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The iPhone, iTouch and
iPad, and many o the
applications designed or
them, are ideal or use
by therapists seeking to
improve patients’ fne
motor skills, visual motor
skills, visual attention
skills, etc. And many o
the useul apps are ree
or inexpensive. ADVANCE App Reviewer Angelia
Wood, OTR/L, a
therapist with Davie
County Schools in
Mocksville, NC,
examines a dierent
app each month and
assesses it’s practical use
in OT. The most popu-
lar app reviews rom
2011 are eatured in this
online exclusive book.
WhatApps Will
BenefitYour
Patients?
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Dexteria: Fine Motor Skills Development An app to cover tapping, pinching and writing.
Letter Writer Oceans
Upper case letter formation in a fun and engaging format.
Vision TrainingIncrease the speed and efciency o saccades or quick visual
movements o the eyes.
PDF-Notes
Open .pdf worksheets on the iPad in order to add your own
notes, commentary, etc.
Autism: Sort and Categorize & Clean Up: Category Sorting Apps to help with naming, sorting and categorizing while also
addressing fne motor skills.
Sentence Builder:
Enhance expressive language with additional handwriting
applications.
TimeReading K12 & A Sharp Eye Two apps to aid in the development reading skills.
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➼This applicaTion was developed
by Fank Jenn, an a deee, in nuta-
tin ith uatina theait t he hi
daughte ie he ne t ki.
Dexteia e thee aea ne t
ki: taing, inhing and iting. The a
i deigned t a deeent inet ki by the ubjet and aeent
ge the ubjet’ ne t ki
by the theait.
Tap iT The t etin equie nge and hand
eent and i aed "ta it". Thi untin
ha yu ae yu ngeti n the een a
it aibate hee yu ngeti ae.
Next the ubjet ae hi he thub
n the thub t hie thei ingeti
ta the et ed dt a they aea
in aiu aea eiiting aying degee
fexin in the digit a eah digit ha t
ta the dt. The dt e and ineae in
eed a the ee g u deeing nge
dexteity and iatin.
Eah ee ahieed i eded beide the
date ang ith the tie taken t e the
tak in the ge et etin. Thi a
ge niting data t be eted
the atiity.
pinch iT
The next ki eed i "inh it", hih k
n nge and hand eent ne t
aniuatin and nt. A eie tatin-
ay ab ae t diayed; the ab then
ge t ing aund a ee diuty
gee.
The ubjet i equied t inh the ti
hi he thub t the ti the index
inge the digit t ake the ab
diaea. The tie taken and eah ee
ahieed i eded beide the date in the
ge etin.
wriTe iT The thid aea i aed "ite it" and it k
n iing inge nt and tke
equening ined in the integated hand
eent equied t be abe t ite
ette. It eent the e ae ette a
thugh z in a hanne ette at ith dt
inide t nnet ith an a indiating
ath the deied ette atin.
The ubjet i again tied n h ng it
take t e thugh eah the e ae
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ge etin beide the date.
Thee i an tin ink that a the
theait t ete deaut ate eah ub-
jet i teted, ea bet tie ide
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ue t gie eedbak n any idea they ha
iing the aiatin. The deign
a quik t end bak ith eedbak a
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ee ubitted.
Thi aiatin ein a eeaed
mah 10, 2011 $9.99 and udated n m
13, 2011 ith a uent t $4.99.
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DIsclAImEr: Yu dt theait ha gien yu thi atient handut t uthe exain eind yu abut an iue eated
t yu heath. Thi handut i a genea guide ny. I yu hae ei quetin, diu the ith yu dt theait.
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➼The leTTer wriTer oceans aia-
tin i an exeent t ue hen teah-
ing ue ae ette atin in a un and
engaging at.
The ee thi aiatin i Jhn cha-
beain and the a i ited unde Baking
Dg Inteatie. chabeain and hi iedeeed lette wite oean beaue
they anted a bette iting gae thei
hid t ue n the iphne. It a udated n
Deebe 3, 2009 and i uenty eing
ha ie at $.99 due t it eent exeent
eie and ating.
leTTer FormaTion
The hid thugh the ette hie an
entaning, aing, t ui ay in the
bakgund. Thee i a eaiti Diney-eque
Ne h that e t the tating int t
begin the ette atin.
Then the h the ath a the hid
ake the ette hie ing the ath
dt, ne tke at a tie. It a eine
ith a id ine ate the tke ae ade.
I the hid ge the et ath, the h
i i bak t the et tating int
and a dieent und i ade t aet the
t ty again.
