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Resource Update: Ultimate App and Digital Resource Guide for SLPs (2022)

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Resource Update Alert 🎉 Be sure to download the new version of the Ultimate App and Digital Resource Guide for SLPs (2022): https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Ultimate-App-and-Digital-Resource-Guide-for-SLPs-2022-7267356

Also available in this bundle: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Ultimate-Apps-for-Pediatric-SLPs-Resource-Bundle-7950688

Are you a busy SLP who needs quick access to apps and digital resources to target specific goals? This resource was designed just for you.

The Ultimate App and Digital Resource Guide for SLPs (updated for 2022) includes:

  • Interactive PDF (240 pages with linked Table of Contents) full of lists of hundreds of apps and digital resources organized by SLP goal areas and themes
  • App demo videos (links to 29 unlisted YouTube videos)

Have questions? The best way to reach me with any questions is via messaging on the OMazing Kids Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/OMazingKidsAAC/. That way AAC related messages don’t get lost among the spam in my e-mail.

Angela Moorad, MS, CCC-SLP, Founder of OMazing Kids, LLC, OMazing Kids AAC Consulting

Ultimate App and Digital Resource Guide for SLPs

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Want info about hundreds of apps and digital resources at your fingertips? Check out this brand new item on my TPT store: Ultimate App and Digital Resource Guide for SLPs, https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Ultimate-App-and-Digital-Resource-Guide-for-SLPs-7267356.

It’s on sale for 25% off for its debut in my store. It will go up to full price on 10/22/21.

It includes:

• Interactive PDF (239 pages with linked Table of Contents) full of hundreds of apps and digital resources organized by goal areas and themes

• App Demo Videos (29 unlisted YouTube videos)

See the full product description on TPT for more info.

Have a question? The best way to reach me is via Facebook messaging over on my OMazing Kids page: https://www.facebook.com/OMazingKidsAAC/

Angela Moorad, MS, CCC-SLP, Founder of OMazing Kids, LLC, OMazing Kids AAC Consulting

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*** Archived *** The iPad & the SLP in 2020 and Beyond: Interactive PDF Resource List of iOS apps, Boom Cards, Teachers Pay Teachers materials, Teletherapy Resources and Online Resources – organized by goal areas, themes and topics (updated 1-14-21)

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9/21/21: An expanded version of this resource that also includes app demo videos is available on my TPT store. Ultimate App and Digital Resource Guide for SLPs: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Ultimate-App-and-Digital-Resource-Guide-for-SLPs-7267356

 

FREE Names of Animal Sounds app – great for 2-word phrases, vocabulary and kids who have a high interest in animals

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Found another FREE hidden gem in the App Store! Names of Animal Sounds by Pioneer Logics, https://apps.apple.com/us/app/names-of-animal-sounds/id1351844864 (2 word phrase (animal name + verb of the sound they make, ex: Lion roars) while showing short video of it, 61 animals organized alphabetically and can swipe to choose specific one).

List of what’s included… a few of the names of the sounds seem a little off but when I researched names of animal sounds some had several listed or varied between sources:

  1. Antelope snotes (snorts?)
  2. Bear growls
  3. Bison grunts
  4. Cat meows
  5. Cheetah chirrups
  6. Cockatoo squawks
  7. Cow moos
  8. Crocodile bleats (bellows?)
  9. Crow caws
  10. Cuckoo clocks (coos or cuckoos?)
  11. Deer bleats
  12. Dog barks
  13. Dolphin clicks
  14. Donkey brays
  15. Duck quacks
  16. Eagle screeches
  17. Elephant trumpets
  18. Flamingo squawks
  19. Frog croaks
  20. Giraffe bleats
  21. Goat bleats
  22. Gorilla growls
  23. Hen clucks
  24. Hippo growls
  25. Horse neighs
  26. Hyena laughs
  27. Ibis chirrups
  28. Kangaroo grunts (chortles?)
  29. Koala wails
  30. Koel clocks (?)
  31. Lemur gibbers (?)
  32. Leopard snarls
  33. Lion roars
  34. Mockingbird chirrups
  35. Monkey gibbers
  36. Moose bellows
  37. Mouse squeaks
  38. Owl hoots
  39. Panda bleats
  40. Parrot squawks
  41. Peacock screams
  42. Pelican chirrups
  43. Penguin honks
  44. Pig grunts
  45. Pigeon coos
  46. Polar bear growls
  47. Raven croaks
  48. Robin chirrups
  49. Rooster crows
  50. Seagull squawks
  51. Seal barks
  52. Snake hisses
  53. Sparrow twitters
  54. Swan cries
  55. Tiger growls
  56. Toucan squawks
  57. Turtle grunts
  58. Wolf howls
  59. Woodpecker chirps
  60. Yak grunts
  61. Zebra clicks (neigh or whinny?)

