Toobaloo Blue

Enhance your students' reading fluency, comprehension and phonic skills. The Toobaloo allows children to hear themselves clearly while speaking softly into it. Created by a teacher, the Toobaloo is an educational tool designed to provide auditory feedback which helps children learn to read, increase fluency and comprehension and meet special needs such as autism, APD, stuttering and dyslexia. By speaking into the Toobaloo, children hear themselves (auditory feedback) and can make adjustments to fluency, pronunciation and even increase comprehension. Children with special needs such as autism, auditory processing disorder, stuttering and dyslexia see remarkable benefits from the auditory feedback process of listening to themselves read aloud. Available in Red or Blue.

The Toobaloo is lightweight, durable and ergonomically shaped to fit comfortably in a child's hand or be held hands-free. Its simple design amplifies the user's voice directly back to their ear, helping students self-monitor their reading pace, articulation, and clarity without external distractions. This tool is ideal for literacy development, phonics instruction, speech therapy, and ESL learning. It's a powerful yet unobtrusive addition to reading groups, home practice, or specialist programs. Whether used independently or with guided instruction, the Toobaloo builds confidence, promotes self-correction, and empowers students to become more engaged and fluent readers.

Educational Benefits

• Encourages self-monitoring of speech and reading fluency through auditory feedback.
• Supports phonemic awareness and clearer pronunciation during phonics lessons.
• Aids students with special needs by reinforcing correct speech patterns.
• Promotes reading confidence in quiet settings without disrupting the class.

Classroom Ideas

• Use in guided reading groups to reinforce fluency without needing external correction.
• Include in literacy centres for students to practise independently.
• Ideal for speech therapy sessions or phonics-based intervention programs.
• Use with ESL students to support self-correction and oral language development.

Information

• Dimensions: Approx. 15cm in length
• Available Colours: Red or Blue
• Material: Durable, lightweight plastic
• Designed for use in classrooms, therapy sessions, and at home