Special (needs) apps
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I have decided not to do extensive reviews with star ratings. Because these special apps are for children with different "handycap disorders". Not all children are the same. There are many different "special needs" kids ... Therefore I think it is incorrect to categorize these apps. I will only mention these apps on the review site. Each of the following app is unique by itself!
Signing Numbers & Colors with ASL videos Category: Education Device: Iphone - ipad Ages: 1+
This is an educational iPad and iPhone app that helps preschoolers learn 12 colors and numbers 1-20 using ASL videos. It also features interactive animation, music, narration, a coloring page, and fun game pages. Plus, you can listen to Miss Melody Kitty's favorite song, "It's A Happy Day" written and sung by author, songwriter, Diane Eason. It is now available in the Interactive Touch Books online bookstore. Download: Interactive Touch Books (click here) Now with over 30 fully interactive children's books! Your kids will absolutely love touching the characters to see what happens next. Giggles, animations, changing colors, and all sorts of fun surprises await. Download the app and get 3 free books, and access to dozens more that can be purchased for as little as 99 cents! The Interactive Touch Books app brings your family original, interactive content from independent authors and publishers. We have books to entertain children of all ages, from 18 months up to 10 years old. Even adults will get a kick out of the new books from Red Chair Press. Our unique platform enables our authors to create new books very quickly, so there will always be something new for you to try! Great children's books are waiting for you. And don't forget to check out our special Halloween book: "On Halloween" by Jenny B Harris. Your kids will love dressing up Zoe in her favorite halloween costumes. You'll love our great selection of children's books, and see ratings and reviews from other parents of every book before you buy! Interactive Features: *** PLAY peek-a-boo with Bunnyfur's Easter Eggs *** WATCH fish swim, bubbles float, and other real-time animations *** LISTEN to tweeting birds, laughing bunnies, even singing oysters with ITB’s incredible sound effects *** DROP Easter eggs into Bunnyfur’s basket with our unique draggable tool *** COLOR with Sammy the Shark and other the characters *** RECORD your own narrative so that your child can carry your voice wherever he or she goes *** SHARE your narration with friends with our on-screen email icon *** RATE our books to provide insight for other readers and help our authors deliver more customized content to you *** FLIP pages ** new feature ** by simply clicking on the corner of the page. Option to revert back to swipe style in the “Settings.” Update: Spirit-led Designs is pleased to announce the release of their educational children’s app for the iPad and iPhone, Signing Numbers & Colors with ASL videos. This unique app provides twenty fun-filled pages of colorful, child-friendly, animated images, music and song, interactive games, a coloring page and ASL (American Sign Language) videos for numbers 1-20 and 12 colors. These sign language videos can be enlarged to full screen size for easy viewing. Instructional narration is provided for younger children who do not read. Fun educational activities can be completed quickly and easily, keeping children entertained as they learn.Signing Numbers & Colors with ASL videos is currently available in the Interactive Touch Books free reader app, which has many awesome features such as page corner turning or swiping, read to me, personalized narration and much, much more.Spirit-led Designs is a family-owned and operated company that produces quality products for children, and is also a member of Moms with Apps, a family-friendly community of app developers and reviewers. Review by developer: * Dit is een hele handige en goede app om te leren tellen en kleuren te benoemen voor kinderen met speciale behoeften. In elke scène zit een film waarin het volgende getoond wordt: kleuren en tellen. Ook kan je je eigen stem opnemen dat vertrouwd klinkt voor je kind, maar ook wordt deze app meteen multi language hierdoor. Want elke ouder uit de gehele wereld kan nu in zijn of haar eigen taal zijn of haar kind helpen leren. Ik vind deze app een award waard! Zo zouden er meerdere apps van moeten zijn in de app store! Update: Nu met ASL videos! |
Price $ 1.99
Prijs € 1,59 Languages:
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ArtikPix ArtikPix - Full version 2.0 is an exciting update to the engaging articulation app with flashcard and matching activities for children with speech sound delays. The highly requested group scoring feature is available for collecting scores in flashcards on up to 4 children at a time. A group of students can now collect data as they practice sounds in words and sentences with a speech-language pathologist, their parents, or independently.
