Star Catcher is a night-sky game. A word card crosses the field below an alien cat's UFO, and your child beams it up by saying the word. It suits children who like space, aliens, and a calmer pace.
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“Beam up the word by saying it.”
Listening
Ages 3 to 9
Subscription game
Single words
How to play
How to play Star Catcher
An alien cat in a UFO over a night field.
1
A picture and word card moves across the night field.
2
Your child says the word to beam it into the UFO.
3
SpeechLP listens. A word that counts is beamed up.
4
The practice report shows the words attempted and the app's feedback.
The practice
What your child practices
Star Catcher uses the same target sounds and word list as every SpeechLP game.
Sounds 24 sounds + 49 blends
24 consonant sounds, including R, S, L, TH, SH, CH and K, plus 49 starting and ending blends such as BL, ST and STR. Parents choose the targets, SpeechLP can suggest them by age, or an SLP can assign them.
Word position Start, middle, end
Practice the sound at the start, middle, or end of a word.
Level Single words
Single words with pictures, from about 1,460 illustrated words.
Ages 3 to 9
Designed for children ages 3 to 9.
Feedback: SpeechLP listens to each attempt and responds in the game. The practice report afterward
lists the words and the app's feedback. It is not a diagnosis or a clinical score.
Screen-free version
Keep practicing off screen: Flashlight beam
Tape picture cards to a wall in a dim room. Your child shines a flashlight on a card and says the word to beam it up, then collects it.