I had a couple of patients with Autism who had a high interest in animals that would have LOVED this app!

In particular I remember one who had a very driven passion for animals so we got to see a peek into his amazing skills when we tapped into that high interest. I used the I Read – Animals (Reading Comprehension for Kids) app by Nerea Sanchez Dominguez (https://apps.apple.com/us/app/i-read-animals-reading-comprehension-for-kids/id940688959) & the First Nouns app by KIS Publishing LLC (https://apps.apple.com/us/app/first-nouns/id930990828, before it switched to only being accessible to their online school) and was blown away by his ability to type and spell animal names. Ended up taking video to prove it to the rest of the team and immediately went through the process to get him an iPad with a robust AAC app. Speak For Yourself ended up being a great match for him since it has only 1-2 hits to get to any word and uses the native iOS keyboard. I think about him often and wonder how he’s doing 😊

Angela Moorad, MS, CCC-SLP, Founder of OMazing Kids, LLC
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Zwuggels – Beach Holidays and Treasure Hunt app – fun and affordable for targeting multiple goals (iOS and Android)

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The Zwuggels – Beach Holidays and Treasure Hunt app by Ploosh GmbH is so much fun! Priced affordably (you’d spend that much on an item from Target’s Bullseye’s Playground) and full of lots of opportunities for targeting multiple goals (following directions, spatial concepts, problem solving, emotions, predicting, action words, describing, storytelling, Core Vocabulary, etc….)

iOS: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/the-zwuggels-beach-holidays-and-treasure-hunt/id1143084088, iOS Universal, iOS 8.0 or later, $2.99

Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.zwuggels.beach&referrer=utm_source%3Dzwuggels_website, $2.99

Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01M0FDTJU, $2.99

Gameplay video: https://youtu.be/OINa58R2cPc

Website: http://www.zwuggels.com/en/

Core Vocabulary in each section:

  1. Elfina rock climbing: up, help, eat, drink (moving through rock climbing maze)
  2. Feed Ubo: get up, eat, sleep
  3. Olfred’s book, hats & car, plane, train: Like, put on, go
  4. Zilda’s chemistry lab: Put in, turn on
  5. Professor Zigmund’s mixed up plugs: There, here, put in, turn on
  6. Captain Zach: put on
    7-8. Pirate Cat Leonardo’s ship / Elfina’s dream: go, up (wake up), make, give
  7. Olfred & Elina packing: yes, no, in
  8. Load the luggage: put, there, help, turn, up, down, in, no
  9. Captain Zach waking up: get up, move, put on
  10. Captain Zach making sandwiches: make, put on, more, in, like (following directions for what each crew members likes on their sandwich)
  11. Brew breakfast tea: help, put on, there, wait, in, more, give (tea cup matches color of their outfit)
  12. Boarding the ship & find sunglasses: come, find, help, put on & Sailing breeze: wait, open, off, go
  13. Spyglass: look, sleep, up, give, look, close
  14. Storm cloud: help, move, up, down, out (through cloud maze)
  15. Hammer mooring ropes: there, help, in
  16. Swimming trunks: off, on, more (changing into swimsuit & putting on sunscreen, could also target body parts)
  17. Beach ball: help, more, big, my turn, your turn
  18. Beach umbrella & beach chairs: put, there, my, your, eat, no
  19. Sand pail: make, in, more, get, put, there, out, again, down, on
  20. Message in bottle: oh no!, wash away, sad, look, get, open, out, help
  21. Nico the Cat (fix rowboat): look, help, scared, give
  22. Scrape barnacles: off, more, here, there, in
  23. Paint boat: this, more, there, done
  24. Oars: get in, give, put on, off, go, Bye, look (passing several interactive items as they row), drink, tired
  25. Shark fin: help, scared, Hi, find
  26. Fishing pole: on, in, get, out, more, fast
  27. Dolphin: eat, his, her, turn, more, there, go
  28. Pirate hat: go, up, down, there (going through water in archipelago island maze)
  29. Leonardo the Pirate Cat: help, open, me, look, stop, no
  30. Bucket and shovel: help, look, there, here, not, again, open, find, look
  31. Sea Turtle: sad, look, find, sleep, up, there (to tell where to tickle Donatella the turtle)
  32. Goggles & snorkel: down, put on (flippers, goggles, snorkel), wait, in, open, look, there, find, not
  33. Keys: this, yes, no/not, again, more, open, out
  34. Campfire: worried, here, put in, more, there,

