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SparkMinds
How It Works

A personalized activity for your child, ready when you are.

Pick the skill you want to work on. SparkMinds builds a playful, step-by-step activity customized just for your child. What to do, what to say, and what to watch for. Then put the phone away and play.

SparkMinds app: “Activity Started, put the device away” screen

Then put the phone away and play!

Try it out. You're ready!

SparkMinds app home screen: choosing a listening goal

Select a goal

Pick the skill to learn and practice.

SparkMinds app: a generated activity overview

Get a fun, personalized activity

SparkMinds gives you a fun activity to weave into your day.

SparkMinds app: step-by-step activity instructions

Know just what to do and say

Clear step-by-step guidance, including the exact words to use.

SparkMinds app: parent tips and what to observe

Review tips, and know what to watch for

Tips for parents to make the activity effective and to prime you to notice progress.

SparkMinds app: “Activity Started, put the device away” screen

Then put the phone away and play!

Try it out. You're ready!

SparkMinds app home screen: choosing a listening goal

Select a goal

Pick the skill to learn and practice.

The SparkMinds Loop

Pick a goal. Get an activity. Put the phone away and play.

You pick the goal; SparkMinds gives your child a playful activity that fits your day, personalized to your child and family. So you always know exactly what to do and say to ignite their language development.

1. Choose a goal

Pick the listening or spoken-language skill to focus on. SparkMinds generates a fresh activity tuned to your child's stage and interests, matched to their hearing technology.

2. Review the activity guidance

Each activity is a playful game with a short overview, the materials you need, then step-by-step instructions, including the exact words to say. Plus tips for the parents and how to monitor progress.

3. Play it in real life

When you're ready, put the phone away and do the activity together. Meals, play time, car rides, and story time become intentional language learning moments. Afterward, note what you saw; SparkMinds shapes what comes next.

What makes SparkMinds different

Built just for your child. Not generic advice.

Every activity is tailored to your child's age, stage, interests, and hearing. The activity guidance evolves as your child grows and as you tell SparkMinds what worked.

What SparkMinds is

  • Personalized to your child's age and developmental stage
  • Created by Dr. Uma Soman, PhD, LSLS Cert. AVEd, a globally recognized leader in listening and spoken language
  • A complement to therapy, education, and rehabilitative services

What SparkMinds is not

  • A generic parenting and education app
  • An app to be used by children
  • A clinical or diagnostic service
  • A replacement for rehabilitation by a highly qualified professional team
In the family's own routines

The moments themselves do the work.

A father at the park with his young daughter on a tire swing and his baby, who wears hearing aids, in a front carrier.

Ordinary moments. Extraordinary opportunities.

Breakfast, the car ride, story time, the slow walk home from the park. These are not breaks in your child's learning. They're exactly the daily routines which can be enriched to ignite your child's language development. SparkMinds helps you make every interaction intentional, so every day counts.

A common question

How will SparkMinds fit into my family's busy days?

We know that you already have a full day. SparkMinds asks for minutes, not hours. It's built for the routines that are happening anyway. The goal is steady, small, repeated interactions that compound over weeks, not heroic bursts.

If a day goes sideways, no streak breaks. If a week disappears into illness or travel, you pick up where you are. SparkMinds is designed to be forgiving and durable, because that's what families actually need.

Ready to try this at home?

Try it this week. In routines you already have.

We're now onboarding families in careful waves, a few at a time. Once you're in, you get early access for your child and a direct line to the team behind SparkMinds, plus priority placement for the families you refer.