Preschool

The Novel Effect app follows the voice as the text is read out loud and responds at just the right moment with music, sounds, and character voices. There are three versions of the Novel Effect service, all accessible through this app. Free Novel Effect offers hundreds of soundscapes for a growing library of children’s books curated for teachers, librarians, kids, and families. Enjoy any soundscape for free with your own copy of the print book or ebook. Premium and Premium Classroom Novel Effect are available for a fee.

This sound-matching game puts listening and memory skills to the test while navigating the screen to locate, memorize, and pair the matching sounds. Builds a basic understanding of how a digital grid is built from rows and columns. Develops orientation and spatial awareness on a touch tablet, listening, locating, memory, and matching skills, and conceptual understanding of a digital grid.

A story that responds to touch with audio feedback, while teaching basic iPad skills through cause and effect. The Bonus Game helps to build spatial awareness on the screen. Built-in speech and engaging interactive audio story with high quality audio (narration, sound effects, soundscapes, and song). The app also includes simple images and animations in bright colors with clear contrast.

A fun cause-and-effect activity. Look at the pictures and talk about the story in your own words: What can you see in the multi-sensory room? Do you like the bubble tube or disco lights best? Lots of opportunity for discussion and language development. Simple touch access. Switch access options also included (using available Bluetooth switch interfaces).

Memory Pairs is a simple and accessible “matching pairs” game. It has a clear interface for easy touch selection; simply touch the card to turn it over to see the picture and then try to find its matching pair. Pick one of the six picture sets: farm, transport, dinosaurs, sports, wildlife, or gadgets. Interface and switches are required for switch access. Supports all currently available switch interfaces. For iPad.

Matching Cards is a simple “snap” game. Play using touch access or one-switch access. Touch screen and switch access is for choice of card and speeds slow, medium, and fast. Allows players sufficient time to indicate a picture match. For iPad.

Learn the numbers from one to five with this easy-to-learn counting song. The rockstar theme is ideal for older learners who are still working on numbers up to five. The song and animation stop at the end of each verse, and users can use a switch or touch the screen to play the next verse.

Learn the numbers from one to five with this easy-to-learn counting song. The song and animation stop at the end of each verse, and you can use a switch or touch the screen to play the next verse. Works with touch or single- or two-switch scanning.

Sensory Electra is a simple stimulating app for people with special or complex needs. It is visually stimulating and suitable for a range of abilities. Electra responds to taps and up to three simultaneous finger-touch movements. Electra is fully switch-accessible.

Dollars & Cents is an interactive money skills app (US or Canadian currency). Children will learn how to count coins, spend, and make change. Counting Coins has four activities: Naming, Matching, Sorting, and Vending Machine. In Spending Money, students "shop" for items and pay for them with computer cash. Making Change is the most advanced program: Students function as store clerks, entering purchases and giving back change. Access this app with single- or two-switch scanning.