Letters @ The iMums

Penelope the Purple Pirate from Pic Pocket Books – Today’s Featured Free App

May 11, 2013 By Alison Leave a Comment

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 [...]

Filed Under: Featured Free Apps, Free Apps Tagged With: 1.99 to 2.99, Ages 6, ages 6+. early reader, App Review, App Reviews, articulation, Author Chat, Baby/Toddler, books, Closed Giveaways, Device/OS, dramatic play, Dress Ups, Early Grade School, Elementary School, Friendship, Giveaway, Giveaways, imagination, iPad, iPad 2, iPhone, iPod Touch, Kids Books, Language, Letters, literacy, Melissa Northway, Moms With Apps, Pic Pocket Books, Preschool, reviews, Social Skills, Speech/Language, word highlighting

Five Little Monkey’s Jumping on the Bed by Loeschware – Review

May 5, 2013 By Admin Leave a Comment

What we love… Colorful illustrations; original music and interactivity within the app What we’d love to see… Removal of the direct iTunes link from the main screen – or at least it made into a double tap, a way to “revisit” the monkey’s at the end of the app with their bandages on Summary Great [...]

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Write On Handwriting: Powerful Printing Letters & Numbers -Review

April 18, 2013 By Mary 2 Comments

What we love… Multi-sensory approach, letter groupings by initial stroke, research based approach. What we’d love to see… Addition of a “beginner mode”, multiple student profiles. Summary Overall a very useful app for kindergarten and older students working on their printing skills Our Rating Write on Handwriting: Powerful Printing is an iPad only app and [...]

Filed Under: 1.99 to 2.99, 4 Stars, Age, App Reviews, Device/OS, Early Grade School, Education, Elementary School, iPad, iPad Mini, OT, Preschool, Price, Rating, Slider, Uncategorized, Writing Tagged With: #edapp, #edapps, Alphabet, Early Grade School, fine motor, Handwriting Apps, iPad, kids educational apps, Letters, Preschool, Write On Handwriting: Powerful Printing Letters & Numbers

App Roundup – Apps for Autism Awareness 2013

April 8, 2013 By Alison 2 Comments

Did you know a staggering 1 in 50 people are diagnosed with Autism? April is Autism Awareness Month and The iMums wanted to showcase some of the apps that are helpful to people with this complex neurodevelopmental disorder. In addition to the apps listed below, we have reviewed a number of other special needs apps and [...]

Filed Under: Age, App Reviews, Articles, Autism, Baby/Toddler, Device/OS, Early Grade School, Elementary School, iOS, iPad, iPad Mini, iPhone, iPod Touch, Middle School & Beyond, OT, Preschool, Reviews, Slider, Social Skills, Special Needs, Speech/Language, The iMums' Top Apps, Top Ten Tagged With: 52 tasks, AAC, Ages 6, Alexicom, Alexicom Elements Child Home, Alexicom Tech, Alphabet, Articulate it, articulation, Articulation Station, Articulation Station Pro, Augmentative Assisted Communication, Autism, Autism West, block patterns, Brain Parade, Conversation Builder, Custom Boards, Custom Boards Premium, Developmental Delay, Early Grade School, Early Intervention, Hamaguchi Apps, Injini, Injini Child Development Game Suite, Intellectual Delay, iPad, iPad 2, iPad 3, iPhone, iPod Touch, Language, learning, Learning Express, Letters, Little Bee Speech, Maths, Mobile Education Store, NCSoft, OT, patterning, Pervasive Developmental Disorder – Not Otherwise Specified, Picture that Sentence, Picture The Sentence. Hamaguchi Apps, Preschool, real life tasks, receptive speech, See.Touch.Learn, See.Touch.Learn Pro 2012, Smarty Ears, Social Express, Special Needs, Speech, The Language Express, Therapy Outcomes by You, Toby Playpad, WH Questions

Moms With Apps – App Friday 03/29/2013

March 29, 2013 By Alison Leave a Comment

Happy App Friday. We hope you enjoy all of the free apps and enter our fantastic giveaways including an iPad Mini (closes this weekend), Kindle Fire and more! There are also some great app sales going on! We will be launching some fantastic giveaways starting soon in celebration of Autism Awareness Month as well. Free [...]