Utilizing fun and modern graphics, ArtikPix - Full has all 21 decks with 40 cards each (113 cards in r deck, 913 total cards) for the following sounds: th, f, v, ch, sh, k, g, s, z, l, r, s-blends, r-blends, l-blends, p, b, m, n, t, d, j. The decks are combined, selected for sound group (e.g., beginning th, er), then practiced in full-featured flashcard and matching activities. The features include recorded audio, voice recording, and scoring (aka data collection).
In the flashcard activity, the sound groups are ordered and configured for shuffling to individualize practice for children with both the words alone and in sentences. The flashcards are then practiced in an easy-to-use flick album. In the matching activity, the words are randomized in easy (3 pairs), medium (6 pairs), and hard (10 pairs) levels. The matching activity is a fun way for children to practice their speech sounds while data is still collected.
The flashcard and matching activities include the following features:
• Group scoring in flashcards to collect data on up to 4 students at a time
• Combine card decks and specify ordering
• Choose sounds groups (e.g., beginning th, er) to practice
• Color coded cards
• Auto-play of audio recordings
• Tap-to-play audio
• Record your voice and play the recording (external mic/earphones with mic needed for
iPod touch prior to 4th generation)
• Collect data by tallying for specified sound groups (e.g., beginning th, er)
• Tallied data is automatically converted to percentage based data
• Undo tallying mistakes by tapping the numbers at the bottom of flashcards or matching
• Save data in the app organized by student names and timestamps
• Copy data to clipboard, email, and Google Spreadsheet
• Configurable options for app sounds (e.g., audio recordings) and visuals (e.g., hide
matched cards, unmatched card delay)
Reviews by parents: ☆ Nothing Yet... Review by developer: * Een zeer nuttige app! Welke je ook nog eens met verschillende kinderen kunt gebruiken om zo hun scores en vorderingen bij te houden. Niet alleen heel nuttig voor ouder en kind, maar ook voor "hulp en onderwijs" instanties. Een mooie feature is dat je je eigen stem in kunt spreken. Dit is bijvoorbeeld ook handig voor anderstalige ouders die deze app ook zelf een beetje kunnen aanpassen. Uiteraard is het hier niet voor bedoeld, maar het zou kunnen...Nog een leuke feature is dat je foto's van elk kind kan toevoegen. Een duidelijke app met zeer goede articulatie mogelijkheden en uitgebreide optie mogelijkheden. |
Price $ 29.99
Prijs € 23,99 Languages:
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iDress for Weather
iDress for Weather is for anyone, any age, and any ability anywhere in the world! iDress for Weather can be assistive technology for individuals with disabilities, an educational tool for children, or just plain fun for everyone!
iDress for Weather's most unique features, the customizable closet and the personalized temperature settings, sets this weather app apart from all others!
✰ Apps4Kids ~ Among the several fun and educational apps we have on board of our devices, there should be always a set of helpful apps such as iDress for Weather.
✰ Lockergnome ~ Let’s face it, the concept and mission behind iDress is fantastic. From idea to finished product, it’s clearly a winner with a clearly defined audience.
Without clutter, iDress for Weather provides only the weather conditions that are essential for daily use. Use the beautiful default HD illustrations OR put any photos or images into the iDress customizable closet to personalize the connection between weather and clothing. What’s in your closet? You decide!
Everyone interprets temperatures differently. iDress for Weather takes this into account by allowing individual settings of temperature ranges that define hot, warm, cool, cold, and really cold.
Until late afternoon, a single swipe to the left will display a closet with clothing to match the forecasted high. In the evening, the closet will display clothing for the overnight low.
PRIMARY FEATURES
♥GPS, city or zip code entry preferred (tap “i” on bottom left corner, then select “Location”)
♥10 most recent locations are stored
♥bold display of the current temp
♥daily high/low temps
♥clear and beautiful visual presentation of current conditions
♥current and accurate weather conditions provided by WeatherBug
CUSTOMIZED FEATURES
♥customize the closet by using personal photos or images. Swipe to left to enter the closet and tap “i” in the bottom left corner to customize the contents.
♥define personal interpretations of temperatures by setting the parameters of hot, warm, cool, cold, and very cold. Tap “i” on bottom left corner for the weather screen, then select “temperature levels”. Tap “configure” to begin setting individualized parameters. When finished, tap “confirm” then tap anywhere on the screen to return to the weather screen or tap ”settings” to make additional changes.
♥humidity, wind speed and wind direction are displayed ONLY if preferred. TAP “i” on bottom left corner, then select “Extended Info”.
