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Vochella collapses practice into three scalable, evidence-backed game families. Play the core games below — live, right in your browser — and see how difficulty scales without a dozen duplicate mechanics.

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Artic

Minimal / Multiple / Maximal Oppositions

Hear the difference. Pick it. Say it.

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Coverage at a glance

One app. Every caseload.

The matrix below shows which games cover which clinical domains. Tinted cells indicate an evidence-based fit; numbers show how many protocol exercises currently ship for that pair.

Domain \ GameContrast EngineArticulation DrillParent-Coached Loop
Articulation
14 exercises
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Receptive Language
8 exercises
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Expressive Language
11 exercises
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Fluency
6 exercises
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Voice
5 exercises
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Pragmatics & Social
5 exercises
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Swallowing
7 exercises
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Cognitive-Communication
5 exercises
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Literacy
7 exercises
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AAC
5 exercises
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Practice Library

Exercise Catalog

Browse all 73 activities in the Vochella practice library. Switch views to see how kids experience each exercise or review the clinical details.

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Articulation14 exercises
Articulation🃏 Flashcard Reveal

🐰Flashcard Flip

3x10

See the picture. Say the word. Flip the card for a helpful cue. Then say it again, nice and clear!

/r/rabbit
Explorer Prompt

See the picture, say the word, then flip the card!

Articulation🃏 Flashcard Reveal

🕷️S Blend Words

3x10 per blend

Practice words that start with S sounds - like spider, snake, and star! Say each word clearly and try putting them in a sentence.

/s/spider
Explorer Prompt

Say the ssssnake words! 🐍

Articulation👂 Minimal Pairs

Sound Match Game

3x20 trials

Listen carefully to two words that sound almost the same. Can you hear the difference? Pick the right picture!

/t/-/k/
Explorer Prompt

Listen carefully! Which picture matches? 👂

🍵Tea🔑Key🟢Pea
🍵

tea

vs
🔑

key

Articulation🃏 Flashcard Reveal

Sound Patterns

2x15 productions

Listen to a bunch of words with the same sound, then try saying them yourself! We'll keep practicing until you're a pro.

Articulation👆 Tap / Self-Rate

Mouth Moves

3x30 seconds each movement

Fun exercises to make your tongue and lips stronger! Try tongue taps, side-to-side sweeps, and funny lip shapes.

Articulation🃏 Flashcard Reveal

Big Words

3x10 words

Practice saying longer words piece by piece! Start with the ending and build up - like putting blocks together.

Articulation🎙️ Audio Record

Everyday Phrases

4x8 phrases

Practice saying helpful phrases like "I want...", "Help me", and "More please" - words you use every day!

Articulation🃏 Flashcard Reveal

👅TH Sound Words

3x10 per sound

Practice your TH sound! Try words like "think" and "this" - put your tongue tip gently between your teeth.

/θ/-/ð/
Articulation👂 Minimal Pairs

Opposite Sounds

2x16 pairs

Listen to two words that have very different sounds. Can you say both? Try to make each one sound clear!

🧹

mop

vs
🔝

top

Articulation🪜 Sound Ladder

🔊R Sound Steps

3x10

Climb the ladder! First say the sound, then a syllable, then a word. You level up every time you nail it!

/r/red
Articulation🪜 Sound Ladder

☀️S Sound Steps

3x10

Say S sounds step by step - sound, syllable, word! Your speech buddy cheers for each level.

/s/sun
Articulation🪜 Sound Ladder

🦁L Sound Steps

3x10

Climb the L ladder with your speech buddy - one rung at a time!

/l/lion
Articulation🪜 Sound Ladder

👅TH Sound Steps

3x10

Practice your TH sound one step at a time!

/θ/think
Articulation🪜 Sound Ladder

🚢SH Sound Steps

3x10

Say SH sounds step by step!

/ʃ/ship
Language-Receptive8 exercises
Language-Receptive📋 Multiple Choice

Follow Along

3x15

Can you do two things in a row? Listen carefully and follow the steps! Touch your nose, then clap your hands.

