APPS:
- Reading
- Learning Ally
recorded textbooks and books
- Raz-Kids
- One Minute Reader
http://www.readnaturally.com/product/one-minute-reader#custom242
One Minute Reader iPad App accelerates reading achievement by combining the research-proven components of the Read Naturally Strategy: teacher modeling, repeated reading, and progress monitoring. The reader works at his or her own pace in an appropriate level of material. This motivating app guides the reader through the steps. The reader masters a story by reading along with audio and then practicing the story until he or she can read it fluently and with comprehension. The program automatically tracks the reader’s progress. The reader can print or email the story, the Story Summary (results from the story), and/or the Book Summary (results from the whole book).
- Text to Speech
- Voice Dream https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/voice-dream-reader/id496177674?mt=8
Having reached top 10 in Education in 79 countries, Voice Dream Reader is the world’s most accessible reading tool. With advanced text-to-speech and a highly configurable screen layout, it can be tailored to suit every reading style from completely auditory to completely visual, plus synchronized combination of both.
Voice Dream Reader supports reading PDF and Word documents, DRM-free EPUB and DAISY eBooks, Web pages and more. It’s directly integrated with Bookshare, Dropbox, G-Drive, Evernote, Pocket, Instapaper, and Gutenberg.
- Speech to Text and Text to Speech and Word Prediction Software
- PDF Expert
https://readdle.com/products/pdfexpert5/
PDF Expert 5 is an essential application to store, read, annotate and sign PDFs. Highlight, strike out, draw with your finger or make your notes! Filling out PDF forms is a breeze. Smart zoom and intelligent snapping makes it easier to edit PDFs the way you want it. Sepia mode, text to speech and other helpful features create a great reading experience.
- iReadWrite
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/ireadwrite/id600843386?mt=8
iReadWrite makes reading easier and ensures accurate writing as you use your iPad for school, work, or leisure.
This easy-to-use reading and writing App runs directly on the iPad with no Wi-Fi or 3G access necessary. It includes powerful support features that benefit struggling readers and writers of all ages, especially those with dyslexia, dysgraphia, or other learning difficulties.
iReadWrite is an affordable all-in-one solution for anyone looking for reading and writing support as they work on their iPad!
Support features in iReadWrite include:
Text-to-speech
Word Prediction
Phonetic Spell Checker
Homophone and Confusables Checker
Dictionary
Picture Dictionary
Customizable Background and Text Colors
Choice of Voices and Fonts
Importing and Sharing documents
- Co-Writer
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/co-writer/id674099732?mt=8
Co:Writer® is a writing tool that aids with phonetic/inventive spelling, grammar, and topic-related vocabulary.
HOW DOES CO:WRITER WORK?
As letters are typed, Co:Writer predicts the intended word with a selection of word suggestions using powerful grammar-smart word prediction. These suggestions can be read aloud with a swipe. Selecting the intended word places it into the document. For feedback while writing (and after writing) built-in text to speech can be used to read letters, words, sentences, and the entire document.
- Spelling
- Spelling Test
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/spelling-test/id485279878?mt=8
Spelling Test allows you to Create your own Custom Spelling Tests
Use this app to create the words that you want to practice and it’s a great way to save time on homework.
Help your child become a better speller.
•Practice Words you get in homework
•Create your own Spelling Bee
•Create the Test and decide which words to Add
•Track your progress after each test, Check scores and which words were misspelled.
•See your scores improve as you take the tests again
•Take it anywhere, anytime with our Universal app.
•Works in ipod, iphone and iPad.
