Speech FlipBook – Articulation & Apraxia

“Speech FlipBook – Articulation & Apraxia” is developed by Tactus Therapy Solutions Ltd. It is free to download and contains one in-app purchase of $4.99 to upgrade to the full version. It is compatible with the iPod touch, iPad, and iPhone and requires iOS 5.0 or later.

A “must-have” tool for every Speech-Language Pathologist, Teacher, & Parent is now FREE to try! Use for Reading, Phonological Awareness, Apraxia, Articulation, & More!

Millions of parents, teachers, & therapists have made little flip books of letters & sounds for their children, students, & patients – now you can SAVE TIME with this talking flipbook that is completely customizable to your needs!

It’s as easy as 1-2-3 to have quick access to nearly every single-syllable word in the English language, suitable for all ages:

1. Pick which sounds you want to appear in initial, medial, & final positions
2. Flip between sounds or words to create the targets you want
3. Hear the sounds & words, then record yourself & play it back instantly!

This app includes 16 sounds and 40 words with the option to upgrade to all 2300+ recordings of words in natural speech & 125 phonemes & clusters! The full version includes ALL vowels & consonants of Standard American English as well as over 250 sets of homophones.

So many uses:

• Learning to Read
• Phonological Awareness
• Apraxia
• Articulation
• Minimal Pairs
• Phonological Disorders
• Dysarthria
• Accent Reduction
• Speech Perception for Deaf & Hard of Hearing

Settings are flexible:

Sounds can appear in uppercase, lowercase, or IPA (international phonetic alphabet). See only real words, non-words, or both. Select any or all vowels as well as initial & final phonemes & clusters. Flip between sounds or whole words.

Kids will have fun learning on their own or working with an adult or therapist on specific speech, language, or reading goals as they flip through the words. Adults can use this app too for rehabilitation from apraxia, aphasia, or dysarthria, or for English-language learning & accent reduction.

SLPs can generate a word list on demand, focusing on all words that begin or end with a given sound, or words that fit a particular phonological structure (e.g. alveolar-vowel-alveolar). SLPs can use whichever therapy technique is indicated (cycles, minimal or maximal contrasts, metaphon, complexity, phonological awareness, traditional drill, etc) to treat speech sound disorders & use this app to generate the appropriate word lists!

Words are paired with the sounds so learners can see the various spellings that go with each sound. Therapists are already seeing the results of children being in control of this app & improving each sound as they blend them together into well-articulated words!

This app is deceptively simple – it can do so much once you learn to use the settings to achieve the word & sound activities you want. Additional instructions & videos on how to use the app for various purposes are available on our website.

iPhone/iPod Link: Speech FlipBook – Articulation & Apraxia – Tactus Therapy Solutions Ltd.

iPad Link: Speech FlipBook – Articulation & Apraxia – Tactus Therapy Solutions Ltd.

Articulation Station

“Articulation Station” is developed by Little Bee Speech. It is free to download and has ten in app purchases ranging from $2.99 to $5.99. It is compatible with the iPad, iPod touch, and iPhone and requires iOS 5.1.1 or later.

Download the best articulation app on the App Store and learn how to pronounce and practice the consonantal sounds in the English language with 6 fantastic and engaging articulation activities!

Created by a certified Speech-Language Pathologist, Articulation Station is a full featured articulation application to help children as well as adults learn to speak and pronounce their sounds more clearly. Beautiful high quality images represent target words to be practiced in fun-filled activities with the assistance of a Speech-Language Pathologist, teacher or parent.

Articulation Station is the only articulation application offering practice at the WORD, SENTENCE and STORY levels all in one app! These activities are so fun your kids will love practicing their sounds and forget they are actually “working” on their articulation.

Each of the 22 sound programs target sounds in the initial, medial and final positions of words, sentences and stories. The majority of sounds (p,b,m,d,n,t,k,g,f,v,ch,j,z,sh,th) have 60 target words each. The l,r and s sound programs target blends as well. Additionally the r sound program has ALL the vocalic r’s!

