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This file is a version of the iSLP App Eval, but lists only our FAVORITE Apps

With over 65,000 apps available for the iPad, you may find yourself feeling completely overwhelmed. We did! Luckily, we had a team consisting of an Assitive Technology Facilitator, five SLPs and a Speech Support Specialist. Together, with the help of Google, we located and uploaded over 400 apps to our iPads. We quickly learned that we needed to give each app a second look. We asked ourselves two major questions:

1. Free or Full Version- Is it worth it? 2. Is the app effective enough to be used as an instructional tool?

We have comprised this list with the hope that our research and evaluation of the apps will save you time! Although most of our team consists of SLPs, most of our apps can be used across the curriculum (SALSA). Classroom teachers, students and parents will all benefit from our selected apps.

In our App Evaluation, you will see that we included the image of the app icon, the title of the app, a description of the app and cost of the app. The comment section will offer you additional insight.

We sorted the Apps according to the folder in which we have them stored on our iPads.

ABA 1 ICON APP TITLE APP DESCRIPTION COST Misc ABA FlashCards

Actions, Zoo, Alphabet, Fruits & Nuts, Eat, Instruments, Shapes, Play, Vehicles, Emotions, Function

Categorical flashcards using ABA techniques teaching academic, language and communication skills. Voice audio on/off.

.99 FREE During the Month of April

ABA 2 ICON APP TITLE APP DESCRIPTION COST ABA FlashCards

Vegetables, Wear, Science, Sports, Places, ABA- What Doesn’t Belong

Categorical flashcards using ABA techniques teaching academic, language and communication skills. Voice audio on/off.

.99 FREE During the Month of April

Apple ICON APP TITLE APP DESCRIPTION COST

Appsfiredeals The best way to find free apps free

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Articulation ICON APP TITLE APP DESCRIPTION COST

Articulate it Able to select phoneme by phoneme, phonological processes and mode of articulation, able to record and playback, tally scores to %, able to write notes

$39.99

ArtikPix Full Articulation app with flashcard and matching activities for children with speech sound delays. Group, recording, tracking percentages and report capabilities.

$39.99 There is a FREE version – ArtikPix (only one stack of flashcards)

Pocket SLP Articulation Articulation app: select phonemes, pictures of how sounds are made, tallied scores into %, save and email data

$29.99

SmallTalk Oral Motor Exercises

Watch and perform oral motor exercises FREE Native to iPhone

Speech Tutor Offers side view and front view of each sound production (132 animations)

$9.99

Speech Hangman Hangman with a speech twist (words and phrases). Only a few words.

$2.99 Recommend full version.

Pocket Pairs Speech therapy app to target phonological disorders. Receptive/expressive options. Allows you to input multiple students at one time and keeps track of percentage for each student. Can email homework and summary based on student’s performance.

29.99

Autism ICON APP TITLE APP DESCRIPTION COST

Going Places Social stories to: hairdresser, mall, doctor, playground, grocery store, restaurant

FREE

Random Touch Touch trainer for low level- could also be used for vocabulary

.99

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Books ICON APP TITLE APP DESCRIPTION COST

ClickySticky Create scenes using virtual stickers in a variety of setting options. Used for descriptive language.

.99

5 Little Pumpkins Includes matching numbers 1-5 and a small video of someone reading the story in sign language

.99 Holiday

Timed Reading Includes reading levels K-4; Calculates individual students reading by “words per minute”; Keeps a log of individual students reading list and statistics

1.99

Puppet Pals Students can create their own story, record their voices, make actions with the characters, play back and save

FREE

Library Q 2nd - 3rd grade readers can choose 12 books to read through this library

6.99

Clicky Sticky Superheros

AR App – maybe good is access to renaissance 4.99

Cooking / Virtual Cooking ICON APP TITLE APP DESCRIPTION COST

CakeDoodle Virtually mix ingredients (crack eggs, shake salt, pour liquids, cut butter, etc), bake cake and decorate. Used for expressive language, sequencing, reinforcing math concepts, etc.

.99

CookieDoodle Virtually mix ingredients (crack eggs, shake salt, pour liquids, cut butter, etc), bake cookies and decorate. Used for expressive language, sequencing, reinforcing math concepts, etc.

.99

Create a……. ICON APP TITLE APP DESCRIPTION COST Elmo’s Monster Maker Dinomaker

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Flashcards ICON APP TITLE APP DESCRIPTION COST

Baby Flash Cards + eFlash plus English

For toddlers and preschoolers FREE For iPad $1.99 for iPhone

Baby Flash Cards Letters and shapes FREE

My First 1000 Words Great vocabulary. 1500+ flashcards and games. 1.99

My First Words Educational book features drag and drop technology making our kids first words easy to learn.

