Language Builder Picture Cards is a top-selling curriculum tool for autism. The developers behind this tool also offer Language Builder, an app featuring six core autism educational activities. The app is professionally designed and used by therapists, teachers, and parents to teach basic language skills to children with autism, speech-language delay or special needs. The […]
Posts with the assistive technology tag
8 Toys for Auditory Development–2015 Holiday gift guide for children with special needs: Part 1
This morning I awoke to sparkling frost covering blades of grass and my van’s windows. Though I am not at all ready for the cold (nor will I ever be!), the feeling of Jack Frost nipping at my nose always makes me grin from ear to ear because I know the holiday season will soon be here! […]
7 Google extensions & apps for learning disabilities
Several students with learning disabilities are able to complete their work along with their peers, the only difference is they may need tools to help them complete certain tasks. In several posts, I’ve written about different smartphone and tablet apps that may benefit these students. However, completing studious tasks (e.g. word processing, reading, etc.) tends to be easier […]
Write About This: An app to inspire writing
When it comes to writing, many students are rather uninspired. The developers behind the Write About This app acknowledge this fact and have thus designed an app to spark one’s creativity to encourage writing for students ages 8 and up! The Write About This app, in sum, is a visual writing prompt and creation platform. It was […]
Sesame Street and Autism: See Amazing in All Children
Sesame Workshop is the educational nonprofit organization behind Sesame Street. The nonprofit is currently serving more than 150 countries with a mission “to help kids grow smarter, stronger, and kinder.” In their most recent project, the nonprofit is hoping to destigmatize autism by introducing the first muppet with autism named Julia. The new muppet, Julia, is being introduced digitally […]
5 Halloween Apps for Your Kiddos!
Witches, monsters, and ghosts—oh my! It’s that time of year again, the time children carve silly faces into pumpkins and play pretend in their favorite costumes. With autumn now in full swing, many children love participating in the spooktacular activities of the holiday. When children aren’t carving pumpkins or trick-or-treating, they’re likely wanting to play on a smartphone or tablet. In […]