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