FREE

Around Town Lite Pictures of scenes around town. Includes written and verbal label- At the park, Businesses, Vehicles

FREE

Grammar ICON APP TITLE APP DESCRIPTION COST

LanguageBuilder Improve sentence ideation and formation. Improve receptive and expressive language and promotes improved auditory processing.

$3.99

SentenceBuilder Build grammatically correct sentences. $5.99

Grammar Up High school. Grammar knowledge and increase grammar skills.

$4.99

Primary Grammar Jammers

Parts of Speech: Adjectives, conjunctions, nouns, pronouns, punctuation, sentences and verbs. Uses songs to describe and define and then short quizzes to test

FREE only 3 quiz questions

Story Builder Improve paragraph formation, integration of ideas and higher level abstractions by inference.

$3.99

Grammar Jammer Elementary

Parts of Speech: Adjectives, adverbs, capitalization, conjunctions, contractions, nouns, prepositions, pronouns, punctuation, sentences and verbs. Uses songs to describe and define and then short quizzes to test

Free

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Grammar Games Grammar flight landing control game to understand how to differentiate words into Parts of Speech. Simple choose the correct landing destination for the word on the aircraft based on its Parts of Speech and drag and drop this to the correct location.

.99

Grammar Dragon The player must rescue his friends captured by the dragon by identifying various parts of speech

Free

iPreposition Helps elementary students learn correct use of prepositions and how they can change the use of sentences.

7.99

Irregular Verbs 170 irregular verbs .99

Mad Libs Classic Mad Libs on the iPad. Fill in the blanks with various parts of speech and then read your funny story

FREE

Language ICON APP TITLE APP DESCRIPTION COST

Sound Touch Cartoon pictures turn into real pictures with sounds when touched. Includes animals, transportation, jungle animals, birds, musical instruments and household items. Rotates through 5 different slides per picture.

3.99

Receptive Identification Identify vocabulary in a field of 3. 1.99

Healthy Habits “Wh” questions related to healthy habits .99

What Rhymes? What rhymes with _____? .99

Which Does Not Belong?

Which does not belong? Great for similarities / differences.

.99

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Which Go Together? “Wh” questions with field of 4 responses. .99

Identification By Class, By Feature, By Function Combined

Identify vocabulary based on class, feature or function.

.99 each

Who Am I? This app is designed to strengthen reading skills, memory and skills in associating pictures, words, and sounds. Can you guess the animal?

FREE

I hear ewe This app is designed to strengthen reading skills, memory and skills in associating pictures, words, and sounds. Can you guess the animal?

FREE

Language 2 ICON APP TITLE APP DESCRIPTION COST

Families 1 Helps develop important cognitive skills such as: categorization, conceptualization, generalization and abstraction for toddlers.

FREE

Families 2 Helps develop important cognitive skills such as: categorization, conceptualization, generalization and abstraction for toddlers.

FREE

Play ‘n’ Say House Unique flashcard app, children say the names of everyday household items and are delighted by fantastic animations and encouraging feedback.

FREE

Vocab Builder 1 Drag and drop vocabulary to appropriate location- Body parts & animal body parts

FREE

Vocab Builder 2 Drag and drop vocabulary to appropriate location- Family tree, action verbs, shapes

FREE

Vocab Catcher 2 Fast fun game to learn vocabulary. Listen to vocabulary word and pop as many pictures before time runs out- Zoo animals, Farm animals

FREE

Vocab Catcher 3 Fast fun game to learn vocabulary. Listen to vocabulary word and pop as many pictures before time runs out- Toys, Classroom, School

FREE

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Idioms What is the story behind English idioms & what do they mean

FREE

Bluster Vocabulary game where students match rhyming words, prefixes suffixes, synonyms, homophones, adjectives and more. Grades 2-4.

FREE

Shake-a-phrase Teaches vocabulary and part of speech for ages 8+ with over 2,000 words in 5 different themes

1.99

Matching/Memory ICON APP TITLE APP DESCRIPTION COST

ABCMatch Matching game to improve your memory and cognitive skills by matching spoken letters of the alphabet.

.99 Native to the iPod

Matching Zoo Animal matching game for users who have issues with missing sounds and increases auditory processing.

FREE Native to iPhone

ToyStory3 Standard memory/matching game with pictures from Toy Story 3

FREE Native to iPhone

Simon Cars Similar to Simon Says. This app works on following directions and sequencing.

$1.99

Memory Block Similar to Simon Says. This app works on following directions and sequencing.

$1.99

Math ICON APP TITLE APP DESCRIPTION COST

Intro to Math Montessori Math $4.99

Numbers Introduction to math $2.99

Math Bingo Mixed bingo game. Play +, -, x, / in one bingo game

.99

Bills&Coins Practice identifying and solving math problems with money. Count, match and make change.

