Category Archives: App Reviews

Letter School App

Posted on January 20, 2012 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

Letter School app is another letter/number formation app available for iPhone/iPad (Lite/2.99) that was found by my OT colleague, Erin (nice find Erin!). She rated it as well worth the 2.99 for the choices of handwriting styles of letters (HWT, … Continue reading →

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ScribblePress App

Posted on January 19, 2012 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

ScribblePress is a drawing and publishing app for the iPad that currently is free and I believe may have some possibilities for OT’s. Features of the app include using 50 templates to create a story as well as features to draw on … Continue reading →

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Shape Up App has Gone Free!

Posted on January 17, 2012 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

Looking for a visual motor integration app focusing on basic shapes? Shape Up is a recently developed app that provides a cute story with activities that focus on creating geometric shapes. Appropriate for preschool to early elementary aged students, Shape Up focuses … Continue reading →

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Adding Apples – Gone Free Today

Posted on January 17, 2012 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

Adding Apples is solely an addition operations app currently gone free today. Compatible with iPad, iPhone/iPod Touch. Provides ability for rational counting with items displayed and a choice of answers for students to choose from. Unlike many other apps you are able … Continue reading →

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Injini Child Development Game Suite App

Posted on January 16, 2012 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

Thanks to Molly Shannon for mentioning this app in the Lite version in one of her comments. I had seen this app but shied away from it due to the cost (49.99) not realizing that it came in a Lite-free version. Thank … Continue reading →

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Tanagram Apps

Posted on January 15, 2012 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

Visual perceptual skills are another area OT’s provide intervention. As a OT I had my favorite parquetry or tanagram activities that ranged from simple to more complex as the student or client required. It was always interested to watch the … Continue reading →

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EZ Tunes app

Posted on January 14, 2012 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

Do you have a student who likes to listen to music but has difficulty accessing the controls on their iPod or iPad?  EZ Tunes is your answer! EZ  Tunes is created  and shared by Gweetle UnLtd for free (thank you!). Compatible with iPhone/iPod … Continue reading →

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Tapikeo App for Storytelling

Posted on January 12, 2012 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

There are many different storytelling apps out there in a range of prices and features. A previous post  listed several different storytelling/ book making apps and resources.  I am a big believer in you get what you pay for, but sometimes the free or … Continue reading →

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A Spectrum of Apps for Students on the Autism Spectrum – January 2012

Posted on January 11, 2012 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

There are many lists of apps available including those for special needs and ASD. While looking on the Ohio Center for Autism and Low Incidence (OCALI) for resources and references for a recent evaluation, I found their January 2012 PDF listing on “A … Continue reading →

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Little Finder app – Gone Free

Posted on January 10, 2012 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

Innovative Mobile apps has a new app gone free called Little Finder. Little Finder is available for iPhone and iPad and provides a one or more player game to visually search for objects. It provides  audio and visual matching supports making it more … Continue reading →

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