this game is good for kids who need help with:

Working Memory

Recalling and retaining information in her mind while working.

Icomania requires players to recall the many films, fictional characters, and advertisements they have encountered in their lifetime. In order to correctly label the icons, players not only need to be exposed to images through media, they also need actively convert fleeting images into their long-term memories so they can use the stored information to solve Icomania's puzzles. While getting stuck on a question is inevitable -- especially in the the free version -- players can refresh their memories by going to the Icomania answer website so they can proceed to the next prompt. Questions are embedded into each level, so there should be no confusion when playing level 2 a second time. Playing through a level twice will truly test the working memory as players will already have encountered the all of the icons.

Focus

Getting started and then maintaining attention and effort to tasks and ignoring external distractions.
Players need to use reductive reasoning to solve some of the more challenging puzzles. Certain icons need close analysis, especially in the later levels. Players must be willing to see an image beyond its face value, focusing their attention to what it may represent. For example, there is a icon of an ammunition belt which is worn around a furry body. Players must realize that it is not the belt they must identify, rather the character that it represents: Chewbacca. Using the given letters as well as the prompts at the top of the screen, players should be able to narrow down the subject the icon seeks to identify. Players who are good at unscrambling words may not even the need help of the image or even the prompt. Carefully fitting the provided letters into the black grid takes a increased level of attention. Because Icomania does not allow players to move on the the next puzzle with solving their current puzzle, they must develop a sense of goal directed persistence. Players with stong persistence will be able to solve some of the puzzles that are less familiar to them (even if it takes looking up the answer of Icomania's answer key).