Each section has a check mark when you are “finished”/”done”. Initially the areas are locked but then you can go back and play one “again” or proceed forward in the story to explore “more”

Core Vocabulary list (alphabetical):

  1. again
  2. away
  3. big
  4. Bye
  5. down
  6. drink
  7. close
  8. come
  9. done/finished
  10. down
  11. drink
  12. eat
  13. fast
  14. find
  15. get
  16. give
  17. go
  18. help
  19. her
  20. here
  21. Hi
  22. his
  23. in
  24. like
  25. look
  26. make
  27. more
  28. move
  29. my
  30. no
  31. not
  32. off
  33. on
  34. open
  35. out
  36. put
  37. up
  38. sleep
  39. stop
  40. there
  41. this
  42. turn
  43. wait
  44. yes
  45. your

Emotions:

  • happy
  • sad
  • tired
  • excited
  • worried
  • scared

I purchased this app myself and love it so much I left a review on the App Store, am posting this here on my blog and will be sharing on social media. Part of a conscious effort to help support kids app developers 😊

Angela Moorad, MS, CCC-SLP, Founder of OMazing Kids, LLC
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*** Archived *** old info {The iPad & the SLP in 2020}: Articulation Apps for SLPs (listed by category) – by Angela Moorad, MS, CCC-SLP at OMazing Kids

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9/21/21: An expanded version of this resource that also includes app demo videos is available on my TPT store. Ultimate App and Digital Resource Guide for SLPs: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Ultimate-App-and-Digital-Resource-Guide-for-SLPs-7267356

{The iPad & the SLP in 2020}: Articulation Apps for SLPs (listed by category)

I’m working on a big updated blog post “{The iPad & the SLP in 2020} App List for SLPs ~ sorted by goal area” that will be a new version of my original post from late December 2016 (https://bit.ly/3iHLB8r). Lots of great apps have disappeared from the App Store since I wrote that. One of the most prominent examples is the beloved Speech with Milo apps that are all missing from the App Store (not even available for redownload from your “Purchased” area. See this blog post with details: https://bit.ly/34aOLO4). Milo has a HUGE fan base… beloved by SLPs and kids everywhere. See these posts: https://bit.ly/3gbxmaa & https://bit.ly/2YfpQoO.

Rather than updating that post I’m writing a new one. The previous post will be left up as a “time capsule” of apps that existed in an era I think of as the “golden age of apps” plus it helps me know what to search for in my “purchased” area on the App Store (apps are sometimes still available there even when there are no longer available for purchase but it can be tricky to find them if you are an app hoarder).

Over 44 under $4: Over 44 iOS Early Numeracy Apps under $4.00 each (34 free) + tips on using them for SLPs

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Over 44 under $4: Here’s a list of over 44 iOS early numeracy apps. In this post I am sharing a mix of paid and free apps that I have used and found to be well designed and helpful.