ARTICULATION STATION FEATURES:

• Quick tips for teaching each sound
• 20 target words per sound position (initial, medial, final)
• Beautiful high quality images
• Create custom word lists
• Shuffle multiple sounds
• Flashcard activity
• Matching activity
• Rotating Sentences (like carrier phrases)
• Unique Sentences
• Level 1 stories with picture prompts and comprehension questions
• Level 2 stories with comprehension questions
• In depth Scoring and data tracking for each child/student
• Student profiles
• Group sessions (Up to 6 students at one time!)
• Voice recording and playback feature for monitoring responses
• Save audio recordings
• Backup and restore your data

When ALL SOUNDS have been purchased:

• ADD YOUR OWN IMAGES!
• Over 1,200 target words
• 96 Rotating Sentences
• Over 1300 Unique Sentences
• 96 Level 1 stories
• 96 Level 2 stories

ACTIVITIES INCLUDE:

FLASHCARDS

Beautiful, easy to interpret, real life images with audio reinforcement.

MATCHING GAME

Exciting matching game that will keep everyone entertained!

ROTATING SENTENCES

Fixed sentence loaded with target sounds and paired with rotating target words.

UNIQUE SENTENCES

A new sentence for every target word with an average of three target sounds per sentence.

LEVEL 1 STORIES

Short, silly rhymes for each sound position with multiple target words, pictures and comprehension questions.

LEVEL 2 STORIES

Short, creative stories for each sound
position with multiple target words and comprehension questions.

iPhone/iPod Link: Articulation Station – Little Bee Speech

iPad Link: Articulation Station – Little Bee Speech

Dark Frontier Free

“Dark Frontier Free” is developed by Sea Ape. It is free to download and contains in-app purchases. It is compatible with the iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, iPhone 4S, iPhone 5, iPhone 5c, iPhone 5s, iPad, iPod touch (3rd generation), iPod touch (4th generation), and iPod touch (5th generation) and requires iOS 4.0 or later.

Endless waves of hordes to destroy on three different maps! Survive the waves to unlock new heroes and powers.
Hire your heroes, prepare your weapons and use all your power to defeat the incoming enemies.

Combat against, zombies, goblins, orcs, ogres, skeletons, spiders, and more!

Compatible with iphone 4 and up, Ipad 2 and up

Highlights:

• Three different maps
• 38 types of enemies, including 9 bosses
• Over 30 types of heroes
• Traps, walls and amazing powers
• Unlimited levels
• Unique music and sound
• High quality 3d graphics

IN APP PURCHASES: The in app purchases are completely optional. You can definitely play the game without them.

Dark Frontier Premium vs Free:

• Premium: 9 maps with 90 unique levels. Each Level is a different challenge
• Free: Try to survive as much as you can the incoming waves of hordes on three different maps

iPhone/iPod Link: Dark Frontier Free – Sea Ape

iPad Link: Dark Frontier Free – Sea Ape

Learning Patterns – Help Kids Develop Critical Thinking and Pattern Recognition Skills

“Learning Patterns – Help Kids Develop Critical Thinking and Pattern Recognition Skills” is developed by Innovative Mobile Apps. It is free to download and contains ten in-app purchases, one costing $1.99 and the other nine are $0.99 each. It is compatible with the iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch and requires iOS 6.1 or later.

“This app is the gold standard if you want to help your little one
learn how to have fun while learning patterns.” Sonja – mom and teacher

Learning Patterns helps your child develop critical thinking and
mental reasoning skills thus expanding a very important part of
their mind. Plus, even adults will have fun playing with this app
at the more advanced levels. 🙂

Approved by parents, teachers, and kids the world over.

Learning Patterns is an exciting interactive game that helps
you learn how to recognize and complete patterns all with
just the touch of your finger. Pattern recognition and
completion represents an important developmental skill
for kids of all ages.

The interface is so easy to use that even a toddler will
delight in moving their first objects around the page.

The app supports two modes to learning patterns.

In the first mode, you decide the type of objects you want
to use to learn to recognize patterns such as numbers, letters,
images, etc. Once you start, the app will start with the most
basic patterns such as ABABAB and it automatically increases
the difficulty based on the users skills. The difficulty increases
in two ways. First, the patterns get increasingly difficulty.
Second, the missing tile moves from the last place to the
second place and later the last two tiles are missing.

The second mode allows you to zero in on specific patterns
and lets students master that pattern with a huge variety of
different images.

The patterns included in this app are:

ABABAB
AABBAA
ABBABB
AABAAB
AAABBB
ABCABC
ABCDAB
ABCCBA

IF there are other types of patterns you would like us to add
please let us know and we can easily get them added.

