TinkySpeak Classroom Kits are preconfigured AAC devices designed for school deployment — from a single SPED classroom to an entire district. 65+ languages. Fully offline. No IT infrastructure required.
Millions of students who need communication support don't have access to affordable tools. Traditional AAC devices are expensive, slow to procure, and require extensive training.
Traditional AAC devices cost thousands. Insurance processes take months. Many schools simply go without — or share a single device between dozens of students. TinkySpeak was designed to close that gap, not by replacing clinical tools, but by putting a functional communication device in the hands of every student who needs one.
TinkySpeak aligns with the SETT Framework (Zabala, 1995) — the industry-standard model for assistive technology decisions in education.
SETT Framework reference: Zabala, J. (1995). The SETT Framework: Critical Areas to Address in Assistive Technology Consideration.
Print QR codes. Stick them anywhere in your building. When a student scans one, the right communication board loads instantly — no searching, no menus.
Traditional AAC requires navigating menus and categories to find the right board. QR codes eliminate that step entirely. The environment tells the device what board to load.
Serve ESL classrooms, multilingual districts, refugee populations, and international schools — all from the same device. Language switching is one tap. No internet required. All translation data lives on-device.
Students communicate in their native language while learning English. Teachers can push bilingual boards that display both languages simultaneously.
Students arriving with zero English proficiency can communicate basic needs from day one. No internet required — critical for under-resourced programs.
Parent communication boards in the family's home language. IEP meeting support. Progress reports that bridge the language gap between school and home.
Every feature was designed with teachers, SLPs, and students in mind — not tech departments.
Teacher taps "Push Board" — every student tablet switches instantly. Peer-to-peer over local WiFi. No internet connection, no cloud infrastructure, no IT department needed.
Lock the tablet to TinkySpeak only. Students can't exit to YouTube, games, or settings. PIN-protected configuration. The device does one thing — communicate.
Generate PDF progress reports formatted for SLPs, teachers, and IEP meetings. Vocabulary growth trends, communication frequency, most-used categories, and usage patterns.
SLP or teacher taps tiles that highlight without speaking — Aided Language Display modeling. The student sees which tile was selected without hearing the TTS output. Evidence-based practice built in.
Build custom communication boards from your browser. AI suggests relevant tiles, you approve and customize. Push to every student device in one sync. Try it now
Grammar engine with morphology support. Students build sentences with proper structure — subject, verb, object. Single-tile mode for quick communication. Progressive complexity as skills develop.
Every tile in TinkySpeak is color-coded using the Fitzgerald Key system — the same evidence-based framework used by speech-language pathologists worldwide since 1926.
The Fitzgerald Key assigns a consistent color to each word category — nouns, verbs, adjectives, social words, questions, and negation. This isn't decoration. It's a visual grammar system that teaches sentence structure through color patterns. When a child sees yellow + orange + blue + yellow, they're learning WHO + DO + DESCRIBE + WHAT — before they can read the words.
Buy dedicated devices ready out of the box, or run TinkySpeak on hardware your school already owns.
Simple, transparent pricing. No hidden fees. No per-seat licensing traps. Mix and match options across classrooms. Contact us for a custom quote.
TinkySpeak isn't just for students with IEPs. Communication tools belong everywhere — because every student benefits from having more ways to express themselves.
AAC tools provide multiple means of expression — a core UDL principle. Visual vocabulary supports diverse learners, not just those with speech differences.
Prebuilt emotion and needs boards give all students language for feelings. "I feel frustrated" is easier to tap than to say out loud — for any student.
Color-coded tiles teach vocabulary and sentence structure visually. ELL students and early readers build language skills through the Fitzgerald Key system.
When verbal students use AAC alongside nonverbal peers, it normalizes the tool. The kid who "talks fine" using TinkySpeak makes the kid who needs it feel less alone.
Our Board Builder is free, open, and ready to use right now. No device needed. No account. No catch. Build communication boards in your browser, print them, and start using them in your classroom today.
"Whether you buy devices or not, TinkySpeak is here to help. Build your own boards. Print them. Start communicating today."
TinkySpeak was designed for scale from day one. No servers, no cloud, no IT overhead.
No cloud. No servers. No accounts. No network dependencies. Every device works offline, out of the box. Your IT department doesn't need to be involved.
Update every device from a teacher tablet. Push boards, update content, configure settings — all over local WiFi. No internet connection needed.
Devices arrive pre-loaded and ready. A student can start communicating in minutes. The deployment playbook covers everything a teacher needs to know — typically a 15-minute read.
Broken device? Ship it back, get a replacement pre-loaded and ready within 48 hours. Designed for the reality of school environments.
All data stays on-device. Nothing is transmitted. No student information leaves the tablet. Designed to support FERPA and COPPA requirements by architecture, not policy.
Serve diverse student populations from the same device. Language switching is one tap. No internet required for any language. All translation data is pre-installed.
We partner with schools and districts to run structured evaluations before full deployment. No pressure, no contracts during pilot.
30-minute call with our education team. Understand your classrooms, student needs, languages, scale, and timeline.
We configure devices to match your environment. Custom boards for your classrooms, language selection, kiosk settings, QR signage templates.
Pilot devices ship pre-loaded and ready. No setup required on your end. 10-device minimum for pilot evaluations.
30–90 day structured evaluation. We provide usage data templates, communication tracking forms, and educator feedback tools.
Based on pilot data, decide on scale. Additional classrooms? School-wide? District-wide? We support all paths forward.
TinkySpeak is already significantly more accessible than traditional AAC solutions. If cost is still a barrier, support programs are available for qualifying schools and districts.
Free or reduced-cost devices for qualifying Title I schools and under-resourced districts.
Sliding scale pricing based on district size and need. Bulk deployment support included.
Broken device? Ship it back, get a pre-loaded replacement within 48 hours.
Our education team is available for discovery calls, pilot planning, and procurement questions.
We're a small team building critical tools. Response within 48 hours.