Category Archives: App Reviews

Alien Buddies Gone Free – Today!

Posted on August 2, 2013 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

Alien Buddies app (iPhone, iPad) is a fun, preschool app with visual motor activities. It has been around for a while but has gone free today (regularly 1.99). This is a long standing fav of mine providing academics, visual motor … Continue reading →

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Button, Button, Do You Have the Button Board ?

Posted on July 24, 2013 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

I have a bit of an issue suggesting iPad apps as fine motor skill apps, I consider them visual motor activities with true fine motor skills developed using haptic skills of in-hand manipulation, tactile discrimination with three-dimensional objects. There are a … Continue reading →

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Apps to Support Individuals with Learning Disabilities

Posted on July 17, 2013 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

Apps for Individuals with Learning Disabilities Shopping for some apps to support the needs of individuals with LD who are middle – high school aged or older? Here an updated, downloadable list of preferred apps for reading, writing, organization, reference material, math, concept … Continue reading →

Posted in Adults with LD, Android, App Reviews, Apps for OT's, iPad, iPhone, iPod, Language Arts, Learning Disability, Math, Note Taking App, OCR, Organization, Post secondary, Reading, Scanning, Special education, Text to Speech, Writing | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Dysgraphia Solutions for Math

Posted on July 12, 2013 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

Students with dysgraphia are challenged with producing written information legibly and fluently. Written composition is a significant challenge but also writing math problems can also be a challenge. Here area a few solutions for creating math problems electronically – yes with … Continue reading →

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Play Your Musical Drawing – Hands Free with Color Band App

Posted on July 3, 2013 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

Color Band App, for iPad (free with in-app purchases) provides an interesting twist of technology to drawing with music. It Combine a drawing with crayons and music with the ability to play the music with your fingers as well as hands free … Continue reading →

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4th of July Apps

Posted on June 30, 2013 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

Looking for 4th of July apps for a road trip, seasonal fireworks celebration without overload, a seasonal social story, or just for fun? Here are a few free or low cost apps with a US Independence Day theme: Real Fireworks Art Show HD (iPad; free)  – … Continue reading →

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Cut the Buttons App

Posted on June 30, 2013 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

Cut the Buttons is a free app (but with in app purchases) for iPhone and iPad that actually resembles a fine motor task. Promoting use of the iPad as a fine motor tool stretches my professional sense of what fine motor involves … Continue reading →

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WriteOnline App

Posted on June 19, 2013 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

Crick Software has a new iPad app, WriteOnline (28.99) providing writing support : Word Prediction Word Banks (topic and alphabetical) Text to Speech Talking Spell Checker With features similar to their Clicker Docs app, WriteOnline app has a more mature look for middle … Continue reading →

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BeBop Blox App

Posted on June 15, 2013 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

BeBop Blox app is a new block building interactive app created by the developers of Endless Alphabet, Mr. Potato Head Create & Play that is creative and delightful for young learners. Compatible with iPhone and iPad, this app is free! BeBlop Blox … Continue reading →

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News-2-You App

Posted on June 9, 2013 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

Do you subscribe to News-2-You in your special education classroom? Have an iPad? Now you can access the weekly News 2 You Newspaper on your iPad.  AssistiveWare and N2Y new free News 2 You app allows you to access your online subscription … Continue reading →

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