Filed Under: Device/OS, Featured Free Apps, Free Apps, iOS, iPad, iPad Mini, iPhone, iPod Touch, Moms with Apps Friday Tagged With: #appfriday, #momswithapps, Ages 6, App Friday, Early Grade School, Free, iOS, iPad, iPad 2, iPad 3, iPad Mini, iPhone, iPod Touch, Kids Books, Kids Games, Language, Letters, Maths, Moms With Apps, Preschool

Magic Sorter – Sea Tales by Igromatic- Today’s Featured Free App

March 28, 2013 By Admin 1 Comment

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 [...]

Filed Under: Device/OS, Featured Free Apps, Free Apps, iOS, iPad, iPad Mini, iPhone, iPod Touch Tagged With: Animals, Baby/Toddler, iPad, iPad 2, iPad 3, iPad Mini, iPhone, iPod Touch, Kids Games, Language, Letters, Preschool

Grow a Reader by the Calgary Public Library – Today’s Featured Free App

March 21, 2013 By Alison Leave a Comment

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 [...]

Filed Under: Apps for Mums & Dads, Featured Free Apps, Free (Full Version without IAP), Free Apps, Price Tagged With: #edapp, #edapps, @calgarylibrary, Baby/Toddler, Calgary Public Library, early literacy, Featured Free App, Free, Games, Grow a Reader, Grow a Reader by the Calgary Public Library, iPad, iPad 2, iPad 3, iPad 4, iPad Mini, iPhone, iPod Touch, Kids Books, Language, Letters, songs

Fast Free Five! #74

March 17, 2013 By Alison Leave a Comment

What is Fast Free Five? Fast Free Five is a collection of five quality apps from various genres that we have taken the time to find especially for our readers. We have tested the apps mentioned and can recommend them. They are not ‘Lite’ versions, they are full versions that are free for a limited [...]

Filed Under: Books, Device/OS, Fast Free Five, Free (Full Version with IAP), Free (Full Version without IAP), Free (Lite Version), Free Apps, Friendship, iOS, iPad, iPad Mini, iPhone, iPod Touch, Picture Book, Price Tagged With: adoption, Ages 6, Animals, Baby/Toddler, Early Grade School, Free, Free Fast Five, Grammar Wonderland (Primary), iMums, iOS, iPad, iPad 2, iPad 3, iPad Mini, iPhone, iPod Touch, Kids Books, Kids Games, Language, Letters, Maths, McGraw-Hill School Education Group. Sticks HD, universal, Walter's Flying Bus

Chalk Walk by Mrs. Judd’s Games – Today’s Featured Free App

March 14, 2013 By Alison Leave a Comment

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 [...]

Filed Under: Device/OS, Featured Free Apps, Free (Full Version without IAP), Free Apps, iOS, iPad, iPad Mini, Price Tagged With: Chalk Walk, fine motor, game, iPad, iPad 2, Kids Games, Language, Letters, Mrs. Judd's Games, pre-writing, Preschool, Special Needs, tracing

Sendy: Steam-Paint Kids Art by Mrs Judd’s Games – Today’s Featured Free App

March 8, 2013 By Alison Leave a Comment

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 [...]

Filed Under: Device/OS, Featured Free Apps, Free (Full Version without IAP), Free Apps, iOS, iPad, iPad Mini, iPhone, iPod Touch, Price Tagged With: Ages 6, Early Grade School, Featured Free App, fine motor, iPad, iPad 2, iPad 3, iPad Mini, iPhone, iPod Touch, Kids Games, Language, Letters, Preschool