Category Archives: Special education

Autism 5 – Point Scale EP App

Posted on May 30, 2012 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

Autism 5 -Point Scale EP is a free app for iPhone and iPad developed by the Autism Society of Minnesota. Ms. Van Dixhorn, EBD teacher at the Sheboygan Falls Middle   this app with me as an app to help with the programming of a student … Continue reading →

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Sensory Apps

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

Are you familiar with the Autism Apps App –  a comprehensive list of apps used with and by people diagnosed with autism or other special needs? Autism Apps is a free app with over 30 categories of curated apps providing information … Continue reading →

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

Originally posted on On Sarah's iPad:
I have been remiss in not reviewing this  App earlier as it is a must for parents of school-aged children.  It has been on my iPad for some time now, and it has…

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Visual Perceptual Apps from Family Vision Care.org

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

Searching for visual perceptual apps, I stumbled upon an extensive list of visual perceptual apps at Family Vision Care website. By permission from Dr. Carole L. Hong, OD, FCOVD, here is the link to the pdf entitled Apps that can aid in Visual … 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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SoundingBoard App from AbleNet – Free

Posted on May 8, 2012 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

SoundingBoard app is a communication app developed by AbleNet that currently is free. It provides the ability to create board with 1 to 9 cells using their in-app picture library or by using images from your photo library.  Additional picture libraries … Continue reading →

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Visual Figure Ground (I Spy) Apps for Your Students

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

A request from one of the teachers I work with for “I Spy” apps started the search for such apps with hidden pictures. As an OT I would categorized these apps as visual figure – ground apps requiring users to find hidden … Continue reading →

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Differentiation in the Classroom – Using an iPod Touch with Voice Recording Apps

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

Presenting information individually in front of the class is often a requirement of class assignments for elementary through high school students. Some of our special needs students struggle with this task, whether due to difficulty with reading, recalling, speech challenges or extreme shyness … Continue reading →

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ClaroSpeak App

Posted on May 4, 2012 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

Are you familiar with ClaroRead software – a text to speech application to help struggling readers and writer?  They have produced a mobile app for your iDevice called ClaroSpeak! ClaroSpeak App is now available in iTunes for 5.99 for iPad and iPhone. Described in iTunes … Continue reading →

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OT iTool Kit Tip and Trick #5 – Reducing Accidental Hits on the iPad

Posted on May 2, 2012 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

As easy as it is to activate a capacitative touch screen sometimes that ease can make it difficult, causing accidental hits or activation for individuals or students who have difficulty with finger isolation.  Causing additional hits and activation can be frustrating, … Continue reading →

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