Ate the hid ate u ette and
eeie u taih, a bk i unked
ith a hye eah ette abut the ea
itue that i hn eah ette. Thi an
be atiated by eading the h t the btt
ight ne and taing the tybk in
eah ette ate it i unked.
Use wiTh clienTs
Thi aiatin ue ey thing and a-
ing ui. It an be ued ith hiden h
hae auti, eaning diabiitie behai
iue. many thee hiden ay hae an
aein t iting ith tyia iting t
eni and ae. Thi aiatin ha the
tentia t eay engage the in the tak.
It te ineaed iua attentin a thehid tak the h a it thei e-
ent. It a iting atiitie thugh the
ue a nge the tyu en t tae the
ette. Thi an be eed t ith hand
e hand guidane and then geed t
indeendent ette atin.
F hiden h hae a diagni
behai that iit thei abiity t engage in
iting in the tyia anne, thi i an tin
t engage the in a tyia a un-
tin ette iting that ake iting ike
a gae, un.
lower case leTTers
The e ae ein ha a been eeaed
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NoTEs:
lette wite oean
make witing Fun
and i aed lette wite sae hih h
ket hi intead h it thee. It
eed the ae ie $.99.
The ee de take ent and ina t h the aiatin an be i
but thi a nt eaiy aeed by ay t
aiatin. The ebite uggetin
und by bing the intenet it.n
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DIsclAImEr: Yu dt theait ha gien yu thi atient handut t uthe exain eind yu abut an iue eated
t yu heath. Thi handut i a genea guide ny. I yu hae ei quetin, diu the ith yu dt theait.
ADVANCE for Occupational Therapy Practitioners
➼hoppy’s vision Training 1 ai-
atin a eated by tetit Katuya
Kitade, and deeed by cpAc c. In.
reeaed in Ai 2011, it i ited a a
edia aiatin deigned t tain the
eye ue t e and tak quike and
e eienty.viua anning and aade ae ne
the needed ehani eetin
and inteetatin hen eading a aage
text hen uing the eye t and
the atiitie.
I the theait, un eauatin a ub-
jet, ee that the ubjet i haing diuty
ith the tak anning aade, thi
ay be a ueu aiatin the teatent
an. Thi a tain the iin t ineae the
eed and e iieny aade quik
iua eent the eye; theee, it
an be ued t he hiden ith eye hand
dinatin ki atiitie uh a aying
t and t ait in eye anning eieny
eading ki.
The theait an ue ed and geen gae
t tain binua iin, a e. lette, nu-
be, a u dieent die-
tin ay be hen t tak. The theait
an a nt the eed and dietin
ithin the ipad bx een in hih the ub-
jet i t tak. The ubjet i td t hd hi he head
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The ubjet i gien int taing n
the een. The ite need t be taed -
ety and in a tiey ahin the ubjet
t btain a int.
The theait an tye in dieent ubjet’
nae and tak thei ge, a thi a
ed the bet e eah date and eah
et ite atteted. Be ue t ue the ae
etting i taking ge.
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Thi i a geat t t duent ge
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thei eading fueny ga.
The u ein i uenty aaiabe
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in the itune a te. (Be ue t inu
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DIsclAImEr: Yu dt theait ha gien yu thi atient handut t uthe exain eind yu abut an iue eated
t yu heath. Thi handut i a genea guide ny. I yu hae ei quetin, diu the ith yu dt theait.
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➼This applicaTion is prodUced by
AmueTe c., ltd. The u ein t $9.99
and i aaiabe dnad in the iTune
te unde the aiatin etin. Udate
ade at nth inuded the additin a
aet; age thubnai eie ae-
ibe ia taing the ide; and eent the z the ente the een t
the taing itin. reted “bug” ee
a eted.
Thi a i an exeent t aking a
ae kheet aeibe t ite and da
n the ipad. The aiatin tane
kheet and pDF e int the ga.
The kheet an then be itten n a i it
ee a ae kheet by uing the tyu
en the ngeti.
The duent an be ade int pDF
e, uuay n ga ike d, i t
ending t the ipad by hing the int
tin and then heking iking the pDF
tin and aing a a pDF e. Thi e an
then be aeed the a by eaiing
the pDF e eeted.
T en, ta the eaied duent n the
ipad. Next, ta the t ight the een t
ee hie hat t d ith the duent.
Then he t en in pDF-nte. The du-
ent i then be aed n the he in the
a' "bkhee".
