OT_2011AppReviews

8/3/2019 OT_2011AppReviews

http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/ot2011appreviews 1/8ADVANCE for Occupational Therapy Practitione

The iPhone, iTouch and

iPad, and many o the

applications designed or

them, are ideal or use

by therapists seeking to

improve patients’ fne

motor skills, visual motor

skills, visual attention

skills, etc. And many o

the useul apps are ree

or inexpensive. ADVANCE App Reviewer Angelia

Wood, OTR/L, a

therapist with Davie

County Schools in

Mocksville, NC,

examines a dierent

app each month and

assesses it’s practical use

in OT. The most popu-

lar app reviews rom

2011 are eatured in this

online exclusive book.

WhatApps Will

BenefitYour

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Dexteria: Fine Motor Skills Development An app to cover tapping, pinching and writing.

Letter Writer Oceans

Upper case letter formation in a fun and engaging format.

Vision TrainingIncrease the speed and efciency o saccades or quick visual

movements o the eyes.

PDF-Notes

Open .pdf worksheets on the iPad in order to add your own

notes, commentary, etc.

Autism: Sort and Categorize & Clean Up: Category Sorting Apps to help with naming, sorting and categorizing while also

addressing fne motor skills.

Sentence Builder:

Enhance expressive language with additional handwriting

applications.

TimeReading K12 & A Sharp Eye Two apps to aid in the development reading skills.


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➼This applicaTion was developed

by Fank Jenn, an a deee, in nuta-

tin ith uatina theait t he hi

daughte ie he ne t ki.

Dexteia e thee aea ne t

ki: taing, inhing and iting. The a

i deigned t a deeent inet ki by the ubjet and aeent

ge the ubjet’ ne t ki

by the theait.

Tap iT The t etin equie nge and hand

eent and i aed "ta it". Thi untin

ha yu ae yu ngeti n the een a

it aibate hee yu ngeti ae.

Next the ubjet ae hi he thub

n the thub t hie thei ingeti

ta the et ed dt a they aea

in aiu aea eiiting aying degee

fexin in the digit a eah digit ha t

ta the dt. The dt e and ineae in

eed a the ee g u deeing nge

dexteity and iatin.

Eah ee ahieed i eded beide the

date ang ith the tie taken t e the

tak in the ge et etin. Thi a

ge niting data t be eted

the atiity.

pinch iT

The next ki eed i "inh it", hih k

n nge and hand eent ne t

aniuatin and nt. A eie tatin-

ay ab ae t diayed; the ab then

ge t ing aund a ee diuty

gee.

The ubjet i equied t inh the ti

hi he thub t the ti the index

inge the digit t ake the ab

diaea. The tie taken and eah ee

ahieed i eded beide the date in the

ge etin.

wriTe iT The thid aea i aed "ite it" and it k

n iing inge nt and tke

equening ined in the integated hand

eent equied t be abe t ite

ette. It eent the e ae ette a

thugh z in a hanne ette at ith dt

inide t nnet ith an a indiating

ath the deied ette atin.

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take t e thugh eah the e ae

ette hee it i again eded unde the

ge etin beide the date.

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theait t ete deaut ate eah ub-

jet i teted, ea bet tie ide

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t yu heath. Thi handut i a genea guide ny. I yu hae ei quetin, diu the ith yu dt theait.

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ue t gie eedbak n any idea they ha

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ee ubitted.

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13, 2011 ith a uent t $4.99.

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➼The leTTer wriTer oceans aia-

tin i an exeent t ue hen teah-

ing ue ae ette atin in a un and

engaging at.

The ee thi aiatin i Jhn cha-

beain and the a i ited unde Baking

Dg Inteatie. chabeain and hi iedeeed lette wite oean beaue

they anted a bette iting gae thei

hid t ue n the iphne. It a udated n

Deebe 3, 2009 and i uenty eing

ha ie at $.99 due t it eent exeent

eie and ating.

leTTer FormaTion

The hid thugh the ette hie an

entaning, aing, t ui ay in the

bakgund. Thee i a eaiti Diney-eque

Ne h that e t the tating int t

begin the ette atin.

