App Super Why!!

ABC PocketPhonics

Where does it fit in the reading process? This app allows kids to play Executive Functions along with main characters Phonological awareness from the TV show, all while Sound letter association developing essential language and recognition and reading skills. Kids can Vocabulary practice the alphabet, rhyming, Memory and memory spelling, writing and reading. retrieval Remediation for kids who are behind classmates Meaning processor It includes more than 170 Phonics/sensory frequently used words and (auditory) introduces students to key Letter recognition learning sounds and illustrates Sound letter association how to write each letter. There Fine motor skills, tactile is also letter sound recognition. Proprioception Sensory motor skills Attention task Meaning processor

Description

Who could benefit from this app? Beginning readers Students with limited letter recognition and phonemic awareness Kids who are motivated by games Kids who like Super Why! Students who are just learning to form letters and blend letter sounds Kids who need repetition Kids who are motivated by games Kids who need support with fine motor skills and have difficulty with pencil

Features $3.99 iPad and iPhone Kids earn stickers as they progress through the game

$2.99 iPad and iPhone Includes over 30 letter sounds Customize app to needs to learners (lower or upper case or cursive) Includes a free guide on teaching kids to read

Crazy Face

Interactive monster faces that

Executive function

Kids who are

Free - $2.99

speak when you speak! Swipe the screen to find various characters to choose from. Crazy Face also comes in various themes such as Snow White, Crazy Pumpkins and the Three Little Pigs.

motivation and attention Sensory function emotion, visual and language.

reluctant to read out loud as they can use the monster face to mask themselves. Kids who have difficulty attending to oral reading.

iPhone and iPad (though the iPhone option is limited) Comes in a variety of characters and themes

iCommunicate

This app allows you to create storyboards, visual schedules, flash cards, routines and so on. It is customizable to specific needs based on the child.

Executive functions sequencing, prior knowledge, recall, association and memory. Sensory function language, auditory Orthographic processing visual Metacognitive skills Meaning processing

Good for students who are non-verbal Need support with organization or routine Need social stories to learn life skills Are motivated by images and a familiar voice/face

$34.99 iPhone and iPad, but may be better for iPhone as the student could carry it easily Allows for text to speech Use your own photos Print

GeoWalk

This is an interactive globe that allows you to travel the world.

Executive functions motivation, self-

Upper elementary and junior high

$2.99 iPhone and iPad

Each location then connects to articles about animals, plants, history, people and inventions.

regulation, organization, concentration, prompting and retrieval. Sensory functions visual, tactile, kinesthetic

SentenceBuilder Teen

This app helps teens create grammatically correct sentences using an interface and images that appeals to that age group.

Context and meaning processing grammar, sentence structure, semantics, syntax, working memory and recall. Language development and sentence recognition Sequencing

students (need to be able to read) Content area social studies Students who need motivation Reluctant content area readers Students who are visually engaged Good for students who need prompting and visual cues when writing Students who have lower fine motor skills Motivates students to build word recognition and meaning

Available in multiple languages Does not require internet connection Provides quizzes

$5.99 iPad only 3 levels of use Encouraging audio clips Teachers can track student progress

iMag

Portable Magnifying Glass that can magnify up to 6x. Can be

Sensory processing visual

Supports students who are far sighted

Free to $0.99 iPhone

used discretely on the iPhone

and/or wear glasses.

Grace

Builds semantic sequences from relevant images to form sentences. It stores many pictures along with the vocabulary word with a function to allow the words to be read aloud to form sentences.

Executive functions memory, retrieval and organization Orthographic skills matching images with meaning, sequential processing Meaning processing language development, vocabulary retrieval

Created for students with autism Good for students who need support with expressing themselves and are non-verbal Supports students who are motivated by reward Provides consistency for students

$24.99 iPhone and iPad compatible Can use personal images

ABA Receptive

Designed to teach foundational language concepts to early

Executive function prior knowledge,

Supports students with language

$1.99 iPhone, iPod

Identification

learners. It teaches students that language has parts and fits into different categories. Students learn how to recognize an image and map that image into a category to help with conversational skills.

memory Sensory function tactile and visual Orthographic map meaning to an image

development Good for kids who are distracted by too much visual stimulation Good for students who need materials read out loud Benefits students who are motivated by reward

touch and iPad Can be emailed to parents Audio can be turned on or off White background to support focus Can earn rewards

Mandalas Memory Trainer

A picture of a mandala appears on the screen with color. After a short time, the color disappears and you have to fill the colors back in based on how you remember it

Executive functions memory development, visualization (mind), and concentration Sensory function emotion, visual and tactile

For students who need to develop short term memory Could be used to re-direct students who have lost focus Helps to increase reading fluency

Free iPhone and iPad Various levels