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This program:
• Encourages expressive verbalization

• Fosters conversational turn-taking

• Builds imagination and confidence

Suggested for students (Pre-K-4) with:
• Autism, developmental disabilities, language-learning disabilities, and physical impairments



Product coverTalkTime with Tucker

Looking for a way to encourage and reinforce verbalization? Try TalkTime with Tucker, Laureate's voice-activated program that encourages youngsters to talk.

Product Description:
TalkTime with Tucker is a voice-activated program that encourages children with speech impairments to vocalize. Talk or make sounds into the microphone and Tucker moves and talks.

Unlike voice recognition programs which require precise and accurate speech input, this program accepts a broad range of sounds and/or speech to make Tucker come alive. Almost any input is followed by an appropriate response.

Five Exciting Adventures

Five activities accommodate a wide range of children at different functioning levels. During each adventure, Tucker encounters a variety of characters that do wondrous things when he talks to them.

On StageOn Stage
This activity trains cause and effect and turn-taking. As Master of Ceremonies at the Amazing Animal Show, Tucker commands a variety of animals to do silly tricks. Any sound a child makes causes an animal to perform an amusing stunt.

On the FarmOn the Farm
This activity encourages children to imitate animal sounds. As Tucker walks around the farm, each animal makes its sound and asks Tucker to repeat it. Then the animal gives him something special to put in his wheelbarrow.

Walk in the WoodsA Walk in the Woods
This activity is designed to increase the length of a child's vocalizations. By talking into the microphone, children make things (such as a caterpillar, a bird's eggs, and tadpoles) change. The longer they vocalize, the more they'll see happen.

FantasylandFantasyland
This activity encourages children to experiment with the volume of their voices. As Tucker walks toward the castle, children can speak louder to make him fly. Along the way, mystical characters obstruct his path and ask children to say something to get by. 

Talking with CaseyLet's Talk with Casey the Chameleon
This activity is designed to encourage natural communication exchanges. Casey the Chameleon asks Tucker a series of open-ended questions. After the child answers, Casey responds by transforming into the object he is talking about.


 TalkTime with Tucker  (Mac/Win CD)
140-WB
1-4 copies $125.00 each  
5-9 copies $87.50 each
30% off
10-19 copies $75.00 each
40% off
20-49 copies $62.50 each
50% off
50+ copies Call for Pricing  
How many copies (1-49)?:    

Network License $625
140-NW-WB
   

 SPECIAL PACKAGE!
 Buy both these programs and save!
 TalkTime with Tucker and Tiger's Tale Package
815-WB
1-4 packages $187.00 each  
5-9 packages $130.90 each
30% off
10-19 packages $112.20 each
40% off
20-49 packages $93.50 each
50% off
50+ packages Call for Pricing  
How many copies (1-49)?:    

Network License $935.00
815-NW-WB
   


TalkTime with Tucker is a voice-activated program that encourages children with speech impairments to vocalize.


System Requirements

Windows System Requirements:
• Pentium 133 CPU or above
• Hard drive, Microsoft® Windows® 95, 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP
• 16 MB RAM
• Windows compatible sound card
• 4x speed CD drive

Macintosh System Requirements:
• 68040 processor or PowerPC
• System 7.5 software or later
• 8 MB Application RAM
• 4x speed CD-ROM

Interface options for Macintosh and Windows:
Touch screen, keyboard, single switch, mouse, or compatible pointing device.

Not compatible with Windows NT workstations.

Requires a microphone and a sound card with Full duplexing capabilities.