SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY

SCHOOL SERVICES

TECHNOLOGY REVIEW FORM

App / Goals Addressed / Rating / Comments / Age Range / Cost
ArtikPix Full / Articulation / 4 / Fun, interactive, biofeedback option, data collection / 3-10 yrs / $29.99
Doodle Buddy / Articulation, Literacy / 4 / For articulation, I draw pictures of airflow through articulators to teach placement for sounds. For literacy, it can be used to practice letter-sound correspondence, decoding, spelling etc. Can email work home, can upload pictures into app and work directly on them. / All ages / Free!
Montessori Crossword / Literacy / 5 / Great for phonological awareness skills, specifically blending. Different levels of complexity offered. Quick cause-effect game embedded in between trials for reinforcement / 3-10 yrs / $2.99
Kindergarten.com apps / Vocabulary, categorization / 4 / Flashcard photographs / Free!
Speech with Milo- adjectives, prepositions, verbs, sequencing / Expressive Language / 4 / Kindergarten, grade 1 / $2.99
Speech with Milo-Sequencing / Sequencing, storytelling/narrative skills, teaching time concepts (‘first’, ‘next’, ‘last’), increasing utterance length, developing complex sentences, improving grammatical skills / 4 / 3-10yrs / $2.99
Hidden Curriculum-Kids / Social Communication / 4 / Looks at “Unwritten social rules”, great for children with an ASD diagnosis / All ages / $1.99
Social Express Lite / Social Communication / 4 / Uses video modeling to teach students how to think about and manage social situations / All ages / Free
Conversational Social Stories / Social Communication / 4 / Social stories to help teach conversational skills (i.e., asking someone to play, greetings etc.) / All ages / $3.99
Nosy Crow Storybooks / Narrative skills, expressive language, receptive language, vocabulary, story grammar, commenting / 4 / Fun, interactive, great graphics and sounds / Kindergarten-grade 1 / $0.99/each
What Doesn’t Belong? / Making associations, categorization, receptive skills, vocabulary / 3 / Offer a WDNBPro version as well ($1.99) / Kindergarten-grade 1/2 / Free!
Answers: Yes/No HD / Visual supports / Great for non-verbal students, those with motor planning difficulties. Can create personalized buttons / All ages / $0.99
Chronological Age Calculator / For Assessment/Report Writing / 5 / Very handy! / Teachers, SLPs, other support professionals / Free!
Visual Timer / Visual Supports / 5 / Visual display, easy to use, can change colour of visual indicator based on the percentage of time remaining / All ages / Free!
First Then Visual Schedule / Visual Supports, positive behaviour supports, increases independence, transitions / 4 / Can use own photos, can record own voice, can save and share / All ages / $9.99
Proloquo2go / AAC / 4 / Need to individualize to student. / All ages / $189.99
Eensy Harp / Cause and effect / 2 / Great for students learning to attend. / All / Free!
Slide and spin / Fine Motor / 2 / Practice fine motor skills necessary for using the iPad. / All ages / $0.99
Social HD / Social Skills / 3 / Videos outlining the steps of certain social skills such as Meeting and Greeting People or Taking Responsibility. / 12 and up / Free!
PlayHome Lite / Play skills and commenting / 3 / Develop play skills using interactive scenes within the home on the iPad. Paid upgrade is available. / 2-5 years / Free!
ChoiceBoard-Creator / Visual Supports / 5 / Develop choice boards or visual schedules using real life pictures. / All ages / Free!
Toontastic / Narratives / 5 / Allows students to draw, animate and create their own cartoons using a Story Arc. Visit for more details. / 4 and up / Free!
StoryPatch / Narratives / 5 / Students can create their own picture book. Different levels of support are offered while building a story. / 4 and up / $2.99
Splingo / Following Directions / 4 / Students listen to and follow directions of increasing complexity. Level of complexity can be adjusted. / 2 and up / $2.99

Rating Scale: 1 – poor, 2 – limited use, 3 – somewhat useful, 4 – very useful, 5 – excellent