T ae, ta the duent ne ith
ne nge ne tie. Then ta ne in the
ente the duent ith ne nge t
ae the tba t he ine
and idth. Ta the and idth deied
and begin iting n the duent jut ike
a egua kheet.
when nihed, the kheet/pDF du-
ent an be aed by taking a ht it n
the ipad een by iking the t ight buttn
n the ipad and then the btt nt buttn
n the een. Next, g t ht and ae a
a e n the ipad. Yu an en and ae it t
yu pc and/ int and e i deied.
Duentatin uh a theay nte andeauatin an be aded and ued in the
ae anne deibed abe thu eiinat-
ing the need t ay ntebk kheet,
at, duentatin and the aek.
The a gie the theait the abiity t ay
ne at, ight eight, ipad.
many ee kheet ae aaiabe, a-
eady in the pDF at, by eahing ee
eetua kheet n the eb. se
iua t and ine t kheet
ite that ae ueu inding thee t
en in pDF-nte ue ae: .tbk
.; .abjeuee.;
.HaeFunTeahing..
T ad a kheet nt the pDF-nte
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pDF-nte
bkhe ue, ik n the due
deied t en it t u een n t
ipad and then ta n the duent
tie. The tin t en in pDF-nte hu
aea in the t ight hand ne i pDnte i aeady aded n the ipad. Ta th
tin and it autatiay ut the
heet in pDF-nte.
It an take e atie t get ued t
the t and untin that thi aiati
e and the e ing duen
thi a take e atie t ue.
Thee ae yutube. ide aaiabe
tutia and the ga e ith a ba
guide, a bkhe guide and an adan
guide taining in a the aaiabe e
tue the aiatin.n
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t yu heath. Thi handut i a genea guide ny. I yu hae ei quetin, diu the ith yu dt theait.
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[ ApplIcATIoN rEvIEw]
➼ naTUral learning concepTs
Auti: st and categize aiatin i
geat theait, eduat and aiy
t k ith hiden h hae
auti n naing itue, t-
ing and aing ea itue
ite in ategie.Natua leaning cnet i a
any tated by Jene Aia
in 2002. He n a diagned
ith pDD-Nos/Aege/ and
he ha anthe hid ith eia
need. she began the any
by deeing thing he ud
nt nd that he anted he
hiden t ue. N he hiden
he by king a a dut te-
te and eade in the aiy
buine hih e eiaty
dut hiden ith auti
and the deeenta deay.
In thi Nlcnet aiatin, thee ae 16
dieent ategie. The a k n ne
t ki a e a ting. The hid ha t
tuh ith a ngeti ne the u ateg-
ie gien at the t hen the ad aea
at the btt t indiate hih ategy the
ite hud g in. It gie a tiating und
i the hid get it et and a bee i they
ae inet. Thi aiatin i ee.
cean U: categy sting, i by Die-
ent rad t leaning. It a ine ting
and ategizing.
Dieent rad t leaning i a a -
any deeed by the the a hid ith
auti. Juie Azua adted a hid
seu, Kea and the hid a nt dee-
ing n taget ith ietne. At the age 6
the hid a diagned ith auti.
He hid' diagni aked Juie t
k ite t k ith hiden ith
auti, eiay ABA d-
ut. In 1995 he te eed
30 Aied Behai Anayi
(ABA) dut. Tday, it haany geat dut hi-
den h hae auti.
In The cean U a, an ite
i eented at the t and 3
ategy atin ae gien
at the btt. The hid ut
dag the bjet gien by tuh-
ing and dagging t ae the
bjet in the ne the thee
ategie. Thi a addee
ne and iua t ki at
the ae tie a the gnitie
ki ting and ategizing.
The a gie a ta and aie i the bjet i
aed in the et atin and a ty again
2 sting A wk
we with Auti
t i nt et.
Bth thee aiatin ae ee and
be ated by tying in Auti and iki
t eah in the iTune te and then ki
the tite a ited abe. n
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Ueune theaeuti inteentin ith iua t ki
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Ueune a oT eauatin t
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DIsclAImEr: Yu dt theait ha gien yu thi atient handut t uthe exain eind yu abut an iue eated
t yu heath. Thi handut i a genea guide ny. I yu hae ei quetin, diu the ith yu dt theait.
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➼This applicaTion was deeed
by T. Kye Tn and a yighted by
Nthet Kineati in 2009. It a eenty
udated n Jan. 6, 2011.