In total, the app focuses on 8 unique patterns and includes
3 levels of difficulty for each pattern like this:
ABABA?
A?ABAB
ABAB??

The app also comes with over 25 unique collections of items
to learn patterns. This way you can learn patterns by letters,
numbers, colors, shapes, dots, balloons, hats, fruits, vegetables,
animals, vehicles, etc.

The huge variety of patterns and collections means that there are
almost an infinite way of learning patterns which ensures to keep
kids excited and engaged vs. getting bored by always staring at
the same content.

Not only that, at the end of every session you automatically get a
beautiful summary to see exactly how your little one did.

HEROIC SUPPORT

Heroic Support is not just what we do. It’s really what makes us, well, us.
It’s that drive to make a difference in your life – no matter how big or small.
Really, it’s our way of life because we want you to be our customer for a lifetime
of fun and learning.

Have questions? We are here to help. Email us at support@alligatorapps.com

iPhone/iPod Link: Learning Patterns – Help Kids Develop Critical Thinking and Pattern Recognition Skills – Innovative Mobile Apps

iPad Link: Learning Patterns – Help Kids Develop Critical Thinking and Pattern Recognition Skills – Innovative Mobile Apps

Be S.M.A.R.T

“Be S.M.A.R.T” is developed by Mikhail Nikonorov. It is free to download and has only one in-app purchase of $1.99 to upgrade to the full version. It is compatible with the iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch and requires iOS 6.0 or later.

Be careful not to confuse this app (“Be S.M.A.R.T”) with the full version app (“Be S.M.A.R.T.”). Yeah, they are spelled nearly identical, however, the full version has a period after the T while this app, the lite version, does not.

What helps people achieve their goals? Yes, the right goal setting! How to set the goal in a right way? It’s simple! Use the most well known system in the world – S.M.A.R.T. A lot of successful companies and people use this system for many years. Now it is available for iPad and iPhone and you can set your S.M.A.R.T. goals whenever you need it! This application will help you to learn about S.M.A.R.T. system, to set the goals for you and also other people and prepare action plan for each goal. You can track the progress, correct the actions if needed and finally achieve the goal.
This Lite version of application provides:

1. Description of SMART principles

2. Examples of wrong goals and SMART goals

3.Ability to set 3 goals for you and 3 for other people (for example for your employees)

4. To each goal could be assigned a category: Career, Family, Health&fitness, Knowledge&skills and etc. To leave in harmony person should set goals in different categories.

5. The goal could be priorities from extremely low to extremely high

6. You can set the time when the application should remind you to update the status

7. Achieved goals will go to the box of achieved goals, so you could see what is your progress

8. Not yet achieved goals you can see in the box of current goals.

iPhone/iPod Link: Be S.M.A.R.T – Mikhail Nikonorov

iPad Link: Be S.M.A.R.T – Mikhail Nikonorov

Peepo and the Unfinished Story Lite

“Peepo and the Unfinished Story Lite” is developed by SlimCricket. It is free to download and contains one in-app purchase of $3.99. It is compatible with the iPad, iPod touch, and iPhone and requires iOS 4.3 or later.

” Peepo and the Unfinished Story ” is an artful blend of stories, games and cartoons.

In this version, you can read and play the first 6 pages of this highly interactive book.
If you enjoy it, buy the full version in one click.

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GeeksWithJuniors.com: It’s a great storybook for kids ages 4+ to satisfy their cravings for fantastic adventures.
TheiPhoneMom.com: it’s different than any other interactive story app I’ve tried! Unique!
PocketDroid.net: With varying levels of difficulty, age appropriate learning and fun interactive gameplay, this app is bound to be a hit with parents and children alike.
Smatoos.com: The real highlight of the app is the story itself, it’s simple enough for kids to understand.
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Today, Peepo the elf, will live a funny adventure he discovers that he is the character of a story !

But over the pages , Peepo meet several anomalies : some settings are not finished , the characters need help and are unable to play their role …

Could he help them achieve their dreams?

He manage to fix this unfinished story? Will he reinvent the end and become a hero?

To find out, dive into the new adventure and just lend a hand to Peepo the elf!

