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- Speech pathology, occupational therapy, psychology and counselling.
- Cards that give children words for their feelings and bring phonics sounds to life.
- 30-day accounts available for clinics.
Speech pathologistsOccupational therapistsPsychologists & counsellorsNDIS providers
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The science
Why Card Games Work
- Simple card games that support neuroplasticity, helping young brains grow and older brains stay engaged.
- Structured play improves cognitive flexibility, impulse control, and sustained attention.
- The prefrontal cortex matures rapidly in these years, so games build executive function, motor pathways and emotional regulation.
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Executive Functioning
Exercises the skills run by the prefrontal cortex, the brain's control centre.
- Working memory: remembering which sound family a player asked for two turns ago in Sound Stack.
- Inhibitory control: holding back a Snap in Word Twins when the pair is not a true match.
- Cognitive flexibility: switching strategy when the leading emotion changes in Emotional Build Up.
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Literacy Pathways
Every card carries the word, its meaning, a sentence and translations.
- Pattern recognition: sorting Sound Stack cards by sound pattern (sh, ck, ee).
- Retrieval: matching pairs in Word Twins and Tense Twist trains auditory and visual memory.
- Language for feelings: naming eighty emotion words in Emotional Build Up gives children the vocabulary to regulate.
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Motor Skills and Coordination
Handling a physical deck builds manual dexterity, reflexes and sharp observations.
- Bilateral coordination: holding a fan of cards in one hand while playing with the other.
- Precision grip: dealing, drawing and placing cards trains finger pinch strength.
- Sequencing: shuffling, dealing and taking turns rehearses ordered routines.
- For neurodiverse children with ADHD, autism or dyslexia.
- A structured, low-stress way to build cognitive skills.
- Screen-free: no screen overload and no isolation.
Five Decks for the Therapy Room
Expressive language, target sounds, turn-taking, fine motor and emotion identification. One deck each.
Best seller
Ages 4+1-6 players
5.0
(9 reviews)
PhonicsSound Stack
Phonics. 13 sound patterns, 130 decodable words.
Ages 5+2-6 players
5.0
(10 reviews)
HomophonesWord Twins
26 homophone pairs. Same sound, different spelling.
Ages 4+2-6 players
4.7
(22 reviews)
VocabularyCollectively Known
25 collective nouns, each with an animal fact.
New bundle $49.95
Ages 5+2-6 players
5.0
(9 reviews)
Book + gameTense Twist + Our Dog Max
The book and the card game. Irregular past tense, twice over.
Best value
The Ultimate Bundle: All Five Games, 376 Cards
- All five games in one box.
- Clinic pricing on multi-set orders, up to 20% off.
- Invoice on 30-day terms.
Sound StackWord TwinsTense TwistCollectively KnownEmotional Build Up
$148 separately
$105
Save $43
29% off
Open a 30-day Account for Your Clinic
- Send the order form and we email a tax invoice with 30-day terms.
- Multi-set pricing from three decks.
- Available to allied health practices, NDIS providers and registered organisations.
From the clinic
Structured Enough for Therapy, Fun Enough That Kids Don't Notice
- Speech pathologists use Tense Twist and Sound Stack for expressive language and target sounds.
- OTs use the decks for turn-taking and fine-motor work.
- Emotional Build Up! supports emotion identification in counselling.
“My clients stay engaged, make great progress with sounds and emotions, and don't even realise they're working.”Dr Clare Robertson, Speech PathologistOpen a 30-day account