Explorer Prompt

Can you do what I say? Listen carefully! 👂

👃Touch your nose then clap👏Clap then stomp👋Wave then jump🦶Stomp then sit
Language-Receptive📋 Multiple Choice

Question Time

3x10 questions

Look at the picture and answer questions like "Who is that?" and "Where are they?" Pick the right answer!

Explorer Prompt

Who is in the picture? 🖼️

🐕The dog🚗The car🌳The tree
Language-Receptive📋 Multiple Choice

Sort It Out

2x15 items

Which one is a fruit? Which one is an animal? Sort things into groups and find which one doesn't belong!

Explorer Prompt

Which one is a fruit?

🍎Apple🚗Car🪑Chair🐕Dog
Language-Receptive📋 Multiple Choice

Step-by-Step Challenge

3x10 directions

Can you follow 3 or 4 steps in a row? This is a big-kid challenge - listen carefully and do each step!

Language-Receptive📋 Multiple Choice

Detective Thinking

2x8 passages

Be a detective! Look at the clues in the story or picture and figure out what happened. How do you know?

Language-Receptive📋 Multiple Choice

Listen & Answer

2x5 paragraphs

Listen to a short story and then answer questions about what you heard. No peeking - just your ears!

Language-Receptive🗂️ Category Sort

Sort Animals & Food

2x12 items

Tap or drag - is it an animal or a food? You earn stars for every correct bin!

Language-Receptive🗂️ Category Sort

Living or Not?

2x10 items

Think about what grows and moves - does it breathe? Sort carefully!

Language-Expressive11 exercises
Language-Expressive🖼️ Picture Naming

📖Tell the Story

2x10

Read a story, then tell it back in your own words! Who was in it? What happened? How did it end?

Language-Expressive🖼️ Picture Naming

Build a Sentence

2x15

Look at the picture and make up a sentence about it! Try to make your sentences longer and more interesting.

Language-Expressive🖼️ Picture Naming

Say More

3x15 expansions

Try adding more words! If you said "dog run," try "The big dog is running fast!" Make your sentences grow.

Language-Expressive🖼️ Picture Naming

Word Finder

2x10 target words

Can't think of a word? Use clues! What group is it in? What does it look like? What does it do? The clues help you find it!

Language-Expressive🖼️ Picture Naming

What Happened?

3x12 productions

Look at the before and after pictures. What happened? "He walked." "She played." "They painted!" Add the -ed ending.

Language-Expressive🎙️ Audio Record

Practice Conversations

5x3 full script reads

Practice real conversations you use every day - like ordering at a restaurant or calling a friend. Repeat until it feels easy!

Language-Expressive🖼️ Picture Naming

Action Words

2x6 verbs

Think of action words like "eat" or "drive" - who does it? What do they do it to? Answer questions about each action.

Language-Expressive📝 Sentence Builder

What Is Happening?

3x10

Put the words in order to tell what is happening in the picture!

Language-Expressive📝 Sentence Builder

What Happened?

3x10

Build a sentence about what already happened. Don't forget the -ed!

Language-Expressive📝 Sentence Builder

Who Did What?

3x10

Pick the right pronoun and build the sentence!

Language-Expressive📖 Story Sequencer

🌅Order the Day

2x6 stories

Put the pictures in order - morning to night! Then tell the story.

Fluency6 exercises
Fluency🎙️ Audio Record

🐘Gentle Start

3x8 per phrase

Start your words softly and smoothly, like a quiet sigh. Begin with easy words and build up to sentences!

elephant
Fluency🎙️ Audio Record

Bounce Practice

3x5 minutes per level

Try bouncing on words on purpose - it helps you feel in control! Start easy and work up to real conversations.

Fluency🎙️ Audio Record

Pause & Retry

2x10 cancellations

If you get stuck on a word, stop, relax, and try it again smoothly. It's like a do-over!

Fluency🎙️ Audio Record

Slide Out

3x8 pull-outs

If you feel stuck in the middle of a word, gently ease out of it and finish smoothly. You've got this!

Fluency🎙️ Audio Record

Smooth Talking Time

1x15 minutes

Have a fun chat with your parent for 10-15 minutes. They'll cheer you on for smooth speech!