Then the h the ath a the hid

ake the ette hie ing the ath

dt, ne tke at a tie. It a eine

ith a id ine ate the tke ae ade.

I the hid ge the et ath, the h

i i bak t the et tating int

and a dieent und i ade t aet the

t ty again.

Ate the hid ate u ette and

eeie u taih, a bk i unked

ith a hye eah ette abut the ea

itue that i hn eah ette. Thi an

be atiated by eading the h t the btt

ight ne and taing the tybk in

eah ette ate it i unked.

Use wiTh clienTs

Thi aiatin ue ey thing and a-

ing ui. It an be ued ith hiden h

hae auti, eaning diabiitie behai

iue. many thee hiden ay hae an

aein t iting ith tyia iting t

eni and ae. Thi aiatin ha the

tentia t eay engage the in the tak.

It te ineaed iua attentin a thehid tak the h a it thei e-

ent. It a iting atiitie thugh the

ue a nge the tyu en t tae the

ette. Thi an be eed t ith hand

e hand guidane and then geed t

indeendent ette atin.

F hiden h hae a diagni

behai that iit thei abiity t engage in

iting in the tyia anne, thi i an tin

t engage the in a tyia a un-

tin ette iting that ake iting ike

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make witing Fun

and i aed lette wite sae hih h

ket hi intead h it thee. It

eed the ae ie $.99.

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but thi a nt eaiy aeed by ay t

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➼hoppy’s vision Training 1 ai-

atin a eated by tetit Katuya

Kitade, and deeed by cpAc c. In.

reeaed in Ai 2011, it i ited a a

edia aiatin deigned t tain the

eye ue t e and tak quike and

e eienty.viua anning and aade ae ne

the needed ehani eetin

and inteetatin hen eading a aage

text hen uing the eye t and

the atiitie.

I the theait, un eauatin a ub-

jet, ee that the ubjet i haing diuty

ith the tak anning aade, thi

ay be a ueu aiatin the teatent

an. Thi a tain the iin t ineae the

eed and e iieny aade quik

iua eent the eye; theee, it

an be ued t he hiden ith eye hand

dinatin ki atiitie uh a aying

t and t ait in eye anning eieny

eading ki.

The theait an ue ed and geen gae

t tain binua iin, a e. lette, nu-

be, a u dieent die-

tin ay be hen t tak. The theait

an a nt the eed and dietin

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ti and t ny ue thei eye t the -

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a. He he i then intuted t ta

the ed bx a quiky a ibe hen

it e t the next ite.

The ubjet i gien int taing n

the een. The ite need t be taed -

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t btain a int.

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ait the IEp tea in heing hiden e

thei eading fueny ga.

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➼This applicaTion is prodUced by

AmueTe c., ltd. The u ein t $9.99

and i aaiabe dnad in the iTune

te unde the aiatin etin. Udate

ade at nth inuded the additin a

aet; age thubnai eie ae-

ibe ia taing the ide; and eent the z the ente the een t

the taing itin. reted “bug” ee

a eted.

Thi a i an exeent t aking a

ae kheet aeibe t ite and da

n the ipad. The aiatin tane

kheet and pDF e int the ga.

The kheet an then be itten n a i it

ee a ae kheet by uing the tyu

en the ngeti.

The duent an be ade int pDF

e, uuay n ga ike d, i t

ending t the ipad by hing the int

tin and then heking iking the pDF

tin and aing a a pDF e. Thi e an

then be aeed the a by eaiing

the pDF e eeted.

T en, ta the eaied duent n the

ipad. Next, ta the t ight the een t

ee hie hat t d ith the duent.

Then he t en in pDF-nte. The du-

ent i then be aed n the he in the

a' "bkhee".

T ae, ta the duent ne ith

ne nge ne tie. Then ta ne in the

ente the duent ith ne nge t

ae the tba t he ine

and idth. Ta the and idth deied

and begin iting n the duent jut ike

a egua kheet.

when nihed, the kheet/pDF du-

ent an be aed by taking a ht it n

the ipad een by iking the t ight buttn

n the ipad and then the btt nt buttn

n the een. Next, g t ht and ae a

a e n the ipad. Yu an en and ae it t

yu pc and/ int and e i deied.

