APP-Y HOUR: Miny Moe car

Miny Moe Car ($1.99 at iTunes)

Hello world (wide web)! It's a beautiful day here on sunny Long Island.  I feel inspired to tell you all about a favorite app of mine.

Miny Moe car is a simple app that has (7) mini games.  You can drive, race, wash, fill-up with gas, fix a window or tire and change a headlight.  My preK boys enjoy it all.

I've been lacking in the "gross factor" having only a couple of apps that incorporate this element. Fear not fellow followers-Miny Moe delivers! That's right, bird poop is present in a couple of the mini games (washing/driving).

I target articulation and language through this app.

PROMPT lexicon:
Moe, ew, oh-no, poo/poop, tap, go, ah, pop, ha, ah, whoa, put, pay

Language:
WH?, expansion/extension opportunities, follow simple directions

APP-Y HOUR: Speech Trainer3D

Speech Trainer 3D ($7.99)

Valerie the SLP is a blonde bombshell that takes your through the basics of speech therapy.

There are 2 views: lateral (where you can see the inside mechanism of the speech cavity working) and anterior (where you can see the front of the person only)

I have used this with kids and adults.  For adults it helps them visualize what they should be doing with certain articulators (this was of course pre-PROMPT training).  For kids I use it for that wacky IEP goal "will identify articulators used in speech".  It's fun to learn how everything works together, and they think they're watching TV on the iPad! (Awesome).

It's not a bad app for you up and coming SLP's.  You can see the anatomy of the oral cavity and have a nice visual for certain sounds!

It's an app just like us speech language pathologist; a multi-tasker.

APP-Y HOUR: Luminosity

Luminosity (FREE)

*It's an online program that costs money. (You do not need to purchase the program to use the app) The program will track progress and provide you with necessary areas to work on: memory, cognition, attention, flexibility, speed, problem solving.  Worth looking into for some aphasia/TBI clients.


EXAMPLE OF FLEXIBILITY: Word Bubble: Word Bubbles Rising takes our popular verbal fluency game to the next level, further increasing vocabulary while reducing embarrassing “tip-of-the-tongue” moments.



This app/program can be used for exercising use of information processing, thinking faster, faster reaction time and speeding up overall cognitive processes.

Consider using this with clients who may want to return to work after having a stroke or other brain injury.  Some adults are just big kids who love to play games still!

APP-Y HOUR: Fuzzy Friend Leonard

Fuzzy Friend LITE/.99cents

I saw this on Pinterest and thought, "Sure let me try it.  Maybe my 3 year olds will use it for a couple of minutes."

All my boys 3-4 years old LOVE THIS APP.  I had to buy the rest of his activities.  Leonard is a silly monster that plays with a pinwheel, balloons, bubbles, eats a sandwich, drinks soda and takes the occasional nap.


This interactive app allows the user to blow the pinwheel, pop the balloon/bubbles, tickle Leonard and wake him up.  Leonard repeats what you say back and takes a nibble at your finger if you try to poke him.  The boys love to pop the balloon and scare him.

Articulation/PROMPT:
pop, oh-no, ha-ha, eat, Shhhhhh, nap, wheeeee

Language:
WH?, Follow directions

Totally worth .99 cents!

APP-Y HOUR: TherAPPY

TherAPPy (by tactus solutions) $24.99 each/4-in-1 $59.99
LITE version available (only includes one object/trial)

There are 4 different apps: naming, categories, writing, reading.  I only have the naming and reading (there was no deal for all 4 at the time I purchased mine).  The LITE version allows you to download it and get a better look for yourself with out the commitment.

I use mine with adults and school aged children.  There is a wonderful customizing feature to this app.  You are able to insert your own pictures and choose your own buttons to help describe the object.  My adults loved it just as much as my kids.

This is a simple activity, that is made more engaging because it's on the iPad.  It tracks data and percentages and is easily adapted to fit a variety of clients. I love that I can use it with adults and school aged children (as young as 6!).

APP-Y HOUR: Bamba ice-cream/burger

 BAMBA: Ice-Cream (FREE)

Pick your flavors: vanilla, chocolate even robot and rainbow! Pick toppings: sprinkles, gummy bears, zombie?! Create all the different ice-creams you want. Baskets of ice-cream. Ice-cream on waffles! Don't eat too fast, you'll get a brain freeze!

 BAMBA: Burger (FREE)

Create your own fast food creation.  Burger. Soda. Fries. Put whatever you want on your burger.  Cheese, ketchup, toilet paper. Fill your soda up, make french fries, pay and eat it up! You even get a fun kids prize.


These are both simple food making apps. My kids love them for the silly factor (Vanilla ice-cream with unicorn on top, don't mind if I do).  Another one of my favorite triple threats: Articulation, language, pragmatics.

Articulation/PROMPT:
Stage 3 Mandibular: top, hot
Stage 4 Labial Facial: mmmm, yum, more, me, tap, pay, eat, cup, bun
Stage 5 Lingual: hot, top, tap, paid, eat/ate, cone, cut, bun
Stage 6 Sequenced: eat it up, pay now

Language: sequence, follow directions, WH?, yes/no questions (expressive/receptive)

Pragmatics: Sharing, asking appropriate questions, "What would you like on yours?"

APP-Y HOUR: The Three Little Pigs

The Three Little Pigs (by the Nosy Crow) $5.99

For all you Harry Potter fans, another great British cast is here! "Three Little Pigs" is a fun and interactive tale.  It allows the user to read it themselves, have it read to them as well as read and play.  Tap the characters to hear what they have to say; all in a British accent.

For you reading up on this with the iPad2 and more current generations of iDevices, you can blow into the speaker to help the wolf huff and puff!

**Be careful; during a rousing reading of this, one of my little friends huffed. puffed. farted.**

This is a fun and timeless story.  Target pre-literacy skills, sequencing, following directions, WH?, pragmatics (feelings/bullies).


Happily ever after. The end.