Apps for Sensory Children
In this week's blog we are sharing some awesome app's that have been recommended by WonderBaby.org
We have also added in some that we use and love! Click on the title to see the App in the itunes store.
Tap-N-See Zoo The developer of this app calls it the first app for iPad and iPhone created specifically for children with cortical visual impairment.
My Talking Picture Board This app helps children with CVI learn how to locate and recognise two dimensional images. Use your own images of people or favourite objects!
iLoveFireworks This app makes big sounds and big visual displays with a simple tap of the finger. It’s also great for teaching cause and effect as well as increasing visual attention.
Doodle Kids This bright doodle and drawing app is good for teaching cause and effect and visual attention. There is no audio but the colours are very grabbing and high contrast.
Infant Zoo Lite Simple high-contrast illustrations encourage visual attention and help to develop an understanding of cause and effect.
Fluidity HD Very responsive screen encourages simple motor movements with bold visual displays. Great for teaching cause and effect and increasing visual attention (no audio).
Art of Glow Simple drawing app with very responsive screen. Helps to build visual attention and cause and effect (no audio).
Ballyland Magic App Learn basic iPad and VoiceOver gestures in this fun and interactive game. Help the Ballyland characters prepare for and put on their magic show!
This simple fun game aims to help children learn the sounds of common objects, vehicles and popular animals. Clear and simple graphics are animated when each sound is heard
Designed to introduce children who are blind, or who have vision loss, to Apple’s screen reader software, called VoiceOver. It aims to teach children the skills and confidence to navigate and control the app using VoiceOver.
Designed to help the blind and visually impaired identify objects they encounter in their daily lives.
Baby Finger HD The tap of a finger causes movements and sounds on the screen. Very easy to use and geared toward younger children.
Bebot A simple sound cause and effect app that makes funny synth robot sounds. Touch the screen and make the robot sing!
Cause & Effect Sensory Light Box This is a really well made cause-and-effect app that creates sounds and lights when your finger is on the screen, then stops when you remove your finger. Perfect for children with low vision or CVI.
Your child can create patterns and unique melodies by simply tapping the screen. A generative music player takes over when Bloom is left idle, creating an infinite selection of compositions and their accompanying visualisations.
Talking Tom Cat This animated cat repeats words and sounds in a funny voice. Encourages vocalisations and interaction with the iPad.
Sounding Board This app allows you to create communication boards using simple symbols with voice output. Very good free communication app.
This app facilitates communication in children with autism spectrum disorders, Down syndrome, Angelmans syndrome, cerebral palsy, and other speech disabilities. Avaz is designed to make speech therapy more effective, develop the child’s language and improve his/her intent to communicate.
Pocket Pond Listen to birds chirp and frogs croak in a peaceful pond. Touch the screen to make the water splash or just watch the koi swim by.
Learn and have fun by helping monkey pack lunch! Monkey Preschool Lunchbox is a collection of seven exciting educational games for your preschooler (ages 2 to 5).
This is the first and most simple game in the TinyHands Sorting series. The game consists of 12 beautiful environments each focused on a set of basic concepts from the child's world such as shapes, colours, seasons, and animals.
A digital toy that allows your child to have fun blowing and popping bubbles. By blowing into the microphone or tapping on the bubble blower, bubbles will float across Cuddlestown and then pop, pop, pop! Your child can pop bubbles with their finger until they are all gone. Tap on the residents of Cuddles Town to say hello.
Babies are encouraged to learn about shapes and colours through interactions with engaging animations, sounds and sing along songs! Baby can tap or tilt the screen to set a learning world in motion! Designed for babies 6 months & up.
Toca Band is getting ready for their big concert and needs your help to mix beats and sounds together for their hit song! Toca Band is a fun and easy toy that encourages children to explore music in a new creative way! Choose from 16 different cool characters – each with their own unique quirky sound and musical rhythms. Put your band members on stage to get the music started – then move them around and see what happens!
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