SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY SCHOOL SERVICES TECHNOLOGY REVIEW FORM App Goals Addressed Rating Comments Age Range Cost ArtikPix Full Articulation 4 Fun, interactive, biofeedback option, data collection 3-10 yrs $29.99 Doodle Buddy Articulation, Literacy 4 For articulation, I draw pictures of airflow through articulators to teach placement for sounds. For literacy, it can be used to practice lettersound correspondence, decoding, spelling etc. Can email work home, can upload pictures into app and work directly on them. All ages Free! Montessori Crossword Literacy 5 Great for phonological awareness skills, specifically blending. Different levels of complexity offered. Quick cause-effect game embedded in between trials for reinforcement 3-10 yrs $2.99 Kindergarten.com apps Vocabulary, categorization 4 Flashcard photographs Speech with Milo- adjectives, prepositions, verbs, sequencing Expressive Language 4 Kindergarten, grade 1 $2.99 Speech with Milo-Sequencing Sequencing, storytelling/narrative skills, teaching time concepts (‘first’, ‘next’, ‘last’), increasing utterance length, developing complex sentences, improving grammatical skills 4 3-10yrs $2.99 Hidden Curriculum-Kids Social Communication 4 All ages $1.99 Looks at “Unwritten social rules”, great for children with an ASD diagnosis Free! Social Express Lite Social Communication 4 Uses video modeling to teach students how to think about and manage social situations All ages Free Conversational Social Stories Social Communication 4 Social stories to help teach conversational skills (i.e., asking someone to play, greetings etc.) All ages $3.99 Nosy Crow Storybooks Narrative skills, expressive language, receptive language, vocabulary, story grammar, commenting 4 Fun, interactive, great graphics and sounds What Doesn’t Belong? Making associations, categorization, receptive skills, vocabulary 3 Offer a WDNBPro version as well ($1.99) Kindergartengrade 1/2 Free! Answers: Yes/No HD Visual supports Great for non-verbal students, those with motor planning difficulties. Can create personalized buttons All ages $0.99 Chronological Age Calculator For Assessment/Report Writing 5 Very handy! Teachers, SLPs, other support professionals Free! Visual Timer Visual Supports 5 Visual display, easy to use, can change colour of visual indicator based on the percentage of time remaining All ages Free! First Then Visual Schedule Visual Supports, positive behaviour supports, increases independence, transitions 4 Can use own photos, can record own voice, can save and share All ages $9.99 Proloquo2go AAC 4 Need to individualize to student. All ages $189.99 Eensy Harp Cause and effect 2 Great for students learning to attend. All Free! Kindergarten- $0.99/each grade 1 Slide and spin Fine Motor 2 Practice fine motor skills necessary for using the iPad. All ages $0.99 Social HD Social Skills 3 Videos outlining the steps of certain social skills such as Meeting and Greeting People or Taking Responsibility. 12 and up Free! PlayHome Lite Play skills and commenting 3 Develop play skills using interactive scenes within the home on the iPad. Paid upgrade is available. 2-5 years Free! ChoiceBoard-Creator Visual Supports 5 Develop choice boards or visual schedules using real life pictures. All ages Free! Toontastic Narratives 5 Allows students to draw, animate and create their own cartoons using a Story Arc. Visit http://launchpadtoys.com/toontastic/ for more details. 4 and up Free! Story Patch Narratives 5 Students can create their own picture book. Different levels of support are offered while building a story. 4 and up $2.99 Splingo Following Directions 4 Students listen to and follow directions of increasing complexity. Level of complexity can be adjusted. 2 and up $2.99 Rating Scale: 1 – poor, 2 – limited use, 3 – somewhat useful, 4 – very useful, 5 – excellent