* Free: 35 apps
* Affordable ($.99 – $3.99 – what you might pay for an item from the Target Dollar Spot, a latte from Starbucks, an item on Teachers Pay Teachers or a Boom Card deck): 13 apps
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Why would an SLP use early numeracy apps?
1. A fun way to target plurals.
2. A fun way to work on concepts of “more” & “less”.
3. Many include early vocabulary.
4. Many kids with Autism and other special needs have a high interest in the predictability and repetition of numbers & counting so these apps are motivating. I had several patients who would do all kinds of other “work” to earn a couple of minutes playing a numbers/counting app at the end of a session. The same is true of alphabet apps.
5. The predictable nature of counting lends itself well to working on intraverbal fill-ins.
6. The abacus style apps can be fun to track productions in articulation drills.
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More info about the importance of early numeracy skills:
* Lots of great suggestions for activities parents can do at home: https://www.zerotothree.org/resources/299-help-your-child-develop-early-math-skills
* http://www.child-encyclopedia.com/numeracy/introduction
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1. Finger Glove COUNTING by Classroom Focused Software, https://apps.apple.com/us/app/finger-glove-counting/id1341469919, FREE
2. Finger Glove ADDITION by Classroom Focused Software, https://apps.apple.com/us/app/finger-glove-addition/id1341469963, FREE
3. 10 Bead Math by Classroom Focused Software, https://apps.apple.com/us/app/10-bead-math/id876463366, FREE
4. Number Rack, by MLC by Clarity Innovations, https://apps.apple.com/us/app/number-rack-by-mlc/id1469094747, FREE
5. Rekenrek by mathies by OAME, https://apps.apple.com/us/app/rekenrek-by-mathies/id868343670, FREE
6. 100 Yay! by Incandescent Core, LLC, https://apps.apple.com/us/app/100-yay/id797742352, FREE
7. Number Frames, by MLC by Clarity Innovations, https://apps.apple.com/us/app/number-frames-by-mlc/id873198123, FREE
8. Tiggly Cardtoons: 25 Interactive Counting Stories by Tiggly, https://apps.apple.com/us/app/tiggly-cardtoons-25-interactive-counting-stories/id923540012 (can be used without their styluses), FREE
9. Tiggly Chef Addition: Preschool Math Cooking Game by Tiggly, https://apps.apple.com/us/app/tiggly-chef-addition-preschool-math-cooking-game/id923367559 (can be used without their styluses), FREE
10. Farm 123 – Learn to count by StoryToys Entertainment Limited, https://apps.apple.com/us/app/farm-123-learn-to-count/id526322778, currently FREE
11. Good Night Bo: Read-Aloud Book by Wala Bear Inc., https://apps.apple.com/us/app/good-night-bo-read-aloud-book/id1455604118, currently FREE
12. The Lonely Beast 123 – Preschool Number Counting by James Kelleher, https://apps.apple.com/us/app/the-lonely-beast-123-preschool-number-counting/id646406000, currently FREE
13. Meet the Numberblocks! by Blue-Zoo, https://apps.apple.com/us/app/meet-the-numberblocks/id1445555400, FREE
14. Little Elephants (Elefantitos) Numbers by Encantos Media Studios, Inc., https://apps.apple.com/us/app/little-elephants-elefantitos-numbers/id1165150613, FREE
15. 10 fingers + by Marbotic, https://apps.apple.com/us/app/10-fingers/id733960020 (parts of it can be used without their wooden number styluses), FREE
16. Montessorium: Intro to Math by Higher Ground Education Inc, https://apps.apple.com/us/app/montessorium-intro-to-math/id381064973, currently FREE
17. TouchMath Counting by TouchMath Acquisition LLC, https://apps.apple.com/us/app/touchmath-counting/id719791250, currently FREE
18. TouchMath Jungle Addition 1 by TouchMath Acquisition LLC, https://apps.apple.com/us/app/touchmath-jungle-addition-1/id884856080, currently FREE
19. TouchCounts by Nathalie Sinclair, https://apps.apple.com/us/app/touchcounts/id897302197, FREE
20. Counting Marbles by NumberShapes LLC, https://apps.apple.com/us/app/counting-marbles/id1254726142, FREE
21. Toddler Counting by iTot Apps, LLC, https://apps.apple.com/us/app/toddler-counting/id356807235, FREE
22. 123Babycount by Wayne Smith, https://apps.apple.com/us/app/123babycount/id600693650, FREE
23. Butterfly Math Addition by Yuvika Mandhyan, https://apps.apple.com/us/app/butterfly-math-addition/id484002905, FREE
24. Kids Learning – My First Numbers Counting Game by Innovative Investments Limited, https://apps.apple.com/us/app/kids-learning-my-first-numbers-counting-game/id419028468, FREE
25. Numbers and Number Words by Good Neighbor Press, Inc, https://apps.apple.com/us/app/numbers-and-number-words/id439816682, currently FREE
26. 123 Numbers – Count & Tracing by RV AppStudios LLC, https://apps.apple.com/us/app/123-numbers-count-tracing/id1210356444, FREE

27. Math Kids – Add,Subtract,Count by RV AppStudios LLC
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/math-kids-add-subtract-count/id1272098657

