ProPA

Profile of Phonological Awareness (Pro-PA) by Smarty Ears
Unleash effective speech and literacy development with our most advanced, culturally responsive assessment tool yet.

Pro-PA is a groundbreaking app created in collaboration with speech-language pathologist Tanya Coyle and the team at Smarty Ears. Designed for educators, clinicians, and parents, it facilitates early identification, assessment, and intervention in phonological awareness skills, setting a new standard in speech, language, and literacy development.

Now completely redesigned with a gorgeous modern interface and industry-leading bilingual support, Pro-PA makes evaluating foundational literacy skills more intuitive, accurate, and inclusive than ever.

Key Features & 2026 Enhancements

NEW: Culturally & Linguistically Responsive: Pro-PA now allows you to comprehensively track a student's language exposure, including their Primary, Home, and Classroom languages.

NEW: Dynamic Bilingual Reporting: When generating reports for bilingual students, the app automatically embeds a "Clinical Note on Bilingualism," protecting clinicians and ensuring scores are interpreted holistically with cross-linguistic transfer in mind.

Beautifully Redesigned Interface: Enjoy a distraction-free, modern iPadOS experience featuring floating student cards and a clean, perfectly padded testing interface. During active administration, vibrant capsule buttons provide instant visual feedback for "Correct," "Missed," and "Not Administered" items.

Smart Tracking & Visual Analysis: View student progress at a glance with stunning new color-coded donut charts and progress bars.

Professional, Instant Reporting: Generate highly readable, perfectly formatted PDF reports that feature comprehensive student metadata—including their full Language Profile—right in the header. Easily print or email these reports to support collaboration among IEP team members and parents.

Comprehensive Evaluation: An essential resource for evaluating children aged three years and older, with tasks appropriate for learners of all ages to develop early reading, writing, and speech skills.

Time-Efficient Administration: Customize test content, skip sections when needed, and reduce testing time without sacrificing accuracy—ideal for busy professionals.

Group Assessment: Evaluate and manage multiple students, easily identifying similar skill levels across a classroom for targeted, data-driven intervention.

Areas Assessed

Rhyming: Identification and production

Blending: Syllables and sounds

Isolating: First, middle, and last sounds

Segmenting: Words, syllables, and sounds

Deleting: Syllables and first sound

Substituting: First and last sound

Consonant clusters with special attention

Who is it for?
Pro-PA is perfect for educators working with groups, speech-language pathologists who need a robust, culturally responsive assessment tool, and parents who want to support their child’s phonological development.

Why choose Pro-PA?

Built on extensive research and clinical best practices.

Developed by industry experts at Smarty Ears.

A pioneer in inclusive, special-education technology.

From the makers of Smarty Ears—leaders in speech and communication disorder technology—Pro-PA brings you an inclusive tool perfectly tailored to modern education needs.

Download now and take the first step toward more inclusive, individualized, and data-driven education with the power of Pro-PA at your fingertips!