I am happy to report that since my post quot;Buye…
Mirla G. Raz2012-05-16T08:04:00+00:00I am happy to report that since my post "Buyer Beware," Ms. Fernandes has removed her reviews of her own apps.
About Mirla G. Raz
I am an Arizona licensed speech pathologist and am certified by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. I have been in private practice for over 30 years working extensively with children who have speech and language problems. I received my Master’s degree from Seton Hall University in New Jersey. After graduation, I decided that I need sun and warmth and so headed south to work for the Volusia County Schools in Daytona Beach Florida. The next year I moved to California where I was offered a job working for the Los Angeles Unified School District in the severe oral language handicapped program. My next move was to UCLA where I worked in the department of Clinical Linguistics at the Neuropsychiatric Institute. In 1981, I moved to Arizona where I went into private practice. It gives me tremendous satisfaction to know that I have helped hundreds of children gain normal speech and language skills.Can you post which apps she left reviews on? I am …
Mirla G. Raz2012-05-16T07:05:00+00:00Can you post which apps she left reviews on? I am curious to read them and it may take me forever if I click on each one in iTunes. Thanks!
Another Hamaguchi App Winner
Mirla G. Raz2017-12-10T19:35:35+00:00First Words International Patti Hamaguchi has developed another well thought out and executed app. First Words International is a basic vocabulary app. It offers 50 words in seven different languages: English, Chinese, Spanish, French, Japanese, Hindi and Russian. What sets this app apart from other vocabulary apps is the way in which Ms. Hamaguchi [...]
Yesterday a reader contacted me and asked her to p…
Mirla G. Raz2012-05-15T10:56:00+00:00Yesterday a reader contacted me and asked her to post her comment anonymously. "Thanks you for standing your ground Mirla. I agree that it is inappropriate for employees or those professionally connected with an app company to "review" their own apps in iTunes. It never occurred to me that one would even consider doing so.I [...]
Sheesh, I don #39;t know any of the players in thi…
Mirla G. Raz2017-12-10T19:35:35+00:00Sheesh, I don't know any of the players in this, but anyone who feels the need to rant--and if you're using that many caps, you're ranting--in response to a short, pointed blog post is a little too defensive.Itunes reviews are not the appropriate place for a professional to express her opinion of her work done [...]
SB, I removed your comment by accident. I apologiz…
Mirla G. Raz2017-12-10T19:35:35+00:00SB, I removed your comment by accident. I apologize.For readers who would like to contact me via email, please do the following: Type in your comment, your email address and indicate if you would prefer that I not post your comment. I will not post it onto the blog. Instead I will respond via email. [...]
Apps for speech therapy – 6a6e3a65b50a35b1c2f3fbde4eeeb64f – 2013-02-21-05-05-26
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Reply to Smarty Ears
Mirla G. Raz2017-12-10T19:35:38+00:00Before I respond to the various replies to my Buyer Beware blog, I would like to share what I knew about Smarty Ears and Barbara Fernandes prior to Buyer Beware. I knew that Ms. Fernandes was one of the first speech pathologists to develop apps for the profession. I knew that her company had grown [...]
ndnspeechmom: I think the development of apps by s…
Mirla G. Raz2017-12-10T19:35:38+00:00ndnspeechmom: I think the development of apps by speech paths is wonderful and agree that we should be supportive of one another in this new area. One reason that I periodically post about my personal experiences, down this app development road, is to help others gain insight into the process.I don't have personal experience with [...]
I #39;m also a believer in quot;buyer beware quot…
Mirla G. Raz2017-12-10T19:35:38+00:00I'm also a believer in "buyer beware" because I have bought apps in the past that were less than satisfactory. In those cases I left a customer review with my ideas for improvement. I love SLP blogs, particularly tx ideas and app review posts because they help me decide what apps to buy. I will [...]