Duentatin uh a theay nte andeauatin an be aded and ued in the

ae anne deibed abe thu eiinat-

ing the need t ay ntebk kheet,

at, duentatin and the aek.

The a gie the theait the abiity t ay

ne at, ight eight, ipad.

many ee kheet ae aaiabe, a-

eady in the pDF at, by eahing ee

eetua kheet n the eb. se

iua t and ine t kheet

ite that ae ueu inding thee t

en in pDF-nte ue ae: .tbk

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pDF-nte

bkhe ue, ik n the due

deied t en it t u een n t

ipad and then ta n the duent

tie. The tin t en in pDF-nte hu

aea in the t ight hand ne i pDnte i aeady aded n the ipad. Ta th

tin and it autatiay ut the

heet in pDF-nte.

It an take e atie t get ued t

the t and untin that thi aiati

e and the e ing duen

thi a take e atie t ue.

Thee ae yutube. ide aaiabe

tutia and the ga e ith a ba

guide, a bkhe guide and an adan

guide taining in a the aaiabe e

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➼ naTUral learning concepTs

Auti: st and categize aiatin i

geat theait, eduat and aiy

t k ith hiden h hae

auti n naing itue, t-

ing and aing ea itue

ite in ategie.Natua leaning cnet i a

any tated by Jene Aia

in 2002. He n a diagned

ith pDD-Nos/Aege/ and

he ha anthe hid ith eia

need. she began the any

by deeing thing he ud

nt nd that he anted he

hiden t ue. N he hiden

he by king a a dut te-

te and eade in the aiy

buine hih e eiaty

dut hiden ith auti

and the deeenta deay.

In thi Nlcnet aiatin, thee ae 16

dieent ategie. The a k n ne

t ki a e a ting. The hid ha t

tuh ith a ngeti ne the u ateg-

ie gien at the t hen the ad aea

at the btt t indiate hih ategy the

ite hud g in. It gie a tiating und

i the hid get it et and a bee i they

ae inet. Thi aiatin i ee.

cean U: categy sting, i by Die-

ent rad t leaning. It a ine ting

and ategizing.

Dieent rad t leaning i a a -

any deeed by the the a hid ith

auti. Juie Azua adted a hid

seu, Kea and the hid a nt dee-

ing n taget ith ietne. At the age 6

the hid a diagned ith auti.

He hid' diagni aked Juie t

k ite t k ith hiden ith

auti, eiay ABA d-

ut. In 1995 he te eed

30 Aied Behai Anayi

(ABA) dut. Tday, it haany geat dut hi-

den h hae auti.

In The cean U a, an ite

i eented at the t and 3

ategy atin ae gien

at the btt. The hid ut

dag the bjet gien by tuh-

ing and dagging t ae the

bjet in the ne the thee

ategie. Thi a addee

ne and iua t ki at

the ae tie a the gnitie

ki ting and ategizing.

The a gie a ta and aie i the bjet i

aed in the et atin and a ty again

2 sting A wk

we with Auti

t i nt et.

Bth thee aiatin ae ee and

be ated by tying in Auti and iki

t eah in the iTune te and then ki

the tite a ited abe. n

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➼This applicaTion was deeed

by T. Kye Tn and a yighted by

Nthet Kineati in 2009. It a eenty

udated n Jan. 6, 2011.

Tn deeed the a hi daugh-

te caityn h i n the auti etu.

caityn, h i ey high untining, tug-ge ith exeie anguage. Tn had

eahed aiatin that ud he hi

daughte in the aea exeie uni-

atin., but the ny a he ud nd ee

e untining hiden.

Tn deeed the a eiay

t eet caityn' need at h—t aid

he in aking exeie entene that

ee gaatiay et. caityn ud

ake entene, hee hen he ud

ty t ay the they ud be nt ut

tgethe ety.

Kning that hi daughte eaned bet

thugh itue and iua inatin,

Tn ade ue t inude t ani-

atin in the aiatin.

