Category Archives: AT for Handwriting

Apps List by Occupational Performance

Posted on June 14, 2013 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

Apps Listed By Areas of Occupational Performance  I recently had an opportunity to write an article for AOTA’s Technology Special Interest Section Quarterly “What’s in Your Occupational Therapy Mobile Tool Kit?” published this June 2013. Limitations of the length of the article … Continue reading →

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Free App Friday Deals

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

There are many Free App Friday apps to check out today. With an early start (and no immediate reports to write this morning) here are a few apps I thought would be great in a teacher’s, OT’s or parents iTool … Continue reading →

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iAnnotate App on Sale for Teacher Appreciation Week

Posted on May 8, 2013 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

Among the myrid of apps for note taking rise a few that are well worth mentioning for personal or professional note taking as well as creating worksheets with text boxes for students with dysgraphia or dyslexia to complete. iAnnotate app … Continue reading →

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Drawnimal App – Paper Drawing with Your iPad or iPod

Posted on May 4, 2013 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

Drawnimal App Drawnimal app (1.99) is a new twist for drawing on paper (yes, hard copy paper…) and learning letters with your iPad or iPhone. Yes, this caught my attention also, read on and you’ll understand this new mix of hard copy … Continue reading →

Posted in App Reviews, Apps for OT's, Apps for Special Needs, AT for Handwriting, Drawing, Early Childhood, Elementary School, Handwriting, iPad, iPhone, iPod, Letter Formation, Occupational Therapy, Pediatrics, Uncategorized, Visual Memory, Voice Recognition | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Chore Pad and Little Writer Apps Gone Free for April 20, 2013

Posted on April 20, 2013 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

Finding free apps always seems like treasure hunting and on iOSnoops today a couple of free treasures can be found: Chore Pad – (free- reduced from 2.99) Assign chores in a list with image support and check off capabilities. Users gain stars as rewards for completion of … Continue reading →

Posted in App Reviews, Apps for OT's, Apps for Special Needs, AT for Handwriting, Free apps, Handwriting, Occupational Therapy, Organization | Tagged , , , , , | 2 Comments

Dexteria Jr App from Binary Labs

Posted on April 7, 2013 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

  Dexteria Jr. app for iPad (2.99) is described on Binary Labs website as “a set of hand and finger exercises that help develop fine motor skills and handwriting readiness. The activities are specially designed for kids age 2-5. New characters, … Continue reading →

Posted in App Reviews, Apps for OT's, AT for Handwriting, Early Childhood, Education, Fine Motor Development, Finger Isolation, iPad, Occupational Therapy, Pediatrics, Pre-writing, Visual Motor, Writing | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Letter School App Reduced!

Posted on March 29, 2013 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

Letter School app is a fabulous, engaging app for letter  and number formation, a favorite of many OT’s I know and is reduced to 1.99 today ! This app is highly engaging for students and is well worth the cost for … Continue reading →

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Write for School App

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

A few weeks ago I wrote a post about WriteForSchool app, a handwriting instruction app gone free. This unknowingly was a  24 hour sale which I found and probably posted at the 23rd hour. I received many emails stating it was no longer … Continue reading →

Posted in App Reviews, Apps for OT's, Apps for Special Needs, AT for Handwriting, Customizable app, Handwriting, iPad, Letter Formation, Occupational Therapy, Special education, Special Needs | Tagged , , , , , | 12 Comments

WriteForSchool App – Free

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

WriteForSchool App, a handwriting iPad app is currently free (previously 5.99) for an unknown time. Here is some basic information about the WriteForSchool app from iTunes: WRITE FOR SCHOOL PROVIDES *A selection of international handwriting styles (fonts) used by your child’s … Continue reading →

Posted in App Reviews, Apps for OT's, AT for Handwriting, Handwriting, iPad, Letter Formation, Occupational Therapy, Writing | Tagged , , , , , , | 6 Comments

Top 9 Writing Apps | Reading Rockets

Posted on January 29, 2013 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

Top 9 Writing Apps | Reading Rockets. Reading Rockets reviews nine top writing apps. Some of the apps are for handwriting and others support the process of writing. I might have my own list of my top nine but this … Continue reading →

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