Category Archives: Special Education

Apps for Students With Special Needs —

I reached out to my colleagues via the Facebook Group called Education App Talk (E.A.T.), asking for their favorite digital tools for the special needs population.

Recently I had the opportunity to work with Laura Jienke, founder of the brilliant Bluebee Pals in a preschool in Naples, FL - we had a blast! The teacher had been celebrating Dr. Suess's Bday & NEA's Read Across America the nationwide reading celebration that takes place the whole month of March. When Laura asked…

NEW Bluebee Pal 4.0 Robotic Head Bluebee Pal Bluebee Pals, the lush Bluetooth-enabled stuffed animals that speak, read, and sing with your child just got better! Now, these speaking stuffed animals have a new feature, their head moves for an even friendlier experience while children play, communicate, listen and have FUN with these adorable friends! Teachers With Apps has had the honor…

Claro ScanPen Reader ~ Text-to-Speech App

Claro ScanPen Reader is a state of the art text-to-speech tool that reads printed text out loud. Just point your camera at some printed text, take a photo and select the text you want to hear read back to you! In other words, it uses iOS system voices to read the text to you. Amazing what…

Trisha Katkin is a special educator who has seen how the influx of students with autism has changed the responsibilities of educators. She says that so many teachers are put into positions they are not ready for when it comes to teaching students with autism. She’s using her 15 years of experience working with autistic…

Tiggly Play Date [caption id="attachment_59332" align="alignleft" width="350"] This was one end of the table. We had a brother and sister, and then 6 classmates of the brother over.[/caption] Recently, I was asked to help a family host a play date for their son with Angelman Syndrome. The Mom invited 6 boys to her house to…

Auditory Memory Club by Smarty Ears is an app targeted for children 5 years and younger says the app store, I think it has a wide range age appeal. Designed by a speech and language pathologist as a tool for improving auditory memory skills and language processing, the app is excellent. I love that when…

iDo Getting Dressed – Learn the Routine of wearing clothes, for individuals with special needs

iDo by C.E.T (The Center for Educational Technology) is a brand new series for teaching and learning about activities of daily living. Currently, there are 5 iDo Apps: Hygiene, Getting Dressed, Food/Dining Skills, Community Activities, and Chores. To say they are comprehensive is an understatement, and each one is a valuable asset for any teacher or…