Tn deeed the a hi daugh-
te caityn h i n the auti etu.
caityn, h i ey high untining, tug-ge ith exeie anguage. Tn had
eahed aiatin that ud he hi
daughte in the aea exeie uni-
atin., but the ny a he ud nd ee
e untining hiden.
Tn deeed the a eiay
t eet caityn' need at h—t aid
he in aking exeie entene that
ee gaatiay et. caityn ud
ake entene, hee hen he ud
ty t ay the they ud be nt ut
tgethe ety.
Kning that hi daughte eaned bet
thugh itue and iua inatin,
Tn ade ue t inude t ani-
atin in the aiatin.
The a a a huge ue ith hi
daughte, hih ed Tn t eate
Quetin Buide and sty Buide t
a he ith additina haenge
caityn at h.
A thee aiatin quiky be-
ae ey ua ith eia eduatin
teahe and eeh theait. I hae und
that thi aiatin an a benet u-
atina theait king n handit-
ing ki in high untining hiden n
the etu.
The hid k at the itue gien and
then ue the inning dia t ake the -
et entene. The oT an then equie that
the hid y the entene t k n thei
handiting. Thi ay the handit-ing an be
integated ith the teahe’ ga (uatin
a gaatiay et entene), the oT’
ga (et ette atin, ize and a-
ing) and the ea tea ga (iing the
hid’ indeendene ith itten exeinin the aadei eninent).
The a k n the hid’ need by
eenting the k in a iuay tiuating
ay uing tehngy uh a the ipad,
hih i ey exiting hiden t k
ith. It a eate ndene by id-
ing hie in eaning t buid the entene
intead jut haing t e u ith a
entene n thei n.
Thi et deing an then ay
e int thei indeendent entene
eatin. Then the sty Buide a an
be ued t uthe dee iting ki. In
thi aiaitn, the hid an begin t
eate the he entene and ty
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Exeing language
with senteneBuide
jut a itue t.
sentene buide e ee ay
ne t thee. lee ne e a e hi
hie ee thee e any hie
de t ake the et entene titue diayed n the een. chie a
ade by tuning a dia t ik eah
in the entene.
The hid’ nae i enteed and data
ted in the tat etin and te h
any et entene ae ahieed ut
h any atteted eah the e
t he the theait duent ge
entene atin.
sentene Buide and sty Buide
bth be uhaed iTune $3.
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Ueune theaeuti inteentin ith iua t ki
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reeane ue ith ge niting
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DIsclAImEr: Yu dt theait ha gien yu thi atient handut t uthe exain eind yu abut an iue eated
t yu heath. Thi handut i a genea guide ny. I yu hae ei quetin, diu the ith yu dt theait.
ADVANCE f O i l Th P i i
➼Timereading K12 is a geat ai-
atin ue ith h age hiden.
reeaed in 2010, thi aiatin ha a
ee tia ein. The u e-
in ny t $1.99. It a e-
ated by K12 In. a at it
ehenie language Atand phni uiuu.
student ae ganized n the
a by t and at nae ith a
unning it hih tie they
hae ead and h any d
e inute they ee abe t
ead. Ente the tudent’ nae
and then he the eading
ee yu ih that hid t tat
ith. The a e a eading it
hih the hid an then
eet a ty t ead.
The ue ta an a at the
btt the een t adane t the next
age the ty. A aue tin i aaiabe
i needed. The a begin t tie the ue’
eading. At the end the ein the hid
ta “dne”. The a i then auate h
any d e inute the tudent ead.
The tudent’ tie an be aed
that he he an attet t beat thei
tie. The theait an a then tak the
hid’ ge ith eah ty’ tie in
d e inute and ith gein u
the eading ee.
The a i a gie a eentage e
n the eading it by the ty ate it i ead
and i ae the hid’ e ith h
a he he a abe be the aeage
eading ate the gade ee a aed
t tyia deeing age ee.
with the enibiity iteay n
hding eeyne auntabe aiting
hiden in thei ge tad iteay,
aiatin ike thi an gie
gd data ge ni-
ting hie ntinuing t k
n ga uh a iua takingand iua attentin ki.
A sha Eye by sp st i
anthe geat aiatin that
an be ued ith h aged
a e a adut t k n eye
eent needed t he
ith eading fueny. reeaed
in De. 2010 and udated a
nth ate, thee i a ee tia
ein a e a u ein
anging $.99 t $2.99.
The a ha 12 ein, eah
hih at 10 inute. The aage ued
teting i deigned adut; hee,
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A t Dee
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