iPod and iPhone Apps for Special Needs Kids
The saying, “once a teacher, always a teacher” certainly holds true for me. I left education in 2003 after twenty-five years in the classroom, but the mention of new and effective teaching tools still excites me.
Speech-Language Pathology Sharing
Recently I stumbled upon a blog where speech pathologists share methods, ideas, and technology. One of the blog entries is a nicely organized catalog of educational apps for the iPod and iPhone. Someone did a lot of research and organized the apps into the following categories:
- Communication
- Organization
- Reading
- Writing
- Math
- Music
- Song
- Art
- Game
- Assistive Technology
An App for Every Occasion
As you can see, there are apps for different learning styles and for a variety of educational levels – from preschool letter recognition to graphing calculators for college math classes. A few of the apps are free, and the rest are inexpensive, ranging from $.99 to $2.99.
Check out the blog page and see what you think. If you find an app that assists your special needs child, leave a comment so more families can decide if it’s worth their time.
Thanks,
Jolene
