iPad App |
Cost |
Use |
App Store Link |
Speak It! |
$1.99 |
A text-to-speech app, Speak It! can help your learner read or speak. Simply copy and paste selected text and Speak It! reads the words out loud. The app highlights each spoken word so that kids can more easily follow along with the text. |
Speak It! App Store Link |
Read2Go |
$19.99 |
Read2Go corresponds with Bookshare, a digital library that makes books available to students with reading-related disabilities such as dyslexia and vision issues. The app costs $19.99 but allows you to access Bookshare’s expansive library featuring over 170,000 books via your iPad or iPhone. |
Read2Go App Store Link |
Dragon Dictation |
Free |
Students who have difficulty writing due to disabilities can benefit from the free Dragon Dictation app. |
Dragon Dictation App Store Link |
Notability |
$5.99 |
People learn differently and the note-taking app Notability embraces this notion. |
Notability App Store Link |
Talking Calculator |
$1.99 |
If a visual disability makes using a calculator difficult for your child or student, the Talking Calculator app could become your ideal solution. Talking Calculator features large colorful buttons, creating an easy-to-use interface. |
Talking Calculator App Store Link |
Virtual Manipulatives |
Free |
Another math-related app, Virtual Manipulatives! uses visuals to effectively teach fractions, decimals and percentages. |
Virtual Manipulatives App Store Link |
Draw Fee |
Free |
When a school project entails an artistic element, consider Draw Free for iPad. |
Draw Fee App Store Link |
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