Bottom Line: An app designed for speech-language pathologists working with clients with aphasia. Professionals will appreciate the ability to design any kind of exercise needed for older students and adults. Lite version available to test it out.
Bottom Line: An app designed for speech-language pathologists working with clients with aphasia. Professionals will appreciate the ability to design any kind of exercise needed for older students and adults. Lite version available to test it out.
04/25/2013 at 04:14 AM in Ages 12-up, free/free trial, **** (four stars), following directions, reading, special needs | Permalink | Comments (1)
Bottom Line: A comprehensive solution to assist students with apraxia, individually or in a group setting, practice sound production at the syllable, word or phrase level. Has video modelling and excellent data collection.
04/24/2013 at 09:20 AM in Ages 6-8, Ages 9-11, Preschool (4-5), Top Picks, **** (four stars), special needs | Permalink | Comments (0)
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FREE APP ALERT!!
Use2talk is an easy to program and use augmentative communication program for use on the iPad. Using icons or photographs it provides non verbal and low verbal users an opportunity to communicate.
Unfortunately the developer hasn't provided any info on how long Use2Talk will be free so please support smartappsforkids.com and help us to spread the word far and wide by sharing this post. Great traffic numbers make us feel good about ourselves.
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04/16/2013 at 03:57 AM in Ages 12-up, Ages 6-8, Ages 9-11, Preschool (4-5), free app of the day, Toddler (1-3), AAC, special needs, special needs, recommended by a parent/teacher | Permalink | Comments (1)
As a speech-language pathologist with an iPad, I have no shortage of articulation apps. One of them, Articulation Station, even earned a spot as a Top Pick based on my review. But SLPs know that sometimes the same apps over and over can get a little dull, even with several to choose from. Parents of kids with speech sound disorders also sometimes want something a little different and inexpensive for at-home practice. So here is a list of my top 10 off-label apps to make speech sound practice just a little more exciting.
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04/11/2013 at 09:12 AM in Ages 12-up, Ages 6-8, Ages 9-11, free/free trial, special needs, special needs, recommended by a parent/teacher, Top Lists | Permalink | Comments (0)
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(Also check out our other Autism Awareness Month Free & Reduced apps HERE!
April is Autism Awareness Month, with April 2 declared Worldwide Autism Awareness Day by the United Nations.
Heaps of developers set their apps to free or reduced during the month but this freebie is super-generous as it could give the gift of a voice to a non-verbal person.
Thumbs up to the developer Kevin Hanasyk for supporting our kids with Autism!!
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04/06/2013 at 01:32 PM in Ages 12-up, Ages 6-8, Ages 9-11, Preschool (4-5), free app of the day, Toddler (1-3), AAC, special needs, special needs, recommended by a parent/teacher | Permalink | Comments (1)
Bottom Line: a customizable, all-in-one solution for assisting with some of the communication and behavioral difficulties of autism that proves bigger is better when it comes to special needs apps.
04/02/2013 at 04:16 AM in Ages 12-up, Ages 6-8, Ages 9-11, Preschool (4-5), Top Picks, **** (four stars), AAC, food and drink, reading, words, sentences, special needs, special needs, recommended by a parent/teacher | Permalink | Comments (1)
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April is Autism Awareness Month, with April 2 declared Worldwide Autism Awareness Day by the United Nations.
To celebrate, oodles of developers kindly set their apps to free or reduced their price for a limited time during the month.
Below I have added a list of the apps and the date/s they will be reduced or set to free (where available).
Keep checking back because more apps will be listed during the month.
Ten more apps that have gone FREE for a limited time have been posted HERE
Continue reading "$100s worth of Free and Reduced apps for Autism Awareness Month" »
04/01/2013 at 09:47 PM in Ages 12-up, Ages 6-8, Ages 9-11, Preschool (4-5), Toddler (1-3), special needs, special needs, recommended by a parent/teacher | Permalink | Comments (3)