- Simplex Spelling – phonics 1 (uses with reading tutor)
http://www.pyxwise.com/ssphonics1.html
This newest version of Simplex Spelling teaches English spelling and reading skills by using a powerful combination of phonics lessons, spelling/word patterns, our unique “reverse phonics” approach and contextually relevant spelling rules. Simplex Spelling Phonics 1 teaches a full year of spelling curriculum and features over 450 high frequency spelling words to help build literacy. It provides 42 instructional lessons in phonics and spelling rules. Each lesson builds upon the skills learned in previous lessons, and students piece their spelling words together in a fun and interactive way. Simplex Spelling Phonics 1 uses our unique “reverse phonics” approach that acts like a personal spelling coach and guarantees success on every spelling word. Spelling patterns and a wealth of spelling knowledge are contained within a beautifully simplistic interface. The powerful hint system phonetically sounds out each word while letting the student see all of the possible ways that a word can be spelled phonetically. Each word can be pieced together from its smallest or simplex sounds, and spelling hints and rules are provided to students in context and only as they are needed. Children can easily pick up and use Simplex Spelling as the introductory spelling list contains spoken instructions that gently guide the child through the app’s entire feature set
- Vocabulary Spelling City
https://www.spellingcity.com/app/
VocabularySpellingCity is a fun way to learn spelling and vocabulary words by playing engaging learning games using any word list. The most popular activities are Spelling TestMe, HangMouse, and our vocabulary games, available to Premium Members. The most popular word lists are Sound Alikes, Compound Words, Hunger Games and SAT Words. The free app includes ten of our most popular word lists and ten of our most popular learning activities
- Hooked On Words
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/hooked-on-words/id522136303?mt=8
addicting word game
- Math Apps
- IXL
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/ixl-math-practice/id693689912?mt=8)
- Reflex Student
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/reflex-student/id892510181?mt=8
Reflex is an award-winning research-based system that helps grade 2-8 students to develop instant, effortless recall of math facts in all four operations. Students have already answered billions of math facts on Reflex, increasing their skill, confidence and test scores.
- Virtual Graph Paper
- ModMath
The first iPad app made specifically for people with dysgraphia and dyslexia. Use the touchscreen and keypad to set up and solve math problems. And never use a pencil and paper to do math again.
Provide students with a virtual piece of graph paper, where they can set up math problems in a format that’s easily legible.
Allow students to do basic math problem solving, including addition, subtraction, multiplication and division as well as fractions and equations, all without ever picking up a pencil.
Print out the work pages to turn it at school, or e-mail them directly to the teacher.
- Calculators
- My Script Calculator
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/myscript-calculator-handwriting/id578979413?mt=8
Easy, simple and intuitive, just write the mathematical expression on the screen then let MyScript technology perform its magic converting symbols and numbers to digital text and delivering the result in real time.
The same experience as writing on paper with the advantages of a digital device (Scratch-outs, results in real time, …).
Solve mathematical equations by hand without actually having to crunch the numbers yourself
- School Calculator
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/school-calculator-for-kids/id635176341?mt=8
School CALCULATOR, will help you with your children math. Designed for parents and educators, does makes basic operations of addition, subtraction, multiplication and division suitable for children up to 10 years.
School CALCULATOR shows not only the final result, automatically does develops too the whole operation, which allows you to check whether the children have completed successfully the exercises in your notebook or explain where they have been wrong thus improving their understanding of mathematics.
- KidsCalc 100+
http://www.teachingappz.co.uk/listing/kidscalc-100/
KidsCalc100 is a visual counting board for children to make basic arithmetic calculations up to the number 100. It is a modern version of the traditional school abacus. It facilitates children’s conceptual understanding of the logic behind addition, subtraction and multiplication procedures and its relation with the concept of quantity.
- Graphic Organizers
- Tools4Students and Tools4Students 2
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/tools-4-students/id472911218?mt=8
Tools 4 Students offers 25 graphic organizers supporting common comprehension skills
Each organizer can be used again and again and be emailed, drop boxed, or saved as a PDF.
Tools4Students 2 (25 more graphic organizers.)
Recommended Games and Activities
http://efpractice.com/resources/games
•A Bit of Banter Jr. – good use for conversation skills
•Taboo – to develop vocabulary, schematic thinking and expressive language
•Outburst Junior – to develop vocabulary, schematic thinking and expressive language
•Imaginiff Jr. – great for developing episodic memory and abstract, inferential thinking skills
•American Girl 300 Wishes – great for social skills, forming opinions and making decisions
•Break the Safe – amazing collaborative social skills game: you will need to find on ebay
•Oodles of Doodles – to develop vocabulary, schematic thinking and visual imagery skills
•Stare Junior – for episodic memory, attention and schematic thinking
•Whoonu – great for social skills, forming opinions and making decisions
•Sync Up – great for social skills, schematic thinking and expressive language
•Remote Control Impulse Control, Franklin Learning Systems – a great game for teaching impulse control and self regulation
•Apples to Apple – develops verbal organization and semantic feature analysis skills
•Pictionary and Pictionary Man – develop visual-motor construction and formulation of “future picture” thinking
•Scattegories – develop verbal organization and word retrieval skills at the word level
•TriBond Junior – develop flexible thinking and verbal organization skills at the word level
•Rat A Tat Cat – reinforce visual-sptial skills and working memory
•Charades for Kids – to facilitate nonverbal expression and gestural communication
•Blokus – to develop visual-spatial, visual working memory and problem solving skills