Your child will be able to read , learn and have fun at the same time :

• Complete a magical coloring based on the phonetic knowledge
• Test your reflexes and musical ear playing the Lute
• Finding the right syllables of the magic formula Queen crapaudette
• Successfully complete the course of a race coach.
• Rewrite the end of the story
• Touch, slide, shake and lots of other games…

” Peepo and the Unfinished Story ” will appeal to kids aged from 4 to 10.

Set the difficulty level depending on your child’s age.

Discover novel camera and gyroscope effects in an e-book!

Share a magic moment with your child, on a tablet or smartphone.

A major surprise awaits you at the end of the book…

Features:

• 25 beautifully-presented interactive 3D pages
• 6 games
• 3 levels of difficulty according to age
• Voices and text in both English and French
• 25 minutes for the whole family to share and enjoy
• 2 play modes: “Read to me” or “Read by myself”
• 4 challenges to unlock a “surprise” game
• Wonderfully-illustrated with funny and colorful characters
• Reading pleasure improved by the discovery of numerous interactive elements
• An original score for your listening pleasure

iPhone/iPod Link: Peepo and the Unfinished Story Lite – SlimCricket

iPad Link: Peepo and the Unfinished Story Lite – SlimCricket

 

Cobook Contacts

“Cobook Contacts” is developed by FullContact Inc. It is free to download and contains four in-app purchases, each costing $2.99. It is compatible with iPod touch, iPad, and iPhone and requires iOS 6.0 or later.

Cobook is the unified address book that brings together contact info from your phone, social networks and other sources.

Highlights:

• Syncs with iPhones’s standard Contacts app
• Integrated Facebook, Twitter, Foursquare, Instagram, AngelList, LinkedIn and Xing social network profiles (note – some of these integrations available as in-app purchases)
• Organize contacts with tags
• Email or message a group of contacts
• Share contact info via email

iPhone/iPod Link: Cobook Contacts – Cobook

iPad Link: Cobook Contacts – Cobook

ABC Theater: The Alphabet Song

“ABC Theater: The Alphabet Song” is developed by IQURIO LTD. It is free to download and contains an in-app purchase of $1.99 to download the full version of the app. It is compatible with the iPad 2 Wi-Fi, iPad 2 Wi-Fi + 3G, iPad Wi-Fi (3rd generation), iPad Wi-Fi + Cellular (3rd generation), iPad Wi-Fi (4th generation), iPad Wi-Fi + Cellular (4th generation), iPad mini Wi-Fi, iPad mini Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Air, iPad Air Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad mini with Retina display, and iPad mini with Retina display Wi-Fi + Cellular and requires iOS 5.0 or later.

You can read my review of ABC Theater: The Alphabet Song on my Apps 4 Education blog.

Lift the curtain. Start the music. The show is about to begin!
Welcome to ABC Theater, where your child will learn the alphabet the fun way!

Developed in collaboration with academic experts on preschool education, the app draws children, as young as 2, into learning letters and words. While singing along with a melody that they already recognize, your child will learn the alphabet and begin to develop their handwriting skills while playing this entertaining game. They will love interacting with the animated puppets as they learn to write letters. And as a treat, they can also sing-a-long and learn to play the alphabet song on their first instrument.

What’s inside?

1. ABC Theater – Learn to read and write the alphabet song
2. Sing-a-long – Sing the alphabet song
3. Play-a-long – Learn to play the alphabet song on the xylophone

What will your child learn?

• Basic foundations of language
• Read write and understand letters from A-Z
• Letter names and sounds
• Write first words
• Uppercase & Lowercase letters
• The order of the alphabet
• Fine motor skills
• Hand-eye coordination
• Understand the building blocks of a song
• Play their first instrument

Additional Features

• Intuitive interface
• Safe – No ads
• Incentives to complete writing
• Musical treat
• Playful animation to interest the child

Recommended Ages: 2-5

IQurio inspires children to learn to love to learn

iPad Link: ABC Theater: The Alphabet Song – IQURIO LTD

Keeper® Password & Data Vault

“Keeper® Password & Data Vault” is developed by Callpod Inc. It is free to download and contains one in-app purchase of $9.99 per year so that you can backup your passwords. It is compatible with the iPod touch, iPad, and iPhone and requires iOS 5.1 or later.

I use this app to keep up with all my usernames and passwords. You can categorize them into groups and you can add an unlimited number of passwords and usernames. If you have trouble remembering all your usernames and passwords, I highly recommend using this app.