The a a a huge ue ith hi

daughte, hih ed Tn t eate

Quetin Buide and sty Buide t

a he ith additina haenge

caityn at h.

A thee aiatin quiky be-

ae ey ua ith eia eduatin

teahe and eeh theait. I hae und

that thi aiatin an a benet u-

atina theait king n handit-

ing ki in high untining hiden n

the etu.

The hid k at the itue gien and

then ue the inning dia t ake the -

et entene. The oT an then equie that

the hid y the entene t k n thei

handiting. Thi ay the handit-ing an be

integated ith the teahe’ ga (uatin

a gaatiay et entene), the oT’

ga (et ette atin, ize and a-

ing) and the ea tea ga (iing the

hid’ indeendene ith itten exeinin the aadei eninent).

The a k n the hid’ need by

eenting the k in a iuay tiuating

ay uing tehngy uh a the ipad,

hih i ey exiting hiden t k

ith. It a eate ndene by id-

ing hie in eaning t buid the entene

intead jut haing t e u ith a

entene n thei n.

Thi et deing an then ay

e int thei indeendent entene

eatin. Then the sty Buide a an

be ued t uthe dee iting ki. In

thi aiaitn, the hid an begin t

eate the he entene and ty


Exeing language

with senteneBuide

jut a itue t.

sentene buide e ee ay

ne t thee. lee ne e a e hi

hie ee thee e any hie

de t ake the et entene titue diayed n the een. chie a

ade by tuning a dia t ik eah

in the entene.

The hid’ nae i enteed and data

ted in the tat etin and te h

any et entene ae ahieed ut

h any atteted eah the e

t he the theait duent ge

entene atin.

sentene Buide and sty Buide

bth be uhaed iTune $3.

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ADVANCE f O i l Th P i i

➼Timereading K12 is a geat ai-

atin ue ith h age hiden.

reeaed in 2010, thi aiatin ha a

ee tia ein. The u e-

in ny t $1.99. It a e-

ated by K12 In. a at it

ehenie language Atand phni uiuu.

student ae ganized n the

a by t and at nae ith a

unning it hih tie they

hae ead and h any d

e inute they ee abe t

ead. Ente the tudent’ nae

and then he the eading

ee yu ih that hid t tat

ith. The a e a eading it

hih the hid an then

eet a ty t ead.

The ue ta an a at the

btt the een t adane t the next

age the ty. A aue tin i aaiabe

i needed. The a begin t tie the ue’

eading. At the end the ein the hid

ta “dne”. The a i then auate h

any d e inute the tudent ead.

The tudent’ tie an be aed

that he he an attet t beat thei

tie. The theait an a then tak the

hid’ ge ith eah ty’ tie in

d e inute and ith gein u

the eading ee.

The a i a gie a eentage e

n the eading it by the ty ate it i ead

and i ae the hid’ e ith h

a he he a abe be the aeage

eading ate the gade ee a aed

t tyia deeing age ee.

with the enibiity iteay n

hding eeyne auntabe aiting

hiden in thei ge tad iteay,

aiatin ike thi an gie

gd data ge ni-

ting hie ntinuing t k

n ga uh a iua takingand iua attentin ki.

A sha Eye by sp st i

anthe geat aiatin that

an be ued ith h aged

a e a adut t k n eye

eent needed t he

ith eading fueny. reeaed

in De. 2010 and udated a

nth ate, thee i a ee tia

ein a e a u ein

anging $.99 t $2.99.

The a ha 12 ein, eah

hih at 10 inute. The aage ued

teting i deigned adut; hee,


A t Dee

reading ski

the teting an be kied hen ued

hiden nt yet at thi eading ee hie

utiizing the eye taking ba exeie. vai

ba hih fah in dieent taki

ane e abut at aiu int n t

een—uh a ight t et; diagnay, in

quae atten; et t ight; u and dn;aund the een; and neging.

The a then eent entene ne a

tie and then t at a tie t ee i the

dent an eed ead the. F hiden

ae K-4th gade ee, I eend uing j

the taking exeie ith the quik ii

taining exeie de. Again thi aiati

k n iua taking hih in tun he

the ga eading fueny.n




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