iPad Apps for Children with Intellectual Disability

Hi friends, 

Here are some iPad Apps which are widely use for teaching and engaging children with intellectual disability. Hope you find them useful ; )

1. Apps for Communication

• Use Speech Generating Devices for students with severe speech or language problems in expressing their needs, wants, thoughts, and ideas. The visual language in the apps will help them to locate and functionally use the words. 

• Here are the apps from iPhone/iPad.

           

           1.1 Sono Flex 

               1.2 Proloquo2Go 
                   
                    -A symbol-supported communication app that gives a voice to people who cannot speak.

2. Apps for Literacy (Ability to read and Write) 

2.1 Reading  

• Fly Words; WhoCanRead; Shops; SeeTouchLearn; Letter School; Magnetic ABC
• e -book interactive and talking books

2.2 Alphabet and Simple Phonics

• ABC a Go-Go; ABC Song; ABC Animals; ABC Tracing; Paint Letters; ABC Touch; ABC Alphabets; Kids Learning; Magnetic ABC; ULearn ABC – Lite; Fun Rhyming

2.3 Phonics

• Phonics Genius; Phonics with Letter Lillies

2.4 Words

• Word Magic; Letter Words Free; Sight Words; Word Spell; Animal Words; Articulation!; Word Wrap; Word Ball; Sight Words

2.5 Flash Cards

• Flash Cards; Baby Flash Cards

2.4 Writing

• Sentence Maker, AbiliPad; Click ‘n’ Talk;

2.5 Children's Books

• Humpty Dumpty; Barney The Dog; MeeGenius; Peter Rabbit; Fav Shoes; W&G #1; Farm Preview; Sesame Books; A Story B4 Bed
• Talking Books -Nighty Night!; The Rabbit and the Chocolate Carrot Cake; Toy Story; Bouncerella; Miss Spider UK; Zanny; Good Idea; Toucan

3. Apps for Numeracy 

3.1 Number recognition

• Kids Learning - My First Numbers Counting Games; iTouchiLearn Numebrs 

3.2 Counting

• Counting 123; Animals Kids Counting 

3.3 Matching

• Match it Up 1; Match it Up 2; Match it Up 3
• Amazing Match; Matches; MatchAnimals; Memory Matcher

3.4 Addition and Subtraction

•  Addition and Subtraction for Kids

3.5 Shapes

• Shape Builder; Shapes Toddler Preschool

3.6 Time Telling

• Interactive Telling Time; Tell Time 

4. Apps for Social Skills

• Emotions, Feelings and Color; SpecialCare; Family; Flash Cards

5. Apps for Music and Dance

• Drum Kit; Instrument; CatPiano!; Autodance 3

6. Apps for Painting and Drawing

• Draw Some; Glow Draw; Green Splosh

7. Apps for Puzzle Solving 

• Trainyard; Puzzles4Kids; PuzzleBabies; Puzzles ‘n’ Colouring – Sea Life; Simon Says

8. Apps for OT - Fine Motors Skills

• Dexteria; iCanWrite; Glow Draw; Zubopp

For more information on suggested applications and activities, you may log on to http://ipad.ipadsforeducation.vic.edu.au/userfiles/files/DEECD%20iPad%20support%20booklet%20for%20special%20education.pdf