It seems that about every 3 months, we need to update our application list. So here is our latest list. Please let us know if we have overlooked something that your child loves. We enjoy expanding our app list too!
- Smiley Sight Words
- Teach Me Toddler
- Teach Me Kindergarten
- Teach Me 1st Grade
- Super Why
- ABC Match Ups
- Intro to Letters (by Montessorium)
- Bob Books
- Elmo’s ABCs
- See Touch Learn
- Zoo Train
- Feed Me
- Monkey Preschool Lunchbox
- Dora ABCs
- DTT Words
- ABC Matchups
Spelling Apps
These apps go beyond letter recognition and actually teach the child to spell words.
- Montessori Cross Words
- Word Magic
- Wordball
- PCS Word Scramble
Vocabulary and Language Builders
- Kindergarten dot com Flash Cards (there are many! actions, alphabet, zoo, fruits, toys, instruments)
- Speech with Milo (sequencing, verbs, prepositions, adjectives)
- First Words Deluxe
- Preschool Animals
- Story builder
- Sentence builder
- Language Builder
- Question Builder
- Zombie Grammar Force
- Grammar App
- SAT Grammar
- Little Match Ups
- PCS Language Flash Cards
- PCS Vocabulary Flash Cards
- See Touch Learn by Brain Parade
Speech and Articulation
- Phono Pix Full
- Artic Pix
- Articulation Flip Book
- Articulation Flash Cards (PCS)
Writing and Story Writing
- My Story Book Maker
- Pictello
- iMovie
- Proloquo2go
- iPrompts
- Going Places
- Timer
- Alarmed
- Tap to Talk
- Vu Meter
- My Choice Board
- PCS Sign Language Flash Cards
Social Skills
- QuickCues
- Stories2Learn
- What are They Thinking?
- HiddenCurriculum Kids
- Stories2Learn
- Conversation Builder
- iTopics
Interactive Food Games (Thank you Maverick Software)
Interactive Echo Games
- Talking Gugi
- Talking Tom
- Talking Babies
- Talking Gina
- Talking John
- Talking Roby
- Talking Larry
Interactive Books
- Misty Island (Thomas the Train complete with puzzles, coloring, and dot to dot)
- 5 Little Monkeys
- Green Eggs and Ham
- Me and Mom Go to the City
- Toy Story (with reading and painting)
- On The Farm
- Ronki
- Speech with Milo
- Mickey Mouse Puzzle Book
- Monster at the End of the Book
- Another Monster at the End of the Book (with Elmo)
Books
- Read me Stories (a library with one free book each day)
- Mee Genius (a library)
- Reading Bug
- Food Fight
- Christmas Tale
- The Ugly Duckling
- Three Pigs
- Sesame Books
- Elmo’s Birthday
General Knowledge
- Brain Pop
- Weet Woo
- See Touch Learn by Brain Parade
Math
- Bert’s Bag
- Intro to Math (by Montessorium)
- Free Multiplication Tables
- Grasshopper
- Ace Math Flash Cards
- Pattern Recognition
- Analogies for Kids
- Analogies Practice
- Tally Tots
- Counting Coins
- Every Day Mathematics
- Fish School
- K12 money
- Math Cards
- Patterning
- Sail Through Math
- Sequencing
Puzzles
- Children’s Wooden Puzzles
- Wooden Puzzles (these are not all good but the good ones are great. Sadly, the developers did not advertise on their app so we can’t tell you the exact name or developer)
Strategy and Problem Solving
- Zentonimo
- Cogs
- Scrabble
- Numulus
- Logigrid
- Conquist2
- TicTacToe
- Memory Game
- Checkers Plus
- Sudoku
- Dots Free
- Spider Free
- Understanding inferences
Scanning
- Pictureka
- Waldo
- I Spy
Adaptive Skills
- I Love Potty
- Everyday Skills
- Potty Time with Elmo
Motor Skills
- Dexteria (developed by an OT and teaches fine motor skills)
- Bowling
- Mini Cooper Liquid Assets
- Monkey Flight (by Donut Games)
- Sunday Lawn (by Donut Games)
- Skee Ball
- Flashlight
- Spin the Coke Bottle
- Spinning Plates
- More Cowbell
- Angry Birds
- Doodle Jump
- Cut the Rope
- Where’s My Water
- Rat on a Skateboard
- Trucks (by Duck Duck Moose)
- Sponge Bob Super Bouncy
- Sponge Bob Diner Dash
Interactive Songs and Music
- Wheels on the Bus (Duck Duck Moose developers)
- Old MacDonald (Duck Duck Moose)
- Wheels on the Bus (Duck Duck Moose)
- Itsy Bitsy Spider (Duck Duck Moose)
- Kid’s Songs
- Virtuosa Piano
- Piano Free
- Music Sparkles
- Drawing Pad
- Draw Free
- Kid Paint
- Whiteboard
- Doodle cast
- Doodle cast for kids
Halloween Applications
- Carve a Pumpkin (to make the cute Jack-O-Lantern)
- Pumpkin Lite
- PumpknXplod
- Pumpkin Plus
- Skeleton (interactive and imitative)
- Halloween Coloring Book
- Carve It
- Halloween Heat
Data Collection and Other Tools
- DT Data
- ABC Logbook
- ABC Data Pro
- Touch Trainer
- Smart White Board
- Sticky Notes for iPad
- Timer
- Meditation Timer
Parent Tools
- IEP Checklist
- Autism Diagnosis and Treatment
- Autism Track
Websites with Application Reviews
- http://www.gadgetsdna.com/10-revolutionary-ipad-apps-to-help-autistic-children/5522/
- http://a4cwsn.com/
- http://www.autismkey.com/top-ipad-apps-for-children-with-autism/
- http://momswithapps.com/apps-for-special-needs/
- http://babieswithipads.blogspot.com/
- http://www.scribd.com/doc/24470331/iPhone-iPad-and-iPod-touch-Apps-for-Special-Education
- http://www.snapps4kids.com/
- http://www.autismspeaks.org/docs/apps_for_autism.pdf
- http://www.autismspeaks.org/family-services/resource-library/autism-apps
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