Forget removes a phrase from what the board learned. Nothing leaves this device.
Each child has their own learned words, added words, routines and settings. Switching only happens here, behind the grown-up question.
Modeling means tapping the words on the board while you say them (use Practice mode so the board does not learn from your taps). Children learn the board by watching you use it.
The focus word gets a 🎯 on its tile and a gentle nudge in suggestions. Layouts never change.
During a routine the matching words get a ★ and a gentle nudge in suggestions, and a "Now" line shows above the quick phrases. Uses this device's clock.
The strip lists today's routines in time order. The current one is highlighted and finished ones fade. Tap a picture to hear its name.
A plain count of what was spoken in the last 7 days. It is not an assessment. Share it with your speech-language pathologist if it helps.
The board layout never changes on its own. Suggestions only add outlines and the Next / Finish buttons.
The child's screen asks one simple question at a time and ends in a whole sentence. Choose what shows up first, and in what order.
Without pins, each step shows five choices picked from what the child uses, the time of day, the routine and the focus word. They stay in a steady order. Everything else is under More.
The app can start the conversation. At routine times it asks one yes-or-no question out loud, such as "Are you hungry?", and the child taps Yes or No. Yes leads on to choosing what they want. After two Nos for the same question it stops asking that day. Off until you switch it on.
Questions follow your daily routines (or the usual times if you have not set any). The screen must be open and the child idle for 30 seconds.
Everything here is worked out on this device from how taps happen. Nothing is sent anywhere.
If a child taps very fast many times, the app calmly asks "Are you okay?" with Yes and No. At most once every 10 minutes.
Add a real photo of each room. It replaces the picture on that room's button under "Look around", so the child recognizes their own kitchen or bedroom. Photos stay on this device.
Locking hides Practice and makes the settings button need a 2 second press, then the math question. For a full lock on the device, also use Guided Access (iPhone) or Screen pinning (Android).
Practice (the cap button at the top) lets a grown-up model sentences: words are spoken but the board does not learn from them.
Show a visual "first this, then that" strip above the quick phrases. Pick any two words on the board. Your child taps a card to hear it, and taps the check when the first thing is done.
Add a ready-made set of words as its own folder. You can remove a pack any time. Words already on the board are skipped.
Record a family member saying a word (up to 5 seconds). When a word has a recording, it plays instead of the computer voice. Recordings stay on this device and are not part of the backup text.
Add words your child uses: a family member, a favorite toy, a place. Photos are shrunk and kept only on this device.
iPhone: tap Share, then Add to Home Screen. Android: open the browser menu, then Install app.
A picture list of every word on the board, for the fridge, the classroom or the therapist. Uses your print dialog, so you can also save as PDF.
A backup file holds the current child's learned words, added words and added packs. Recorded voices are not included. Nothing leaves this device unless you send the file yourself.
Deletes everything for the child currently in use: learned phrases, your own words, word packs, recordings and settings.
Everything the board learns stays on this device. Nothing is sent anywhere unless you use the optional Claude helper inside Claude.
Picture symbols: OpenMoji, CC BY-SA 4.0. Font: Atkinson Hyperlegible.
Full privacy and creditsNext Word Board is a communication aid prototype, not a medical or therapy product. Work with your child's speech-language pathologist on vocabulary and layout.