Everyday speech
Speak Now
Put words together when you need them, then speak the sentence aloud.
Free aphasia communication practice
Digital speech and language practice
for people living with aphasia
FinchBridge is digital speech and language practice for people living with aphasia. Register for free. No payment or subscription required. Register, validate your email, and start practising.
- Free private registration
- No payment or subscription required
- Practice stages
- Progress saved
YOUR PROGRAMME
9 STAGES
- 1 Start simply Start here
- 2 Simple recognition
- 3 Finding words
- 4 Understanding everyday language
- 5 Thinking with words
- 6 Sentences and everyday talk
- 7 Longer language and everyday meaning
- 8 Conversations and independence
- 9 Keep communication strong
Every stage is available.
Speak Now and My Tools
Your words, your way
Build sentences, keep useful words and messages, and have phrases spoken aloud.
Your collection
My Tools
Keep your own words, people and saved messages for everyday situations.
Have your phrases spoken aloud
Saved phrases can be spoken when you know what you want to say but need help being heard.
Try it for yourself — press any phrase below to hear it spoken aloud.
Self-directed practice
Nine stages. One clear pathway.
Progress one stage at a time. Completing a stage opens the next.
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1
Stage 1
Start simply
Yes or no, and choose a picture.
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2
Stage 2
Simple recognition
Match pictures and make simple choices.
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3
Stage 3
Finding words
Name everyday words, then early reading and writing.
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4
Stage 4
Understanding everyday language
Short phrases, instructions, and listening/reading for meaning.
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5
Stage 5
Thinking with words
Functional talking in small steps.
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6
Stage 6
Sentences and everyday talk
Constrained sentences and short everyday messages.
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7
Stage 7
Longer language and everyday meaning
Complex language, problem solving, and social use.
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8
Stage 8
Conversations and independence
Community, independence, and work or study goals.
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9
Stage 9
Keep communication strong
Real-world confidence and long-term maintenance.
What users practise
Real activities from the FinchBridge programme
Practice moves from pictures and meaning towards words and everyday language.
- Match the picture
- Meaning groups
- Object understanding
- Everyday choices
- Building the word
- Finding the word
- Word practice
- Everyday phrases
- Words in context
- Short instructions
- Listen and understand
Find & Discover
Seek & Find
Look around everyday places. Find familiar things. No clock. No rush.
Match a written word to a picture. It is optional practice, not a medical intervention.
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Village Post Office -
Village Newsagent -
Charity Shop -
Country Pub -
Hotel Reception -
Barber Shop
Everyday places such as a bakery, post office, newsagent, charity shop, pet shop, barber, bicycle shop, country pub, hotel reception and launderette — plus kitchens, cafés and harbours. There are many more scenes to explore.
Included with the programme
Included with your free registration
Seek & Find, Speak Now and My Tools come with your free validated registration.
- Calm visual search
- Everyday written words
- No time pressure
Free private registration
Register for free and start practising
No payment or subscription required. Register, validate your email, and start practising.
What you get
Your FinchBridge programme
Free aphasia communication practice online, at your own pace.
- Access to your FinchBridge programme
- Structured speech and language practice
- Activities you can work through at your own pace
- Digital communication practice and support
How it works
Four simple steps
Create your free account, then begin when your email is validated.
- Create your free account.
- Validate your email.
- Access your FinchBridge programme.
- Start practising.
FinchBridge does not diagnose or replace assessment or care from a qualified speech and language therapist.
Online, at home
Free aphasia communication practice
FinchBridge private registration is free. After you create a free account and validate your email, you can use self-directed communication practice for people with aphasia at home.
Who it is for
People living with aphasia
Aphasia can affect speaking, understanding, reading and writing. FinchBridge offers free online aphasia practice and everyday communication tools that you can use at home.
Some people use FinchBridge for communication practice after stroke. Others have aphasia from a different cause. The practice is self-directed, not a clinical assessment.
What you can practise
A clear nine-stage pathway
The programme offers aphasia practice exercises and free speech and language therapy resources: pictures, meaning, words and everyday messages, one stage at a time.
Speak Now, My Tools, Yes / No and Seek & Find come with your free validated registration. This can complement speech and language therapy. It does not replace a qualified therapist.
Clinical context
Evidence and research
National Clinical Guideline for Stroke · 2023
More opportunity to practise
Stroke guidance discusses regular, graded practice and appropriate digital tools. The guideline does not name or endorse FinchBridge.
NICE · Stroke rehabilitation in adults
Personalised practice
NICE discusses computer-based speech and language therapy. That is not NICE approval or endorsement of FinchBridge.
Aphasia rehabilitation research
Structured word-finding practice
Research such as Big CACTUS has shown that tailored computerised word-finding practice can help. Big CACTUS was not a study of FinchBridge.
FinchBridge programme design
How the programme is organised
FinchBridge uses graded, structured practice from early recognition through everyday communication. That is a design choice, not a clinical endorsement.
Why FinchBridge
Everyday communication, and a clear way to practise
Everyday tools
Speak Now and My Tools help you build sentences and keep useful words, people and messages.
Spoken phrases
Saved phrases can be spoken aloud when you need help getting the words heard.
Structured practice
Nine self-directed stages provide a clear speech and language practice pathway.
Progressive
Complete one stage before progressing to the next.
Free private registration
Register, validate, and begin
Register free. Validate your email. Then start your FinchBridge programme.
- No payment required
- Every stage is available
- Your progress stays saved
Create my free account
First name, last name, email and password. Validate your email before signing in.