Brian Norton, Director of Assistive Technology at Easter Seals Crossroads, shows us an online software called Rewordify.com that can take difficult sentences and simplify them into easy to understand sentences or definitions. This online software can be helpful for people with learning disabilities. Check it out here:
Posts with the dyslexia tag
LetterReflex: App for Dyslexia
Looking for a fun and effective way to work on letter and number reversals? This is a common challenge for individuals with dyslexia and more as they tend to confuse letters “d” and “b” and “q” and “p” etc. LetterReflex is a fun, interactive app developed to help these children learn correct letter and number formations. The […]
The Sounding Out Machine
Looking for an affordable solution to help your child with reading? The Sounding Out Machine is an app that transforms the iPad into an assistive reading device! The app was developed by FizzBrain, “a mom-and-pop studio committed to bringing the latest and very best of educational practices into the world of apps.” The Sounding Out Machine app […]
3 Annotation/Note Taking Apps for Learning Disabilities
Individuals with dyslexia, ADHD, learning disabilities, and other special needs may often benefit from using PDF annotation/note taking apps. Annotating one’s reading is so useful in a myriad of ways and can benefit the reader not only while they read but afterwards as well. For me, reading textbooks, scholarly articles, and more has always been a challenge. I […]
Sticker Steve and Sasha: Basic Emotions
Many individuals on the autism spectrum often struggle to understand basic emotions. Mindlively offers a variety of products to benefit said individuals. “Our goal is to provide sound, credible, insanely affordable interactive experiences that are an alternative to the numerous ad-crammed, variable quality, free materials available online. We aren’t aiming big– either in size or profits–but […]
5 fun fidgets for children with special needs
“Stop fidgeting!” I’m sure we’ve all been told this at least once, especially as a child. Children just have so much energy and need to move, especially those with autism, ADHD, and other special needs. I have written about fidget toys many times, more specifically in a post on Stimtastic, a company offering affordable toys for stimming behavior. But […]