Top 5 Free Apps for Dyslexia
For children dealing with the challenges of a learning disability, digital media offers a fun and engaging way to be immersed in areas of academics they might otherwise find too […]
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How Building Planning Skills can Help Your Child at School
Planning is an important part of our children’s life at school and at home. Academically, planning plays a key role in educational advancement, as it facilitates the setting of strategies, […]
Whimmy
Whimmy is a music app where users create their own mood-centric playlists.
Injustice: Gods Among Us
Injustice: Gods Among Us puts a new spin on familiar super heroes and villains while adding exciting new features to the fighting genre. Players follow an immersive storyline that blurs the lines between good and evil characters as members of the Justice League are forced to work together with former villains to defeat a greater threat.
How Working Memory Problems Affect Children at School
From recalling the rules of grammar or remembering the details of a history lesson to knowing how to apply mathematical concepts, Working Memory is an incredibly important skills for scholarly […]
Autism and Assistive Technology: A Parent’s Guide
For parents of kids dealing with the difficulties of autistic spectrum disorders, meeting the unique challenges these children can face on a daily basis isn’t always easy. Fortunately, smart phones […]
Jungle Heat
This strategy game helps with Organization and Planning, is available on Android, iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad, and is recommended for kids ages six and up.
CodeAcademy
Codecademy is a app and website dedicated to teaching users how to program and code.
Developmentally Healthy Play Diet: Ages 14+
Unlike younger children, teens tend to participate in more social and digital play. When I ask typical teenagers what their favorite activity is the first response is invariably, “hang out […]
Developmentally Healthy Play Diet: Ages 10-13
Children begin to make more independent decisions about the type of play they like as they progress to their pre-teens, or tweens. While they may still be open to the […]
