Special Education App/Tool
Thinking about the vast areas of special education, I had a hard time choosing one that I would use in my own classroom. Â Instead, I looked into an app that my own child could use. The area of focus was on speech and articulation. Â My son is having articulation errors and I never thought to look for an app to help him improve his articulation until this week. Â
There were many speech related apps in iTunes, but the app I found was called Articulation Station Pro. Â It caught my attention from the bright and colorful logo. Â The reviews made me want to learn more about the app. As with most of the speech related apps, this one had a fee. Â It was pretty pricey, at $59.99, but if it were being purchased to use with multiple students, it would be beneficial. Â To purchase for one student, this price would be quite pricey. Â
Articulation Station Pro seems like a fantastic app to help with speech development. Â It was created by a Certified Speech-Language Pathologist. Â It offers a variety of practice with 22 sounds in words, sentences, and stories. Â When the students master the specific sound, they then move on to other activities. Â There are 6 different activities, including flashcards, matching, rotating sentences, unique sentences, level 1 stories, and level 2 stories. Â The app uses real photos that are easy to identify for children. Â
This app allows recordings to be saved, which is beneficial for students to hear themselves speak. Â It also allows for data input for many students. Â Overall, this app appears to be fun, colorful, and engaging to allow students to reach their fullest potential with speech. Â
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/articulation-station-pro/id491998279?mt=8 (4.5 stars)