Keeper® is a secure and easy-to-use password manager for iPhone, iPad, Mac computers and web browsers.

Do you use the same password for every website? How do you keep track of your passwords and private information like credit card numbers, bank account numbers and safe codes? Do you write your passwords on a sheet of paper or on sticky notes? If so, this puts you at risk and isn’t safe. Keeper can help you.

Keeper® is a secure vault where you can safely store your most important information such as passwords, credit card numbers and other private information. Keeper uses world-class security and encryption to make sure that only YOU have access. Better yet, Keeper is easy to use and is trusted by millions of people worldwide.

• Organize and access your passwords and private information
• Sync seamlessly across all your Smartphones, Tablets and Computers
• Create strong passwords with Keeper’s instant password generator
• Auto-fill and remember new passwords for all your websites
• Share records with business teams, work groups and family members
• Enjoy peace of mind with military AES encryption which protects your data
• Stay secure with unlimited storage on Keeper’s Cloud Security Vault™

Safe and Secure

We are passionate about protecting your life’s most important data – website logins, passwords, financial records, credit cards and other critical digital information. That’s why Keeper uses world-class encryption technology and security.

• 256-bit AES data storage
• PBKDF2 encryption keys
• Double-encrypted syncing
• Two-factor authentication

Seamless Data Sharing

Often times, you have a record or folder of information that needs to be shared with a spouse, loved one or team member. Keeper’s built in Vault-to-Vault sharing is super secure and allows you to control access to specific records.

• Simple secure sharing
• Control “edit” and “view” permissions
• Administrative console

Keeper is for Life

We created Keeper to be a life-long product. Keeper lets you transition to new mobile devices and computers with ease.

• Trusted by millions of users and companies
• Over 50,000 five-star reviews
• World-class secure data protection
• 24×7 support

Keeper’s premium features: Unlimited Cloud Storage, Sync and Backup are free for 30 days with annual subscription thereafter. Keeper Backup is $9.99 per year and Keeper Backup Unlimited is $29.99 per year. Keeper Backup Unlimited is an auto-renewable annual subscription.

iPhone/iPod Link: Keeper® Password & Data Vault – Callpod Inc.

iPad Link: Keeper® Password & Data Vault – Callpod Inc.

Wunderlist – To-Do & Task List

“Wunderlist – To-Do & Task List” is developed by 6 Wunderkinder. It is free to download and contains in-app purchases. It is compatible with the iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch and requires iOS 5.0 or later.

This essentially does the same thing as the “Reminders” app that comes already on all Apple devices, but I like “Wunderlist” better.

Wunderlist is the easiest way to manage and share your daily to-do lists. Whether you’re running your own business, planning an overseas adventure or sharing a shopping list with a loved one, Wunderlist is here to help you get things done.

“Wunderlist is our favorite to-do list manager for just about every platform.” – Lifehacker.

Wunderlist has also been featured in The New York Times, The Verge, TechCrunch, CNet, The Guardian, Wired, and Vanity Fair, just to name a few.

Benefits:

• Wunderlist syncs across all your devices to keep you on top of all the things you want to do, from anywhere.
• Easily share lists with your colleagues, friends and family to collaborate on anything from team projects to group dinners.
• Intuitive design and friendly reminders ensure you never forget important deadlines (or birthday gifts) ever again.

Unlock Wunderlist Pro for $4.99/month or $49.99/year:

• Add Comments and start a conversation with your teammates about any of your to-dos. You can leave feedback, ask a question or add some extra insight all from within Wunderlist.
• Attach files including photos, spreadsheets, presentation decks, PDFs, videos and even sound bites to any to-do.
• Assign to-dos to colleagues, study partners and friends to delegate responsibility and keep team activities on track.

Wunderlist is free to download and use. Upgrading to Wunderlist Pro adds the above features and is available through an auto-renewing subscription.

Subscriptions will be charged to your credit card through your iTunes account. Your subscription will automatically renew unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You will not be able to cancel a subscription during the active period. Manage your subscriptions in the Account Settings after purchase.

iPhone/iPod Link: Wunderlist – To-Do & Task List – 6 Wunderkinder

iPad Link: Wunderlist – To-Do & Task List – 6 Wunderkinder