Sound Discrimination
Designed to exercise the neural pathways involved in distinguishing subtle differences in sound, this group of games works at training the basic fundamentals necessary for language, listening, and reading. Improvements in these types of activities have been associated with improvements in academic performance and reading.
In this game your goal is to help a bird feed a mouse, in doing so players must employ their ability to successfully discriminate between two tones.
Test your knowledge of speech sounds! The alphabetic principle, that each letter represents a sound, is a fundamental component of reading.
In this game players must pair like sounds in order to help a frog reach her goal. The game trains both tonal discrimination and short term memory.
Learn your alphabet and practice the names of each letter in Letter Pop! Click the ear to start. Then select the letter that you heard. Continue until you run out of letters!
Click on the banana that makes a sound different from the others. If you get it right, the banana turns into ice cream. If you get it wrong, the banana turns into broccoli.
Click on the sheep and listen to the sound it makes. Click on the other squares to find the sound that matches the sheep. When you find the square that matches, move it on top of the sheep.
Press the button with Antoine's picture to hear a musical tone. Remember that sound! After a short moment the lights above Professor Antoine flash and you will hear a corresponding sound.
Whappit, an auditory matching game, uses processed auditory speech. Listen to what the Strongman says and try to ring the bell.