The best time to address speech and language deceits is as early as possible. When a young child interacts with an app, the experience is highly engaging. For someone with very limited ability to express an idea, this gives a child a powerful tool. No ever says, when a child has a problem. “we should have waited.” In some cases, a student’s verbal ability and ability to follow abstract directions and language can be so low that it is needed to start with an early intervention app. When picking an augmentative and alternative communication, there is often one need that sticks out and can dictate what you pick. If you work with Augmentative and Alternative Communication, you should see this as a resource for a few specific groups of students.
Posco AAC Honorable Mention
This is a simple but effective AAC app. It is designed for basic communication. Best of all the cost is low. This app is good for young children or students with lower communication skills.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/posco-aac/id545435661?mt=8
My First AAC Honorable Mention
This app is designed for 18 months and older. It is designed to promote language with children that are in an early developmental stage. I like this app.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/my-first-aac-by-injini/id462678851?mt=8
First Phrases HD
It is designed for young children. This app has a ton of pictures.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/first-phrases-hd/id473894018?mt=8
SpeechStickers
This app gets young children to practice the basic sounds they need to learn. This is just an all around a good idea for someone with a speech delay.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/speechstickers/id436101181?mt=8
ToonWare Categories for Speech and Language Therapy
This app is for teaching articulation to young children. The app gives you a picture along with the printed word.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/toonware-categories-for-speech/id665544622?mt=8
Letter Muncher
This app teaches the basic sounds of letters to children learning to read.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/letter-muncher/id496956039?mt=8
Disfluency Index Counter
This is another good app by Smarty Ears. You can count correct words and syllables with this app. This app does a very good assessment at a reasonable price.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/disfluency-index-counter/id366359722?mt=8
Smarty Ears YouTube.com Channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/SmartyEars
Faces iMake - Premium!
You make faces or characters with this app. I see this as a good app to start a conversation with a preschooler.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/faces-imake-premium!/id389101695?mt=8
Making Sequences
This app has you put pictures in order to tell a story. This app is for young children.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/making-sequences/id460119961?mt=8
Digital Baby
This is a good blog about teaching communication to a child.
Scene Speak
This app allows you to create a scene and then talk about it with a child. It comes preloaded with eleven scenes. It gives you a visual that you can talk about.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/scene-speak/id420492342?mt=8
R intensive SLP
This app teaches and tests the basic sounds of speech. This app is made by Smarty Ears. You are able to keep data on a student’s progress.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/r-intensive-slp/id371200389?mt=8
Website: http://smartyearsapps.com/