♥choose Fahrenheit or Celsius by tapping the “i” on bottom left corner of the weather screen, then tap “Units”
ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY!
iDress for Weather was specifically designed support individuals whose cognitive processing or memory is affected by a disability (such as autism or other developmental disabilities) or has changed due to an injury or illness (such as a traumatic brain injury, stroke, Alzheimer’s Disease, or dementia). Please see pebroproductions.com for more information. Don’t hesitate to ask questions, give suggestions or share stories of how iDress is being used to increase individual’s independence or learning!
GLOBAL!
Since iDress for Weather primarily relies on pictures rather than words, it is fully accessible to the global community!
♥Pebro Productions is a member of Moms with Apps, a collaborative group of family-friendly developers seeking to promote quality apps for kids and families.
Recommended Ages: all
Categories: Special Needs, Environment
Reviews by parents: ☆ Nothing Yet... Review by developer: * Waar ook in de wereld is deze app te gebruiken. Het past zich automatisch aan. Een leuke feature is dat de ouders samen met het kind een eigen kledingkast (foto) toe kunnen voegen. |
Price $ 1.99
Prijs € 1,59 Languages:
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iPrompts® XL
*About iPrompts® XL for iPad: This is an iPad-specific version of the leading picture-prompting app, iPrompts®. iPrompts® XL has been visually optimized to take advantage of the iPad’s larger screen. Now you can use iPrompts on the iPad to create and present large visual supports, including picture schedules, visual timers and choices!*
Parents, special educators and therapists use iPrompts®, a #1 application on the iTunes Store (Medical, grossing, 6/8/10), to create and present visual supports for those with disabilities, including individuals with Autism, Down syndrome, Fragile X syndrome, and apraxia of speech. iPrompts® also works great with individuals who just need more structure, including kids with Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD/ADHD), and even typical, pre-verbal toddlers!
iPrompts® is used by thousands of caregivers, and has been acclaimed on television and in news stories worldwide. Created by the parents of a boy with Autism and a certified Speech-Language Pathologist, the app provides several useful visual prompting tools (no audio prompts or voice output) to help impaired individuals transition from one activity to the next, understand upcoming events, make choices, and focus on the task at hand:
* PICTURE SCHEDULES: Allows caregivers to create and present sequences of pictures, guiding those they care for through activities of any sort. Creation and editing occurs in portrait orientation. The iPad’s landscape screens may then be used to present visual supports – for example, the images in each Schedule expand for presentation when the iPad is rotated horizontally. Schedules can have many pictures, or even just two (i.e., to create a FIRST THIS, THEN THAT picture prompt). Captions can be edited for each image, allowing users to create simple SOCIAL STORIES.
* VISUAL COUNTDOWN TIMER: This feature displays an image of the caregiver’s choice along with a graphical countdown timer (set to any duration), and is useful for demonstrating how much time is left until a current activity ends, or before the next pictured activity begins.
* CHOICE PROMPTS: Lets caregivers offer choices between images, empowering those who cannot vocalize their preferences. When rotated into landscape display, the Choices feature enlarges and orients images for display to individuals needing visual support.
* IMAGE LIBRARY: Our “starter” library includes hundreds of useful illustrations and digital pictures across many categories. Additional categories and pictures may be supplied by users. The Library search option may be used to search both “local” results and images from the Web, which may then be saved permanently. Users may also duplicate or delete images, edit their captions, and add their own digital pictures (e.g., “on the fly” using built-in device cameras).
iPrompts® is a portable, flexible, easy-to-use, stigma-free and “green” alternative to using physical pictures, and is especially helpful in reducing the frustrations of everyday life when traveling or on the go. Parents and professionals love the time it saves compared to various other tools (like CD-ROM packages) requiring tedious printing, cutting and lamination. Therapists and special educators can store multiple schedules and social stories for entire caseloads of different patients or students.
Reviews by parents: ☆ Nothing Yet... Review by developer: * Een zeer uitgebreide app waarbij je zelf heel veel kunt instellen. Gemakkelijke bediening. Zeer veel onderwerpen. Je kan zelfs je eigen foto's toevoegen en een hele planning maken. Met deze app zal ouder en kind elkaar beter en sneller leren begrijpen. Ook zijn er in de app eventueel video's te koop. |
Price $ 49.99
Prijs € 39,99 Languages:
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