iPad Apps for Special Educators

Category iPad app (cost; company) Comments

Reading/writing* PCS (free; Mayer-Johnson) Variety of vocab!ary/f!ash cards a""s; M-J we!! #nown creator
of "ictre co$$nication syste$s
%bc Poc#etPhonics (&'; %""s in My Poc#et) Seg$enting/b!ending e(ercises
%C) S"e!! (&'; Coo! )oo! %""s) Vocab!ary * $otor/visa! s#i!!s
Sight +ords by Photo )och (free; ,rassho""er%""s)
Sentence-i!der (&.; Mobi!e /dcation )oo!s)
Story-i!der (&0; Mobi!e /dcation )oo!s) S""orts rete!!ing/inferences
Story Patch (&'; 1aywoodsoft)
-asic Se2encing S#i!!s (&3; 4th 5sion) %!"habet6 "ictre6 and n$eric se2encing
S"er +hy7 (P-S 8ids) Phono!ogica! awareness
i+rite +ords (&'; gdi"!s) 1andwriting
Scribb!e Press (free; Scribb!e Press) -oo# creation a"" w/9: story te$"!ates ; varios too!s
Math 8iddieCa!c (&3; 8ei!aniSoftware) Visa! ca!c!ator face for n$ber identification6 si$"!e
arith$etic
Conting -ear (,rassho""er%""s) Csto$i<ab!e
Par# Math 1= (&>; =c# =c# Moose) Conting6 si$"!e addition/sbtraction6 sorting
/"ic Math 1= (&>; ,eoff -ec#er)
Cash Cow =e!(e (&9; Chi!!ingo) Coin recognition and addition
Roc#et Math (&3; =an Rsse!!-Pinson)
%ssistive co$$nication** Pro!o2o>go (&3?:; %ssistive+are) @ffers discont to edcationa! instittions
Aoo#>Aearn (&39; M=R) =esigned for csto$i<ation in "hotos/recording sond
So Mch > Say (&>9; C!ose > 1o$e %""s )
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iCo$$nicate (&9:; ,re$be) %!so has ca"abi!ity for visa! sched!es6 storyboard6 rotines6
and f!ash cards
)a" to )a!# (free; %ssisty() Can add "ictres6 "hotos6 record sond
My)a!# Mobi!e Aite (free; >
nd
1a!f /nter"rises)
iMean (&9; Michae! -erg$ann) +ord co$$nication
Socia! s#i!!s/socia!-
e$otiona!/behavior
My Pictres )a!# (&9; ,re$be) Video $ode!ing
Conversation -i!der (&3:; Mobi!e /dcation )oo!s)
Stories>Aearn (&3B; M=R)
Cic#Ces (&9; 5raser)
1idden Crric!$ for 8ids (&>; %%PC)
Picte!!o (&3?; %ssistive+are) =esigned for csto$i<ation in "hotos/recording sond; a!so
s""orts "rint awareness
)rn )a#er (&9; )och %tis$)
Mode! Me ,oing P!aces > (free; Mode! Me 8ids6 AAC) Photo s!ideshows of a""ro"riate behaviors in co$$nity
settings
My =ay +ith Wh +ords (&'; )och %tis$) Socia! story/conversation bi!der
Ca!$ Conter (&'; )och %tis$)
)och and Aearn D /$otions (free; Ennovative Mobi!e
%""s)
%-% 5!ash Cards and ,a$es D /$otions (free;
Ennovative Mobi!e %""s)
e)o$ (&0; Prag$ato$) )heory of Mind
Co$ic Aife (&9; P!as2) Can be sed to create socia! story co$ic/conversation stri"s
Stri" =esigner (&'; Vivid %""s)
5ine $otor s#i!!s -bb!es (&3; 1og -ay Software)
Fnco!or (&3; Christy-rantCo)
5ish Schoo! 1= (&>; =c# =c# Moose) 0 different activities sing !etters6 n$bers6 $atching
Visa! sched!es/ti$ers iPro$"ts GA (&9:; 1andho!d %da"tive)
Visa! Sched!e P!anner (&39; ,ood 8ar$a)
Video Sched!er (&3'; M=R) %"" can a!so be sed for video $ode!ing
)i$e )i$er (&H; )i$e )i$er AAC)
5irst-)hen -oard (=ata4!! Software)
Pictre Sched!er (&'; Petr Jan#I)
E/P/data co!!ection -ehavior )rac#er Pro (&':; Mar<) Video/adio recording6 charting/gra"hing
S#i!! )rac#er Pro
Sy$)rend %=A (&33; Sy$)rend) )rac#s activities of dai!y !iving to identify cha!!enge areas
4o More Me!tdowns (&33; Sy$)rend) Edentifies "otentia! "recrsors of "rob!e$ behaviors
Misce!!aneos iReward (&9; ,re$be) Star chart/to#en board
SeeJ)ochJAearn (free; -rain Parade) Variety of !ibraries w/!essons for "ictre co$$nication/%-%
"rogra$s
5!ashcards Creator (free; 4%1A%)
Edea S#etch (free; 4os!ee" Software) Create conce"t $a"s/f!owcharts
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Conover (htt"K//aBcwsnJco$/the-conover-co$"any/) L a""s designed to wor# with 5nctiona! S#i!!s software6 inc!ding co$$nication6 $oney6
co$$nity settings6 socia! s#i!!s6 reading/!angage6 "ersona! care; e(tensive !ibrary of videos/"hotos
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