Functional Apps for Essential Skills Students
June 11, 2012
Dawn Alsup and Karen Robertson
App / Developer / Cost / Lite? / DescriptionTeach Me Toddler / 24x7digitalLLC / $.99 / No / This app features 6 subjects: letters, phonics, numbers, shapes, colors, and counting. Users can choose which subjects are displayed. It includes an award system, and is customizable.
Teach Me Kindergarten / 24x7digitalLLC / $.99 / No / This app features 4 subjects: sight words, addition, subtraction, and spelling. The answers for this app are multiple choice. Users can choose which subjects are displayed. It includes an award system, and is customizable.
Teach Me 1st Grade / 24x7digitalLLC / $.99 / No / This app features 4 subjects: sight words, addition, subtraction, and spelling. In this version of the app, students write the answers in the space provided. Users can choose which subjects are displayed. It includes an award system, and is customizable.
Photo Touch-Telling Time / Grasshopperapps.com / $.99 / No / This app uses digital clocks to learn how to tell time. The app starts with a choice of 3, and more choices are added as the student progresses through the app. It is customizable, and users can add their own voice to the app.
iWriteWords / Gdiplus / $2.99 / Yes / This app is a great tool to teach students how to form letters correctly. Students connect the numbered balls in order to form the letter. They are able to practice upper and lowercase letters and words, as well as numbers.
Write My Name / Injini / $3.99 / No / This app features the ability to practice upper and lowercase letters, over 100 familiar sight words, and their own name. Users can record their voice saying the child’s name.
Kids Writing Pad / Pattrns.com / $.99 / No / This app is a basic writing pad for practicing the correct placement of letters. It has several different color options, which is helpful for students learning to trace. The student’s work can be saved to your iPad’s photos, and from there can be e-mailed to parents!
Where Do I Go? / Camigo Media LLC / $2.99 / Yes / This app teaches how to group and classify objects. Students are presented with an item, and need to choose the correct classification from a field of three.
My First App- Series 1 / Myfirstapp.com / $.99 / Yes / This app teaches students how to arrange objects in a series based on various principles such as shape, color, size, and quantity. It develops primary math concepts such as size and quantity, visual perception skills, and fine motor skills. Designed for children aged 3.5+
My First App- Series 2 / Myfirstapp.com / $.99 / Yes / This app teaches students how to arrange objects in a series based on various principles such as shape, color, size, and quantity. It develops primary math concepts such as size and quantity, visual perception skills, and fine motor skills. Designed for children aged 4+
Random Touch / Joe Scrivens / $.99 / No / This app is designed for students who are not quite ready for traditional academic skills. It teaches cause and effect, as well as fine motor skills. Students can touch the screen in order to hear a random sound and see a random picture. There is no right or wrong answer to this app, and allow students to explore an app with guaranteed success.
Falling Stars / Kraft New Services, Inc. / Free / N/A / This free app provides an exciting sensory experience for the child. Students can explore a variety of sounds, and control the placement of objects to change the song that is made.
Fluidity / Nebulus Design / Free / N/A / This free app provides a visual sensory experience. Students are able to control the flow of the fluid as the colors change from yellow to green to blue, and so on. Users are able to change the brightness, speed, and thickness of the fluid.