver still decides whether the moment is supportive. The tool should never overrule the person practicing.

How Home Practice Works

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Home practice works best when it is a small bridge from a clear target to real communication. It should not become a full-time correction habit.

The useful pattern

Pick one target or strategy.
Choose a level that is achievable today: sound, syllable, word, phrase, sentence, conversation, communication repair, or AAC use.
Practice for a short time.
End while the learner still has energy.
Write one practical note.

What to avoid

Correcting every conversation.
Practicing during fatigue, conflict, embarrassment, or public pressure.
Using speech recognition as proof of clinical accuracy.
Storing names, dates of birth, diagnoses, school names, or recordings in casual tools.

Better questions

Ask the SLP what target, cue, practice level, session length, and stop rule to use. Ask how to know whether a word is ready to move into phrases or conversation.

Practice Logs

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A practice log should make the next session easier. It should not become a sensitive medical record stored casually in a browser.

Useful notes

Date or general timing.
Target area or word set.
Cue that helped.
Energy level.
One next practice idea.

Leave out

Names, birth dates, diagnoses, school names, addresses, and detailed medical history.
Raw audio unless a qualified professional has given clear consent, storage, and privacy guidance.
Any note you would not want sitting in browser localStorage.

Speech Genie stores local practice sessions and lets you export or delete them. Treat the export as a personal note file, not a clinical report.

Privacy and Browser Storage

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Speech Genie in Fondsites is static and browser-only. It does not create accounts, does not upload audio, does not call a remote server, and does not sync practice history across devices.

What local storage means

Data stays in this browser profile unless you export it.
Clearing site data or using another browser can remove the history.
Anyone with access to the same browser profile may be able to see local data.
Browser storage is not a secure medical record system.

Safer habits

Use initials only if you need a label, or avoid labels entirely. Do not store names, birth dates, school names, diagnoses, addresses, or raw recordings. Use the export and delete buttons when you are done.

Word Banks

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A word bank is only useful when it matches the target. Random hard words can create frustration without improving carryover.

Build a better bank

Start with words the SLP assigned.
Add familiar, useful words from daily life.
Keep the list short enough to finish.
Mix easy and stretch items.
Move from words to phrases only when the target is ready.

Multilingual note

Practice words should respect the person’s language background. Do not use English-only speech recognition results to judge another language or dialect.

Speech Genie Practice Studio

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Speech Genie Practice Studio now lives at /speech-pathology/speech-genie/ .