Category Archives: Finger Isolation

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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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 →

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Orgami Genie App – On Sale (and other orgami resources!)

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

Have you ever used origami as an activity for improving visual perceptual, fine motor and direction following with your students (or some adults if used for napkin folding, creating decorations?) ? I have used books and online resources for thematic origami used with … Continue reading →

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ClickySticky Easter App Gone Free

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

Clicky Sticky Easter  for iPad app is a fun holiday activity providing fine motor and sticker fun for young kids. Created by the same developer as other ClickySticky apps, it provides opportunities to create scenes and characters using stickers.  Drag the parts … Continue reading →

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Bugs and Numbers App (Little Bit Studio offers a free code)

Posted on March 11, 2013 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

Bugs and Numbers app is new iPhone/iPad app (2.99) developed by Little Bit Studio . The third of their educational apps, this app features math activities and provides  fine motor, visual motor and visual perceptual activities for preschool and elementary ability aged students. The … Continue reading →

Posted in App Reviews, Apps for OT's, Apps for Special Needs, Developmental Delay, Early Childhood, Education, Elementary School, Fine Motor Development, Finger Isolation, Game, iPad, iPhone, iPod, Occupational Therapy, Pediatrics, School Based Interventions, Special education, Visual Motor, Visual Perception | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

Bugs and Numbers App

Posted on March 10, 2013 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

Bugs and Numbers app for iPhone/iPad (2.99) by Little Bit Studio, developers of the popular Bugs and Buttons and Bugs and Bubbles apps. The focus of Bugs and Number is to provide a wide range of math skill activities from counting … Continue reading →

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Ergonomics and “Texting Thumbs”

Posted on February 23, 2013 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

Virginia Hixson’s article on Ergonomics for Text Messaging  previously posted provides information on research and ergonomic solutions for discomfort associated with Repetitive Strain Injury (RSI) and one specific RSI injury called De Quervain’s Tenosynovitis  . RSI and De Quervain’s has been increasingly identified with discomfort associated with excessive … Continue reading →

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Fish School App

Posted on January 21, 2013 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

Fish School is an app for your iPad (iOS 3.2 or later) from Duck, Duck Moose currently $1.99.  An app for toddlers and preschoolers, it features colorful fish that swim along and teaches the basics –ABC’s, numbers, and shapes (& … Continue reading →

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Counting Dots – Ellie’s Games

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

Ellie’s Game apps are described as “frustration free apps” providing cause effect and simple touch interactive games on the iPad/iPod Touch or Android mobile devices. With simple and clear graphic designs, Ellie Games provides emergent learners with touch activities to … Continue reading →

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Bugs & Bubbles App

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

Bugs and Bubbles is an app for the iPad ($2.99) from Little Bit Studio, LLC, the same creators of the infamous and wonderful Bugs and Buttons.  The graphics and amazing attention to detail in this app are truly some of … Continue reading →

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