The school year in the U.S. is just about to start and this is the perfect time to load up on apps that you can use at work! We rarely get app discounts and freebies in the SpEd and speech-language therapy worlds, so grab the following apps as soon as you can. NOTE: Some apps have been by default free, but we all LOVE lists, so here it goes:
- Comprehension TherAppy: from $24.99 to $19.99; perfect for working on auditory and written comprehension
- Verbally: FREE; an easy-to-use augmentative and alternative communication app for the iPad
- Look in My Eyes 1: Restaurant: $0.99
- Blokkendoos: FREE; copy block designs
- Party Whistle: FREE; use for blowing exercises
- Natural Learning Concepts Autism: Sort and Categorize: FREE
- Clean Up: Category Sorting: FREE
- What is My Job? $0.99; for teaching all about community helpers
- Who Am I Game: from $0.99 to FREE; guess which animal is being described
- MyPlay Chef Lite: FREE (since this is the lite version)
- Line ‘Em Up: FREE; promote children’s mastery of number order
- Touch and Learn Emotions: FREE
- Wood Puzzle HD Lite: FREE (since this is the lite version)
- Slide and Spin: FREE; help develop toddlers’ fine motor skills with this app
- Kiddy Simon HD: FREE; a memory game for kids
- I Learn With Poko: Seasons and Weather: $1.99
- LEGO Instructions: FREE; for following drawn and written directions when building with Lego blocks
- Math Tappers: Estimate Fractions: FREE
- English Idioms Illustrated: FREE
- My First 1000 Words: Flashcards and Games: $1.99
- ABC Alphabet: FREE; sort letters together
- ABC Magic 3 Line Match: FREE; draw lines to match letters to pictures
- Learning Game: Little Matchup Fruits: $0.99
- Match It Up 1: FREE; bigger picture choices, match those that look exactly the same
- Match It Up 2: FREE; match by picture halves, shadow, line drawings, size, etc.
- Match It Up 3: FREE; smaller picture choices, a bit more cognitively demanding
- DrawRace: $2.99; draw and race on a racetrack using a finger
- Bamboo Paper: FREE; ditch your whiteboard and marker for this app
- Origami II: FREE
- Little Patterns: Animals: $0.99; work on your child’s critical thinking and mental reasoning skills
- PDF Notes: FREE; annotate PDFs with this app, perfect for use on your PDF’d workbooks that’s saved on your iDevice
- KG Math HD: $0.99; help teach your children math using this app
- Speech With Milo: Prepositions: $2.99; view a video clip of how the app works here
- MiniMod Reading for Details: $8.99; Lite version $0.99
- Toca Doctor HD: $1.99; have your child play doctor and enjoy science
- My Underwear: $2.99; a great game reward for your kids
- Bee Safe: $0.99; teaches road safety through an interactive workbook
- ScreenChomp: FREE; a doodling app that allows anybody to record sketches and doodlings in order to explain a concept
- Speech with Milo: Sequencing: $2.99; facilitate mastery of picture sequencing and storytelling skills. Watch the video demo here
- Sequencing!: $0.99; good sequencing app but needs updating and increased difficulty levels
- Kid Cart: $1.99; a grocery list app made just for kids to help them learn how to read and count. Comes in three flavors: English, French, Spanish
- Li’l Kitten Shopping Cart Game: FREE; teach your little students how to shop and save money
- Little Steps to Good Habits Volume 1: $1.99: social skills stories
- Little Steps to Good Habits Volume 2: $1.99: social skills stories
- Families 1: FREE; enhance your little student’s cognitive skills such as categorization, conceptualization, generalization and abstraction
- Families 2: FREE; same goals as Families 1
- Spark! HD: $1.99; story starters that help jumpstart discussions and story-telling
- Picture Scheduler: $2.99; a pictured task organizer for individuals with disabilities
- Wood Puzzles Collection: FREE
For a more complete list, go to the Technology in (Spl) Education site. Happy downloading!