Designed to Create Talking Photo Albums and Talking Books

Language Apps

Category: APP or OTHER ICON TECHNOLOGY (if LINK DESCRIPTION COST FORMAT PURPOSE(S) applicabl e) Language Builder http://mobile- Designed to help children improve ability $7.99 iPad educationstore.com/ improve ability to think of an idea about a Original  Communication picture, create an appropriate sentence game with a focus on and improve receptive and expressive pack language skills language Other (i.e., describing Great photographs of children doing game actions in different actions; singular and plural packs are pictures) forms are required $1.99 50 distinct story lines to create sentences each or from $19.99 3 levels of hints (one level has only for all verbal hints by providing 2 words to use in sentence with no written cues, one level has only the first part of the sentence in printed form [noun phrase] and one level provides the whole printed sentence) Record feature allows students to record sentences in their own voice Save and email recorded sentences Video tutorial built into app Preposition http://mobile- Designed to help elementary aged $9.99 iPad  Communication Builder educationstore.com/ children learn the correct use of with a focus on prepositions and learn how prepositions language skills can change the meaning of a sentence (i.e., describing Requires reading skills (child reads locations of sentence and then finds the correct people/things in preposition which he/she drags and drops pictures) into the blank space; could be adapted by having adult read the sentence then have a communication board for child to select correct preposition [symbol + text]) 9 preposition modules including the 28 most common prepositions 300 images to build sentences around Record feature allows students to record completed sentences in their own voice and these can be archived /emailed Video tutorial built into app 2

Category: APP or OTHER ICON TECHNOLOGY (if LINK DESCRIPTION COST FORMAT PURPOSE(S) applicabl e) Question Builder http://mobile- Designed to help elementary aged $7.99 iPad  Communication educationstore.com/ children learn to answer abstract iPhone with a focus on questions and create responses based on iPod Touch language skills inference (i.e., answering Child must use finger to select the correct questions) response from 3 to 5 options provided; child must be able to read choices or choices must be read to child Why, What, Where, How and Random question formats 1200 audio clips of questions and answers 3 levels of abstraction Optional text and audio reinforcement Brief instructions related to the settings offered within the app. Statistics to track student progress Web site allows users to contact the developers Conversation Builder http://mobile- Designed to help elementary aged $9.99 iPad  Communication educationstore.com/ children learn how to have multi- iPhone with a focus on exchange conversations with their peers iPod Touch language skills in a variety of social settings (i.e., initiating Visual interface to learn the pattern of and responding conversation to conversations) Learn when it is appropriate to introduce themselves, ask questions, make observations and change the subject of the conversation Group and one-on-one conversation settings Learns to initiate and respond to 160 conversations Conversations can be 4 or 8 exchanges long Student name, age, primary interest and city of residence are used in conversations to personalize play Video tutorial and information built into 3 app

Category: APP or OTHER ICON TECHNOLOGY (if LINK DESCRIPTION COST FORMAT PURPOSE(S) applicabl e) Phonics Awareness- http://www.bugbrained.com/pha Teaches segmenting and blending and Free iPad  Academic with a 1st Grade w.htm identification of long/short vowels iPhone focus on literacy Based on the Common Core Standards iPod Touch skills (i.e., for language arts Android phonemic Support link provided on web site awareness) KinderSmarts http://www.bugbrained.com/kds Teaches foundational skills from the $0.99 iPad  Academic with a m.htm Common Core State Standards for iPhone focus on literacy kindergarten iPod Touch skills (i.e., early Concepts include: punctuation and other print concepts, basic features of print, understanding of including spoken words, syllables, sounds, grade phonics) level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words Support link provided on web site Link for YouTube video on web site Print Concepts http://www.bugbrained.com/prco Teaches foundational skills from the $0.99 iPad  Academic with a Level 1 .htm Common Core State Standards for iPhone focus on literacy kindergarten focusing on print concepts iPod Touch skills (i.e., early Note: Other apps Support link provided on web site print concepts) available: Phonics Link for YouTube video on web site Advanced-1st Grade; Word Recognition- Level 1; Fluency- Level 1; Fluency-Level 2

Category: 4 APP or OTHER ICON TECHNOLOGY (if LINK DESCRIPTION COST FORMAT PURPOSE(S) applicabl e) Story Builder http://mobile- Designed to help children accomplish the $5.99 iPad  Communication educationstore.com/ following goals: 1) improve paragraph iPhone with a focus on formation; 2) improve integration of iPod Touch language skills ideas; and 3) improve higher level (i.e., responding abstractions by inference to questions; Three levels of play: (a) level 1 has 4 telling a story) questions related to what student can see in picture; (b) level 2 has 7 questions including what may have happened before and after the picture; (c) level 3 does not provide questions; the student is asked to create a story about the pictures In the settings if Story introduction reinforcement is turned on then a written “starter” for the sentence is provided to help student create a complete sentence to answer the question Record the child’s responses; continue to answer the questions then select play story button when story is completed Web site allows users to contact the developers Pictello http://www.assistiveware.com/pr Designed to create talking photo albums $18.99 iPad  Communication oduct/pictello and talking books iPhone with a focus on Each page may contain one picture and iPod Touch language skills up to 5 lines of text (i.e., provides a Stories may use digitized (recorded) or way for a child text-to- speech who is non- Variety of text-to-speech voices provided verbal to tell free for different languages in stories about addition to English (6 English important voices) events; develops Offers an easy (Wizard) and an advanced listening (Expert) creation mode. comprehension Supports sharing of stories with Pictello for stories) users with free Pictello sharing server or through sharing in iTunes Stories can be printed Quick Start manual as well as many detailed manuals provided on web site 5 Social Express http://thesocialexpress.com The social express is designed for $44.99 iPad Communication with children with autism, a focus on social Asperger’s, and ADHD. It is learning, including designed to teach individuals social situations. how to act when in social The social express situations. This ultimately will provides users to help them to develop meaningful become more social relationships. The social comfortable/proficie express presents individuals with nt within social fundamental skills, uses visual interactions representation of ideas, provides modeling of social outcomes/responses, and presents teaching tips to assist adults/caregivers. SOSH http://www.mysosh.com/ SOSH is an overall approach to social $39.99 iPhone Communication with skills based on a decade of work iPod touch emphasis on building with children, adolescents, and iPad social skills. SOSH young adults whom may have provides users with troubles with social difficulties. IEP SOSH contains over 60 screens recommendations, that present strategies, exercises, feedback forms for and information to work through teachers, parents, social situations. There is also a etc., behavior journal, goal area, to-do list, e- tracking, and mail capability, and a rating relaxation strategies. scale.