Fluency🎙️ Audio Record

Light Touch Sounds

3x10 per consonant type

Say sounds with a gentle, light touch - don't push hard! Practice letters like P, B, T, and K softly.

Voice5 exercises
Voice🎙️ Audio Record

🫁Belly Breathing

3x10 per production

Put your hand on your tummy and breathe in deep - feel it expand! Then say "ahhh" for as long as you can.

Voice🎙️ Audio Record

🎵Voice Warm-Ups

2x4 exercises each

Warm up your voice with four fun exercises! Hum, glide your voice up and down, and hold notes. Do it softly.

Voice🎙️ Audio Record

🎶Humming Practice

3x5 minutes per level

Start by humming softly and feel the buzz on your lips! Then try humming into words and sentences.

Voice🎙️ Audio Record

📢Loud & Clear

3x15 sustained ah

Say "AHHH" as loud as you can and hold it! Think LOUD. This helps your voice stay strong and clear.

Voice🎙️ Audio Record

🥤Straw Sounds

3x5 minutes per technique

Make sounds through a straw! Try blowing bubbles in water while humming. It's fun and great for your voice.

Pragmatics/Social5 exercises
Pragmatics/Social🖼️ Picture Naming

📚Social Stories

2x30 seconds each story

Read fun stories about making friends, taking turns, and asking for help. Then act it out together!

Pragmatics/Social🖼️ Picture Naming

💭Think About Others

2x8 scenarios

What is the other person thinking? Look at the clues and guess what they know - it might be different from what you know!

Pragmatics/Social🖼️ Picture Naming

🗣️Taking Turns Talking

3x5-minute conversations

Practice having a conversation! Start a topic, ask questions, and take turns - like passing a ball back and forth.

Pragmatics/Social🖼️ Picture Naming

😊How Are They Feeling?

2x12 scenarios

Look at faces and listen to voices - can you tell how someone is feeling? Happy, sad, angry, or scared?

Pragmatics/Social🖼️ Picture Naming

🤝What Would You Do?

2x6 dilemmas

Uh oh, there's a problem! Think of different ways to solve it. Which idea works best? Let's figure it out!

Swallowing/Dysphagia7 exercises
Swallowing/Dysphagia👆 Tap / Self-Rate

Strong Swallow

3x10 swallows

Swallow as hard as you can - squeeze all your muscles! Start without water, then try small sips.

Swallowing/Dysphagia👆 Tap / Self-Rate

Hold & Swallow

3x10

Put your hand on your throat, swallow, and hold the top for 3 seconds.

Swallowing/Dysphagia📊 Sequence

Breathe-Hold-Swallow

3x8 swallows

Follow the steps: breathe in, hold it, swallow, then cough. This keeps things going the right way!

Swallowing/Dysphagia👆 Tap / Self-Rate

Tongue-Hold Swallow

3x10 swallows

Stick your tongue gently between your front teeth and try to swallow. Only practice without food or drink!

Swallowing/Dysphagia👆 Tap / Self-Rate

Head Lift Exercise

3x30 lifts + 60-sec hold

Lie down flat and lift your head to look at your toes. Hold it, then rest. Repeat to build strength!

Swallowing/Dysphagia👆 Tap / Self-Rate

Chin Push

3x10

Put a ball under your chin and press down. Hold for 5 seconds, then relax. This builds swallowing strength!

Swallowing/Dysphagia👆 Tap / Self-Rate

Tongue Push-Ups

3x10 per position

Press your tongue against the roof of your mouth as hard as you can! Try the front, sides, and back.

Cognitive-Communication5 exercises
Cognitive-Communication📋 Multiple Choice

Focus Training

2x5 minutes per level

Practice paying attention! Start with one thing, then try focusing even when there are distractions around you.

Cognitive-Communication📋 Multiple Choice

Memory Challenge

1x15-20 minute session

Remember a piece of information and try to recall it after longer and longer waits. How long can you remember?