28. Feed the Monkey by Busy Things Limited, https://apps.apple.com/us/app/feed-the-monkey/id600524229, FREE
29. LudiTab Numeration by SEJER, https://apps.apple.com/us/app/luditab-numeration/id1275103847, FREE
30. Khan Academy Kids by Khan Academy, https://apps.apple.com/us/app/khan-academy-kids/id1378467217, FREE (organized by type of activity and age/grade)
31. Elmo Loves 123s Lite by Sesame Street, https://apps.apple.com/us/app/elmo-loves-123s-lite/id708551925, FREE (numbers 1-3, get full paid version of the app for all numbers 1-20)
32. Learn Drawing Numbers for Kids by Bini Bambini Academy, https://apps.apple.com/us/app/learn-drawing-numbers-for-kids/id883610447 (FREE (numbers 1-4), has IAP for additional content. Love how it guides you through the tracing and then your drawing is animated.
33. Endless Numbers by Originator Inc., https://apps.apple.com/us/app/endless-numbers/id804360921, FREE (numbers 1-5), has IAPs for additional content (or get full paid version of the app)
34. Quick Math Jr. by Shiny Things, https://apps.apple.com/us/app/quick-math-jr/id926078360, FREE, has IAP for additional content
35. Numbers Farm Nursery Maths KS1 by BrightWare Ltd, https://apps.apple.com/us/app/numbers-farm-nursery-maths-ks1/id1203229439, $.99
36. Little Critter Numbers by Oceanhouse Media, https://apps.apple.com/us/app/little-critter-numbers/id893661053, $.99
37. 123 Star Gurus by Colto, https://apps.apple.com/us/app/123-star-gurus/id976534404, $.99
38. Count to 10: Learn Numbers with Montessori by EDOKI ACADEMY, https://apps.apple.com/us/app/count-to-10-learn-numbers-with-montessori/id577153082, $1.99
39. Jazzy 123 – Count with Music by The Melody Book, https://apps.apple.com/us/app/jazzy-123-count-with-music/id546207474, $1.99
40. Mabell’s Zoo by Brenda Long, https://apps.apple.com/us/app/mabells-zoo/id712415904, $1.99
41. Bugs and Numbers by Little Bit Studio, LLC, https://apps.apple.com/us/app/bugs-and-numbers/id577575295, $2.99
42. Little Digits Finger Counting by Cowly Owl Ltd, https://apps.apple.com/us/app/little-digits-finger-counting/id511606843, $2.99
43. TallyTots Counting by Little 10 Robot, https://apps.apple.com/us/app/tallytots-counting/id424070269, $2.99
44. Drive About Numbers by Artgig Studio, https://apps.apple.com/us/app/drive-about-numbers/id864136403, $2.99
45. Yum-Yum Numbers: count & write by Kindermatica Ltd., https://apps.apple.com/us/app/yum-yum-numbers-count-write/id1046482589, $2.99
46. Montessori Numbers for Kids by L’Escapadou, https://apps.apple.com/us/app/montessori-numbers-for-kids/id547209737, $3.99
47. Count with your fingers! by Génération 5, https://apps.apple.com/us/app/count-with-your-fingers/id803964961, $3.99

48. Lake Hope: Learning Numbers by Peekaboo Studios LLC
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/lake-hope-learning-numbers/id441150471, FREE

49. BabyFirst Find Little Dot 1-10 by BabyFirst
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/babyfirst-find-little-dot-1-10/id913615317, FREE
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Want to suggest an iOS app to be added to this list? The best way to reach me is via Facebook messaging over on my OMazing Kids page. I’m pretty picky so they need to be well designed apps and be transparent/honest about any IAPs or subscriptions and not have any ads. If it’s a free app, please send the link from the USA App Store so I can download and try it out. If it’s a paid app and you are the app developer, please send the link from the USA App Store so I can look at the info before you send a promo code. I want to make sure that one of my iPads is compatible in order to try it out.

It took me quite a bit of time to compile this list so please “tag” OMazing Kids when sharing it on social media and do not copy/paste it onto other blogs or documents or upload it to servers. I have it available here on my blog and plan on keeping my blog up for the foreseable future.

Thanks,
Angela Moorad, MS, CCC-SLP, Founder of OMazing Kids, LLC
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