Category Archives: Apps for Special Needs

Story Creator App

Posted on September 9, 2012 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

Story Creator App – Created by Alligatorapps.com  is a story telling app for iPad and iPhone that is free for the next 48 hours. Why another story telling app you say??? Story telling apps can serve many educational, therapeutic or social purposes … Continue reading →

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Shelby’s Quest App

Posted on September 7, 2012 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

Shelby’s Quest App for the iPad ($4.99), designed by an occupational therapist,  is a therapy tool specially made for OT’s, teachers and parents that gives the child a fun way to practice fine motor and visual perceptual skills. Shelby’s Quest guides … Continue reading →

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PrepositionBuilder App

Posted on September 6, 2012 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

Mobile Education Tools  generously offered PrepositionBuilder App to me for review. With the focus of the app on language, I requested the expertise of a Speech and Language Pathologist at my school to provide feedback on the app and its use with … Continue reading →

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Doodlecast Pro – Gone Free

Posted on September 5, 2012 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

Doodlecast Pro , gone free for a limited time. Developed for the iPad, Doodlecast Pro app provides tools to record audio, draw, import images from the Doodlecast library or your photo album to create multi-media activities.  Doodlecast Pro allows creation of single … Continue reading →

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Versatile Kids Apps – Perfect for the Classroom – Kindertown

Posted on August 26, 2012 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

See on Scoop.it – Apps for Special Education “The KinderTown app helps busy parents find the best educational apps for kids ages 3-6 years old. Download it on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch and teach your little one something … Continue reading →

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Tiny Tap App – Turn Moments in to Games

Posted on August 26, 2012 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

Tiny Tap is a free iPad app that makes creating content and “games” an easy task. Not only is it very easy to use, but offers a method of creating a quiz with basic data collection on  user responses. Geared to users who … Continue reading →

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Tell Time App by StudyPad

Posted on August 24, 2012 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

Originally posted on On Sarah's iPad:
If your child is learning to tell the time and need, you might like to take a look at Tell Time by StudyPad. Unlike many other Apps that just ask questions, Tell Time…

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AAC Apps for Android | AppsForAAC

Posted on August 23, 2012 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

See on Scoop.it – Apps for Special Education Patrick Black on QIAT list serv recently supplied this AAC Apps for Android resource developed by Will Wade, OT from the Ace Centre in Oxford, GB. Will Wades lists not only provides AAC apps but also some supports … Continue reading →

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Rainbow Sentences App

Posted on August 22, 2012 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

Rainbow Sentences app, for iPad (7.99) is one of Mobile Education Store’s many language based app. Typically an app thought to be for speech and language, I was a bit concerned about reviewing this app as a OT  however upon initial trial I immediately … Continue reading →

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Bridging Apps

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

Have you visited Bridging Apps website? Formerly SNApps4Kids, this website offers an Insigneo – Search engine specifically for special needs app – its like a Specialneedspedia for apps. Sponsored by Easter Seals of Greater Houston, Bridging Apps provides multiple methods of searching … Continue reading →

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