Area of expertise: Language and multilingualism
Research theme: The multilingual society
Duration: 2019-2022, 2024-…
Coordination Fryske Akademy/Mercator: Dr Jelske Dijkstra, Femke van Seijen MA
Partners: Royal Kentalis (NL)
Funding: De Friesland Foundation, Frysk Akademyfûns
More information: Project website

Speakaboo is a tool that allows a speech therapist to screen the speech development of a multilingual child in the age of 3-6 years in only 10 minutes. The application can be used to elicit target words with the help of small interactive games.

A Mercator/Fryske Akademy researcher is involved in developing and translating the Frisian version of the application. This specific language version is made in cooperation with the company Royal Kentalis, that supports people who are hard of hearing, deaf or deafblind, and with the De Friesland Foundation, affiliated with the health insurance company De Friesland.

In 2023, the project was on hold, but from 2024 onwards, the second phase of the project will start.