Category Archives: Early Childhood

Digital Storytime Deals for June 21 – Free apps!

Posted on June 21, 2012 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

Digital Storytime is one of the app review websites I peruse for free or reduced educational apps. They have some free apps today only (I am never quite sure how long free apps are available!) that you may want to include in … Continue reading →

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iLuv Drawing Dinosaurs – Gone Free!

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

 iLuv Drawing Dinosaurs  is currently free (typically 1.99). Compatible with the iPad, this step by step drawing app has 19 different dinosaurs for artists aged 5 years and above. Developed by the same makers as iLuv Drawing People, Animals and … Continue reading →

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Puzzles for Young Learners for Your Android

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

Looking for puzzle apps for young learner for an Android device? Here are some of the same puzzle apps available for iOS now available for the Android. These apps have received good ratings on either platform. Make sure before you download that the app … Continue reading →

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More Stylus Suggestions for Special Needs ….

Posted on June 18, 2012 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

Responses from experienced readers provided some more great stylus suggestions: Cosmonaut Stylus Leann T. commented that she loves the Cosmonaut: Wide-Grip Stylus for Capacitive Touch Screens.  Here are images of the Cosmonaut:  Information from websites indicates the Cosmonaut is made to feel like … Continue reading →

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Heydooda! Preschool Apps!

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

Are you familiar with the Heydooda Apps? Heydooda has preschool puzzles, numbers, animals and visual matching game apps.  Compatible with iPhone, iPod and iPad, many of the apps are free or up to  $1.99. These apps caught my attention as … Continue reading →

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Alien Buddies App – Gone Free (Summer Sale)!

Posted on June 3, 2012 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

Alien Buddies is a fun preschool app that contains preschool skill development as counting, matching, dot to dot, puzzles and memory activities. Great for concept development as well as visual motor skill practice.  A tried and true app for iPhone … Continue reading →

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Let’s Color App – from Lazoo

Posted on June 1, 2012 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

Let’s Color app by Lazoo, is a free iPad app by the same developers as Squiggles. This is a fun drawing and coloring app that provides animation with your coloring.  You simply color a page, press the GO button, and watch your drawings … Continue reading →

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My Little Suitcase – Memory Board Game – Gone Free from Grasshopper Apps!

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

Those busy folks at Grasshopper Apps just keep developing! Here is another app gone free from them… My Little Suitcase – Memory Board Game for iPad only, now free.  Here is their description of the app: The premise of the … Continue reading →

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OT iTool Kit App List

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

OT iTool Kit App List 5-20-2012 Above is a categorized list of OT iTool Kit apps reviewed on OT’s with Apps. The categorized list provides active links to the iTunes App Store of app previously reviewed along with other iOS and Android apps … Continue reading →

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Little Stars Word Wizard App – Gone Free

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

Little Stars Word Wizard   is another Innovative Mobile App(Grasshopper/Alligator Apps developers) providing beginning phonemic practice  offered free for a short time (48 hours).! Compatible with iPhone/iPad, this app features 150 – 3 letter words requiring identifying first, middle and last letter consonant … Continue reading →

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