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Appendix A: Core Application Rating Summary
iPad Applications Early Reading/Spelling ICON NAME DESCRIPTION COST COMMENTS Y/N RATING 1-5
ABC Pocket Phonics Teaches letter sounds and letter formation. Practice writing 170 first words.
free Y 4
See Read Say Develops the ability to read the first 220 Dolch words. Tracks progress
1.99 Y Good for progress monitoring
Higher levels needed 4
Logic Matching game for letters, numbers, pictures, colors and figures.
1.99 Y 4
ABC Shakedown Plus Learn the letters, by seeing it, saying it, finding it, and matching beginning sounds.
1.99 Y 4
Read and write letters, sounds and combinations Recognize letters, and produce letter sounds. Practice blends and digraph combinations (sh,ch)
1.99 Y 4
Rocket Speller Correctly place letters to spell words and move through the game Free Y 4
ABC Spelling Magic 1 -Short vowel words Teaches the sounds of the letters and how to build words Free Y 4
Read on Sight First a sentence is read aloud, then the word tiles scatter, and the player rebuilds the sentence. $2.99 Y 4+
Sight Words for Reading This app helps students learn sight words, the most common words in children's literature. Free Y 4+
2 iPad Applications Early Writing
ICON NAME DESCRIPTION COST Comments Y/N RATING 1-5
ABC Pocket Phonics Basic reading and writing activities. Provides letter sounds, writing practice, and a word game.
free Y 4
Alpha Writer Movable alphabet to help children start writing. There is an emphasis on phonetic sounds.
4.99 Y 3
SoundLiteracy An instructional tool for teaching phonemic awareness, phonological processing, alphabet principals and word study focusing on morphology. $24.99 Y 5
LetterReflex - Overcoming Letter Reversals & Backwards Writing in Early Childhood Development & Dyslexic Children
Using arcade game action, Flip It challenges kids to visually discriminate and manipulate letters and words to match the correct orientation. The activity will help hone their visual discrimination skills and further cement their knowledge of correct letter and word formation. 2.99 Y 5
3 iPad Applications Art/Drawing
ICON NAME DESCRIPTION COST COMMENTS Y/N RATING 1-5
Whiteboard Same as above
free Y 3
4 iPad Applications Math
ICON NAME DESCRIPTIO N COST COMMNE TS Y/N RATIN G 1-5
Math Magic English & Spanish For ages 3-8. Supports the basic skills of subtraction, addition, division and multiplication.
$.99 Y 4
First Calculator A talking calculator that provides an introduction to using the basic features on a calculator.
$.99 Y 3
Numerate For young ages up to 7. Supports basic skill work in the areas of counting, addition and subtraction.
$.99 Y 4
Making Change Teaches students how to make change.
$.99 Y Challenging for beginners 4
Its Learning Time Provides 4 different levels to support children in telling time to the hour, half hour, quarter hour and minute.
$.99 Y 4
Rocket Math Reinforces the concepts of Numbers, Time, money, shapes/patterns Multiplication and division $.99 Y 4+ 5
Every Day Math Name that number
-Fun and easy way to practice computation and order of operations. $1.99
Y 4+
Everyday Math Addition Top-It -A quick and easy way to practice and reinforce basic addition facts (010) and number comparisons. $1.99 Y 4+
Everyday Math Subtractio n Top-It -A quick and easy way to practice and reinforce 2- digit subtraction computation and number comparisons $1.99 Y 4+
Everyday Math Equivalent Fractions -A quick and easy way to practice and reinforce fraction concepts and relationships. $1.99 Y 4+
Everyday Math Divisibility Dash -A quick and easy way to practice recognizing multiples of a number and applying divisibility tests. $1.99 Y 4+
Splash Math Lite Monitors and collects data as student works on a variety of skills. Good for grades 1-5
$9.99/grade level (K-5 available) Y 5
Oh No Fractions
Reinforces understanding of Fraction quantities
Free Y 4+
6 iPad Applications Articulation and Phonology ICON NAME DESCRIPTION COST COMMENTS Y/N RATING 1-5
Toontastic This App. is an animated tool that empowers kids to draw, animate and tell about their own cartoons. A bonus is that children can work on sound production in a structured conversation or in a re- telling format.
$.99 Y 5
7 iPad Applications Language
ICON NAME DESCRIPTION COST COMMENTS Y/N RATING 1-5
Language Builder Helps students improve their sentence ideation and formulation, as well as receptive, expressive and auditory processing skills. Up to 3 levels of support to ensure success. $3.99 Y Need additional libraries 4
Story Builder Supports a students ability to formulate oral paragraphs, improve ideation, and addresses higher level thinking skills. Up to 3 levels f play exist for 50 distinct story lines. $3.99 Y Need additional libraries 5
See Touch Learn Supports a students ability to follow simple commands and categorize. Lessons can be designed, and progress can be tracked. Starter Library Free $2.99 For each additional library Y Need additional libraries 3
8 iPad Applications Feelings/Social Stories
ICON NAME DESCRIPTION COST COMMENTS Y/N RATING 1-5
The Grouchies Children understand how their mood and negativity can affect their family and friends through this engaging story.
free Y 4
Zanny Born To Run Book A story about a little boy who simply cant stop moving. *Bonus Game: The Extra Special Feeling Game Helps young children to recognize feelings and facial expressions.
$2.99 Y Would like to have more apps like this one. 4
9 iPad Applications Calming Reinforcers
ICON NAME DESCRIPTION COST COMMENTS Y/N RATING 1-5
Koi Pond Touch fish, while soothing music plays in the background.
free Y 4
I love Fireworks Tap the screen to create a fireworks display.
free Y Good visual cue for teaching articulation and fluency. 4
Bubble tap Yes! Its bubble wrap on the iPad.
free Y 4
Midnight HD lite Touch screen to create fireflies.
free Y Good visual cue for teaching articulation and fluency. 5