FREE Native to the iPhone

Find Sums Math Tappers

Helps students make sense of addition and subtraction, and then support them in developing accuracy.

FREE

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Count Money A fun simple matching game to learn to count and recognize coins.

.99

Monkey Math Count, add and sort. Ages 3-6 .99

Music ICON APP TITLE APP DESCRIPTION COST

Drum Kit Learn to play drums- for drummers & non-drummers

FREE

PocketGuitar Press & strum strings just like a real guitar. .99

Magic Piano Create your own music FREE

KidsSongsHD Sing-along with class children songs. Interactive screen allows you to pop balloons, make the bus ride, etc.

FREE

News & References ICON APP TITLE APP DESCRIPTION COST DEVICE

Dictionary Definitions from Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary. Offers voice search – thesaurus

FREE

Craft Finder FamilyFun’s library of great craft ideas for the whole family

FREE

Pinterest FREE

Note Taking ICON APP TITLE APP DESCRIPTION COST

Noteshelf Great for taking notes, and keeping them in separate notebooks for future reference

5.99

Great!!

Quickoffice HD Open and create MS documents $4.99

Total Recall Mind mapping FREE Love

these Maps

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Phonics ICON APP TITLE APP DESCRIPTION COST

AlphaCatcher Identifies correct letters from words through sentences in a limited time period.

.99

AlphaWriter Learn to read, write & spell phonetically while composing words and creating stories. A great way to introduce students to the world of language.

2.99

Fish School Introduces letters, numbers, shapes, colors, matching, same/different, ABC songs & interactive playtime. This is a bright, colorful app with 8 fun educational activities.

1.99

Magnetic ABC Aids in teaching preschoolers alphabet / numbers

1.99

Spelling Bug Kids learn to spell the most needed words as they play. Arrange letters in the correct order

.99

Typing Bee Lite Part spelling, part typing of simple words FREE

Phonics 2 ICON APP TITLE APP DESCRIPTION COST

Intro to Letters Learn to trace, read, write & record letter sounds, names & phonograms based on proven methodology of Montessori

4.99

Beginning Sounds Interactive

Match the beginning sounds FREE

Meet the Vowels Based off the popular DVD, kids select a target vowel out of a field of 3

FREE

Tic Tac Toe FREE

Phonics Genius Over 6,000 words grouped for phonics sounds FREE

Letter Quiz FREE

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Pre-K ICON APP TITLE APP DESCRIPTION COST

Balloons Teach child their colors, numbers, & animals in

an interactive fun game FREE

LunchBox Preschool- six educational games- letters,

counting, shapes, matching .99

Animal Fun Real Animals- Real Sounds FREE

Tap Tap Baby Preschool Vocabulary .99

preschoolTap Preschool Vocabulary .99

Routines ITouch iLearn

PK- Morning routines- must complete one to move on to next

FREE

Monkey- When I Grow Up

Allows kids to imagine what they want to be when they grow up. Ages 2 and up.

.99

Princess Dress up ICON APP TITLE APP DESCRIPTION COST

Princess DU Puzzles used for reinforcement FREE

Barbie Fashionista Bride and Groom Make Barbie Endless Closet Buzz Cut Bug & Buttons Junior Bingo Starfall Me

Racing Games ICON APP TITLE APP DESCRIPTION COST

Shrek Karting Classic game used to reinforce speech skills 4.99

Temple Run Exciting running games FREE

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Reinforcers 1 ICON APP TITLE APP DESCRIPTION COST

Angry Birds Classic game used as a reinforcer Reinforcer only

Basketball Free Shoot basketballs from a side view. Once you touch the screen you may drag it to get the right arch / angle.

FREE

Princess DU Puzzles used for reinforcement FREE

Ragdoll Blast Shoot a ragdoll out of cannon to hit the target. Each level has more obstacles. Higher thought processing and problem solving.

FREE

Scoops Hand-eye coordination. Color knowledge. Catch the right ice cream. May also opt to make hamburgers.

FREE

Dinosaur maker Create a dinosaur by choosing from various heads, bodies, tails, colors, and background scenes.

FREE

Reinforcers 2 ICON APP TITLE APP DESCRIPTION COST

Bejeweled 2 Arrange the same jewels in lines of 3 to clear them and get points. Matching.

.99

Yummy Bugs Hand-eye coordination. Have the lizard eat the bugs but determining the angle and length at which his tongue must reach each bug.

.99

Fruit Ninja Slice fruit as they are juggled on the screen and get points for every fruit. Avoid the bombs and don’t let any fruit drop without being sliced. 3 strikes and game over.

