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App Developer Thinking of Daughter While Helping Thousands – Speech Therapy for Apraxia

Speech Therapy for Apraxia is a top-selling speech therapy app Speech Therapy for Apraxia has already helped many parents and therapists deal with children’s apraxia as a best-selling speech therapy app for the iPad, and with the latest update, the app now has the ability to track the user’s progress and email the results…

Making Your Mark, Best Handwriting Apps 2014

Making Your Mark, Best Handwriting Apps Read the full review here. So much research is going into the neurophysiological importance of handwriting, and how it improves learning and cognition. Citing current research in her New York Times article, Maria Konnikova discusses how the art of gesture through writing not only facilitates memory but also helps drive cognition.…

StepByStep Sequencing and Assessment for Adults and Kids with Special Needs by SOAR Therapy LLC

One of the first things kids need to learn before they can get organized is temporal and spatial parameters for completing a task. The new app, StepByStep Pro, by SOAR Therapy LLC, really fills that gap by teaching sequencing of daily routines and tasks. Why is that so important? Kids need to know that a…

Reading Dogs Giving Children the Confidence to Read Aloud In classrooms across the country and in some homes too, dogs are making a difference to children’s lives. This is not just as pets or to help guide children with visual impairments, or to calm a child on the autism spectrum, but to just be there…

12 Best Special Needs Apps of 2012 - Special Education See.Touch.Learn Pro, by Brain Parade is one app that can have many purposes, including creating your own lessons. The most important asset to this app is built-in flashcards with interactive features that can be customized by a speech therapist, teacher or parent. Having all the libraries available…

StartDOT Handwriting, by TrishCO LLC, is a beautifully crafted app. I am finding more and more that really outstanding apps are going by, under the radar. A quick pouf at their launch and then they somewhat disappear. Finding one is like discovering buried treasure. StartDOT Handwriting is like discovering a field of emeralds on a forest…

Good handwriting and good grades: FIU researcher finds new link Frank Jenson from Binary Labs asked us to share this video clip. We were happy to post this video, and also want to emphazie that it is not just handwriting, but all fine motor skills that kids need to spend time with. Handling scissors, playing…

Speed up Success with Speech Therapy for Apraxia – NACD Home Speech Therapist

Carry over is an important part of building speech skills and The National Association for Child Development (NACD) has made this easier with their app, Speech Therapy for Apraxia - NACD Home Speech Therapist. This reasonably priced app ($4.99) is just that, by allowing the user to work with an adult (teacher/parent/therapist) on speech…