HMHLT Earobics Step 2 Home Edition

The award-winning Earobics software is the leading solution for providing explicit, comprehensive phonological awareness and auditory processing training for the prevention and remediation of reading and other language-based disabilities.

More than 20 years of research have established that accurate and fluent decoding requires the ability to segment words and syllables into phonemes. This ability to identify and manipulate the individual sounds of language is called phonological awareness. And researchers have concluded that it is the best predictor of success in reading. They have also shown that phonological awareness can be developed, through carefully planned and explicit instruction. While such instruction is beneficial for all learners, it is critical for those at risk for reading disabilities and those learning English as a second language.

Designed for you
Earobics is designed to give you an efficient way to provide individualized, explicit instruction that meets the needs of a varied caseload. Earobics is convenient to install and use, with automatic goal writing in IEP format and performance charting. It uses sophisticated computer training techniques, including adaptive training, acoustic enhancement of the speech signal and systematic control of key learning variables. Its adaptive training technology automatically adjusts game play to the skill level and progress of each student. Earobics also systematically controls the amount of visual cueing and auditory feedback, the rate at which sounds are presented, the length of sound units and the amount of background noise competing for the student's attention. The software carefully guides students through learning, giving them more help when they need it and fading cues as their skills develop.

Management tools
Earobics features easy-to-use management tools that give you control of the learning process. Using the Dataview and Preferences screens, you can:
• Customize each game to the unique needs of each student
• Limit play to the games that target the student's deficit skills
• Choose the starting levels of difficulty within each game
• Determine when skill training should be repeated or skipped
• Customize auditory repetition and other features
• Automatically generate IEP-formatted goals for each activity
• Automatically collect performance data for each student
• Print each student's progress reports by date or range of dates
• Use the password option to protect the confidentiality and reliability of data records, while allowing students to work with minimal supervision
• Remove and add names to the player list, allowing you to extend use of the software's 'seats' over time

Earobics Step 2 is designed for developmental ages 7-10 and features five interactive games with nearly 600 levels of play. Earobics Step 2 addresses all of the skills targeted in Earobics Step 1, but at more advanced levels. It also teaches language processing skills that are critical for extracting meaning from spoken language and written text.

It teaches your child how to:
• Follow increasingly complex directions with and without background noise
• Remember sounds and words in sequential order
• Sound out individual sounds in a word
• Blend sounds into syllables and syllables into words
• Identify the position of a target sound in a word
• Add, delete, substitute and rearrange sounds to create new words
• Recognize a word when a syllable or sound has been omitted
• Associate a sound with a letter or group of letters
• Understand the meanings of words
• Recognize printed syllables and words



Earobics Versions:

• The Home version of Earobics is intended for home use only. Only 2 players and a guest can be registered into the program, and they cannot ever be changed or removed. If you plan on using Earobics with more than two players, order the Specialist/Clinician version.