.99

Tap the Frog Free

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Science/Geography ICON APP TITLE APP DESCRIPTION COST

Lifecycles Appropriate for children ages 2-10+. Following life cycles are covered in this app at this moment: Frog Life Cycle, Water Life Cycle, Butterfly Cycle, Plant Cycle, Pollination, Photosynthesis, Moon Phases, Nitrogen Cycle, Oxygen Cycle, Rock Cycle App Features: Colorful illustrations with highlights at each stage (tap/swipe to go to next stage), Detailed kid oriented descriptions for each stage, Narrations (by an elementary school teacher) per lifecycle stage

.99

Stack the States As you learn state capitals, shapes, geographic locations and more, you can actually touch, move and drop the animated states anywhere on the screen. Carefully build a stack of states that reaches the checkered line to win each level.

.99

GREAT

Stack the Countries Learn country capitals, landmarks, geographic location, and more

1.99

Sign Language ICON APP TITLE APP DESCRIPTION COST

ASL 300 ASL signs- still pictures that are able to print FREE

Sight Words ICON APP TITLE APP DESCRIPTION COST

See Read Say High Frequency Word Flashcards $1.99

Sight Words The Dolch Word List contains 220 words that are broken down into appropriate age groups (PK-3rd grade). Has a quiz mode.

FREE

Word Bingo The Dolch Word List contains 220 words grouped by level into a fun bingo game. Recommended for ages 5+ (grades 1-2 will really enjoy)

.99

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Smart Hands Sign Language- video of signs with verbal descriptions; also has a “quiz”

4.99

Timers ICON APP TITLE APP DESCRIPTION COST

Child Timer Special background pictures & sounds make this timer app more fun for your child. Get your child to complete activities.

.99

Timer Use as many timers at the same time and create your own customized timers.

.99

Technology ICON APP TITLE APP DESCRIPTION COST

HP iPrint Easy mobile printing of most digital content (Word, Excel, PowerPoint web pages, photos, PDF, etc.

FREE

i-nigma turns your camera into a sophisticated barcode reader

FREE

PDF Expert Read and annotate PDF documents, highlight text, make notes and changes compatible with Preview and Adobe Acrobat.

9.99

Toca

ICON APP TITLE APP DESCRIPTION COST

Robot Lab

Toca Train

Toca Tea Party

Toca Kitchen

Toca Store

Toca House

Toca Hair Salon

Toca Doctor

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Videos & Movies ICON APP TITLE APP DESCRIPTION COST

SproutPlayer PBS Kids Sprout podcasts. Find available Sprout videos and play

FREE

BrainPop Bring learning to your fingertips. Watch a different animated movie and test your knowledge with an interactive quiz. Language skills, memory, wh questions

FREE Requires Internet

PBS Kids Watch videos from your favorite PBS Kids television series

Free Requires internet

Visual Rewards ICON APP TITLE APP DESCRIPTION COST DEVICE

iloveFireworks Visual Reinforcement .99 Free version available – iLoveFireworks Lite

PocketPond HD Visual Reinforcement FREE

Voice Generators ICON APP TITLE APP DESCRIPTION COST

Talking Tom Talk to them and they repeat – Fluency – Artic FREE

Talking Rex Voice Recorder- Can have Rex fetch a bone, fight another T-Rex, eat a steak and roar

.99

Talking Roby Voice Recorder FREE

Babies Voice Recorder- Baby will dance 4 different styles

FREE

Talking Dinosaur Voice Recorder- tap different parts of the dinosaur and see how he reacts

FREE

Talking Gina Voice Recorder- play hand clapping games, feed her, etc.

FREE

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Wh Question ICON APP TITLE APP DESCRIPTION COST

QuestionBuilder Help elementary children learn to answer abstract questions & create responses based on inference

$3.99

SUPER WHY! Power to Read- alphabet, rhyming, spelling, writing & reading. 4 Super Why interactive games

3.99

WHQuestions Answering simple “Wh” questions- great for autistic children

14.99

WH Questions at School “Wh” questions- picture cards- “Super Duper” 5.99

Sounds Shows you 3 pictures and give you a sound. You must touch the instrument that makes that sound.

.99

Trivial Pursuit Customize the game of Trivial Pursuit .99

Word Games ICON APP TITLE APP DESCRIPTION COST

bananagrams Each player gets a certain amount of letter tiles and has to create their own scrabble board (connecting words in a crossword fashion). Player to use all of their tiles first wins.

.99

Boggle Make as many words as you can with a 4x4 block of letters. Words must be at least 3 letters and have to connect in consecutive order.

.99

FamilyFeud Great for divergent naming skills and cooperative group effort

.99

WTW iSpell Word Breaker HD

Writing ICON APP TITLE APP DESCRIPTION COST

UYH Guide to handwriting skills Free

Drawing Pad Mobile art studio 1.99

Instant Sketch Transform photos to look like sketches .99