Cognitive-Communication📊 Sequence

Plan It Out

2x3 planning tasks

Practice making a plan! Break a big task into steps and put them in order. What comes first? What could go wrong?

Cognitive-Communication📋 Multiple Choice

Think It Through

2x5 scenarios

Something went wrong! Think of solutions, weigh the pros and cons, and pick the best one. Talk through your plan.

Cognitive-Communication📖 Story Sequencer

📚Story Order

2x5

What happens first, next, then last? Arrange the pictures and tell what happened!

Literacy7 exercises
Literacy📋 Multiple Choice

🎤Rhyme Time

3x12 items

Find words that rhyme - cat, hat, bat! Can you think of more? Sing songs and sort rhyming words together.

Literacy📋 Multiple Choice

🧩Sound It Out

3x15 words

Break words into tiny sounds - c-a-t! Then put the sounds back together. Use the boxes to help you count.

Literacy🃏 Flashcard Reveal

🔤Letter Sounds

3x26 letters

See a letter, say its sound! S says "sss", T says "tuh". How fast can you go through them all?

Literacy📋 Multiple Choice

📕Read & Understand

1x2 passages

Read together and talk about what you think will happen next! Make pictures in your mind and connect the story to your life.

Literacy🔤 Word Builder

🐱Spell Short Words

3x12

Drag the letters into the boxes to spell the word. The picture helps you out!

cat
Literacy🔤 Word Builder

🐸Spell Blend Words

3x12

Build words with two sounds at the start - like FR in frog!

frog
Literacy🔤 Word Builder

🎂Magic E Words

2x10

Add the magic E at the end - it turns short vowels into their long names!

cake
AAC5 exercises
AAC👆 Tap / Self-Rate

💬Important Words

3x12

Practice the words you use most - "more", "stop", "go", "help"! Tap each word on your device as you say it.

AAC👆 Tap / Self-Rate

👆Watch & Learn Words

1x15 minutes of modeling

Watch and listen as a grown-up points to words while talking during play. You'll start using them too!

AAC📊 Sequence

🖼️Picture Trading

3x10 exchanges

Hand over a picture to ask for what you want! Start simple and build up to making full sentences with picture cards.

AAC👆 Tap / Self-Rate

📝New Words for My Device

2x10 new words

Add new words to your device - food, people, classroom things! Practice finding them quickly so you can use them anytime.

AAC👆 Tap / Self-Rate

🔗Put Words Together

3x10 combinations

Combine words to say more! Try "want + cookie" or "go + park". Practice the same button path each time so it becomes easy.

This catalog is a snapshot of exercises available in the Vochella practice library. Click “Preview” to see how kids experience it, or “Feedback” to share your thoughts.

The science

Every game earns its place.

We don't gamify therapy for novelty — we gamify because motor learning and language acquisition require massed, distributed, and motivating practice. Each game below traces back to a protocol or line of research.

Contrast Engine

Artic

Minimal / Multiple / Maximal Oppositions

SLPs assign contrast sets by process, field size, locale, and production phase. The same engine scales from a 2-option minimal-pair perception task to a 6-option maximal-opposition probe with speech recording.

Minimal pairs fit mild cases; multiple and maximal oppositions better support broader phonological-system change.

Storkel, 2022; Gierut complexity approach

Ages 4-14Play it →

Articulation Drill

Artic

Complexity-Target Motor Practice

A single drill family replaces flashcards, mic recording, sound ladders, and picture naming. SLPs tune target phoneme, stimulus level, complexity bias, cue start, and probe cadence while the engine only proposes changes for clinical review.

Complex, marked, and non-stimulable targets can drive wider generalization than simple stimulable targets.

Motor learning; Storkel, 2018

Ages 4-18Play it →

Parent-Coached Loop

Expressive

Caregiver Training Home Practice

The home-practice loop is built around caregiver training, not child-only app time. SLPs assign a technique, routine, duration, cadence, and capture mode; parents submit a short recording or log for review.

Recent home-practice evidence centers on structured parent-implemented intervention and caregiver training.

Zwitserlood-Nijenhuis et al., 2023; Leafe et al., 2025

Ages 0-99Play it →

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