Articulate It! by Smarty Ears – Review & Giveaway

Reviewed by Mary Articulate It! is part of the range of Speech therapy apps from Smarty Ears, a company founded by Speech Language Pathologist Barbara Fernandes. It is a universal app and was reviewed on the iPad 2. The app includes a video tutorial, which is worth watching to get an overview of how the [...]

Write to Read – WriteReader by Janus Madsen – Review and Giveaway

What we love… An easy to use and kid-friendly writing tool that really motivates children to write and read better. What we’d love to see… Optional edit lock, parental lock on Facebook sharing and text highlighting. Summary Learning to read by writing is a brilliant idea that is both fun and effective. WriteReader is the [...]

ConversationBuilder by Mobile Education Store – Review & Giveaway

Review by Mary Conversation Builder is part of the Builder series of Language apps from Mobile Education Store, which was founded by Kyle Thomson, to create engaging language apps for children with high functioning Autism. In doing so he has created a range of apps that are not only suitable for children on the autism [...]

Preposition Builder from Mobile Education – Review & Giveaway

Review by Mary Preposition Builder is the newest offering from Mobile Education, who are known for high quality Speech and Language apps. Kyle Thomson is the father of a special needs child and he founded the company to provide affordable, fun educational tools for elementary school age children. The app opens on a settings page where [...]

Beck and Bo – Review & Giveaway

What we love… A unique fun, educational app. Children can explore, build, have fun and learn at the same time. The graphics are fun and engaging. What we’d love to see… Option to have the words displayed in uppercase  or lowercase. Summary This is a wonderful app for toddlers and pre-schoolers, and unlike any other [...]

Speech Sounds on Cue for iPad – Today’s Featured Free App

What are Featured Free Apps? The iMums showcase a quality free app that we have installed, tested and recommend. Featured Free Apps are not lite versions, they are full versions that are free for a limited time only so you’ll need to be quick to grab them at the reduced price. Be sure to sign [...]

Meebie® by Orkid Toys – Review

What we love… ability to design Meebie based on how you are feeling, easy to use for the youngest of children What we’d love to see… more emotions available for Meebie including frustration, anger, happiness as well as the ability for children to add in their own Summary This app would be great for a school based setting or [...]

You’re the Storyteller: The Surprise (Home edition) by Hamaguchi Apps – Review & Giveaway

Review by Brenda What we love… Ease of use, solidly built app, fun storyline that prompts discussion and creativity. What we’d love to see… More! Having the opportunity to explore more stories in this manner could replace game night! Summary Hamaguchi presents a well-made, fun app that leaves us wanting more. Our Rating Hamaguchi Apps, [...]

PictureCanTalk by Benster Tan – Giveaway

PictureCanTalk by Benster Tan is a practical, customizable and easy-to-use AAC/PECS app on your iPad/iPhone/iPod.  It offers a wide range of possibilities for visually supported communication for both talking and listening/understanding. Every aspect of the app is customizable allowing it to meet the unique needs of each individual with speech difficulties over time.  Find out [...]

Reading TherAppy by Tactus Therapy Solutions –Giveaway

Reviewed by Grace After my recent review of Writing TherAppy, I’ve come to expect only the best from Tactus Therapy Solutions’ apps. Its latest app for reading comprehension, Reading TherAppy delivers the same attention to details, high quality photographs, flexibility, ease of use, automated scoring for easy data tracking and the ability for emailing results. [...]