Special needs apps keep springing up as fast as a field of daisies in summer. The field (of special needs apps, not daisies) is growing so fast, it’s hard to pick the ones best suited to meet your child’s needs.

TeachThought.com to the Rescue

Thankfully, TeachThought.com came to the rescue. Teach Thought—a website that features what’s new in educational thought, trends, technology, and other learning-related stuff—partnered with Teachers with Apps (TWA) to list their top special need apps picks.

The Special Needs App List

Here are some of the apps that made the list:

1. See, Touch, Learn, Pro by Brain Parade is an app with many purposes, one of which is the ability to create lessons.
2. With Pictello by Assistiveware, families can create and share talking photo albums and stories.
3. Dragon Diction by Nuance Communication is a speech-to-text application.
4. The Social Express by The Language Express, Inc. teaches users with high-functioning Aspergers to think about and manage social situations.
5. My First ACC by Injini is an iPad app for younger children with delayed speech or severe speech disorders.
6. Conversation Builder Teen by Mobile Education Store is the teen version of Conversation Builder.
7. Phonics Genius by Alligator Apps is a comprehensive phonics app.
8. SoundLiteracy by 3D Literacy, LLC helps students recognize the spellings of English phonemes.
9. Letter School by Boreaal gives kids many ways to practice letters and numbers.
10. Social Quest by Smarty Ears engages older elementary, middle school and high school students in castle adventures while working on speech, language, and social skills.
11. P.O.V.–Spatial Reasoning Skills Development by Binary Labs encourages spatial reasoning skills in kids and adults.
12. Speech With Milo by Doonan Speech Therapy includes nine speech apps to build language skills.

More Special Needs App Information

More details about each app can be found at 13 of The Best Special Needs Apps of 2012. So zip on over and check them out. And if you have recommendations for more great apps, leave them (and a link) in the comment box.

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