Tag Archives: occupational therapy

Point to Pictures App

Posted on November 29, 2011 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

RJ Cooper has provided accessibility devices and software with special needs students for many years. As the cheese moves so has RJ Cooper, creating specialized apps for mobile devices that support students with physical and cognitive challenges. Point to Pictures … Continue reading →

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Dictionary Apps – Supports for Students with LD – #1

Posted on November 27, 2011 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

This is a first is a series of reviews of apps useful to individuals with learning disabilities. As our school has just issued some iPad to our LD teachers the search has begun for apps that would support students at … Continue reading →

Posted in App Reviews, Apps for OT's, Dictionary app, High School, iPad, iPhone, iPod, Learning Disability, Middle School, Post secondary, Voice Search | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

The Shredder App from Sosh

Posted on November 16, 2011 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

Thanks to Nancy Barth, for her comment on the Sosh – The Shredder app which can be purchased as a single app to help with the management of stress, anxiety and negative thinking!  Check out her post: http://nancybarthtutoring.com/?p=3027 Here’s Sosh’s The Shredder app Check out … Continue reading →

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Sosh App for Individuals with Aspergers

Posted on November 14, 2011 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

Have you seen the Sosh app? If you work with high functioning individuals with Aspergers you’ll want to check it out! Developed by Dr. Mark Bowers, the Sosh app is based on the Sosh framework which focuses on 5R’s of social skills development: … Continue reading →

Posted in App Reviews, Apps for OT's, Autism, iPad, iPhone, iPod, Occupational Therapy, Self-regulation, Sensory Apps, Sensory Apps for ASD, Special education, Special Education Teacher | Tagged , , , , , , | 10 Comments

Kiddie Countdown Activity Timer App

Posted on November 7, 2011 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

Looking for a visual timer for young children? A colleague I work with (thank you Gail for this great find!) found this great free visual timer – Kiddie Countdown Activity Timer Free  – for the  young students she works with. … Continue reading →

Posted in App Reviews, Apps for OT's, Apps for Special Needs, Autism, iPad, iPod, Occupational Therapy, Special education, Special Education Teacher | Tagged , , , , , , | 2 Comments

iPad Stylus – Purchase or Macgyver it?

Posted on November 3, 2011 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

iPad Stylus This summer, I found a need and interest in handwriting and drawing on the iPad. I bought a stylus realizing that my finger was not the best writing utensil but became frustrated at my inability to write small and neat … Continue reading →

Posted in Fine Motor Development, iPad, iPod, iPod/iPad Accessory, Occupational Therapy, Special education | Tagged , , , , , | 3 Comments

Evaluation Rubric for iPad and iPad Apps

Posted on November 1, 2011 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

How do you evaluate apps you are considering purchasing or downloading? Will you need to justify the types of “educational” apps you use with your students or clients? There are many reasons for having different kinds of apps on your … Continue reading →

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Keyguards for the iPad

Posted on October 31, 2011 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

One of my earlier posts “iDevice Accessory Bonanza!”,  listed Technology for Education’s as having an extensive list of accessories for iPads and iPods. It does have a great resource for iDevice accessories as does RJ Cooper who always finds an access method or adaptation for devices … Continue reading →

Posted in Accessibility, iPad, iPod/iPad Accessory, Keyguards for iPad, Mobility Impairment, Occupational Therapy, Special education | Tagged , , , , , , | 6 Comments

Lakeshore Learning Apps Gone Free!

Posted on October 30, 2011 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

Lakeshore Learning, a company that sells educational materials, is offering three new iPhone/iPod Touch and iPad apps for free until December 30th. The apps are early literacy skill apps focusing on letter formation, phonics, letter identification, vowel sounds and beginning letter … Continue reading →

Posted in App Reviews, Apps for OT's, AT for Handwriting, Handwriting, iPad, iPod, iPod/iPad Accessory, Letter Formation, Occupational Therapy, Special Education Teacher, Visual Motor | Tagged , , , , , , | 4 Comments

Visual Motor Worksheets on your iPad

Posted on October 29, 2011 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

Are you using paper pencil tasks with students such as worksheets for eye hand coordination tasks such as mazes, dot to dot, tracing in the lines, word searches, handwriting, letter formation, drawing and coloring activities? Would you like the option to have a … Continue reading →

Posted in Activity Worksheets on Your iPad, Apps for OT's, Fine Motor Development, iPad, iPod, Special education, Visual Motor | Tagged , , , , , , | 12 Comments