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Speaking and Speech Assistance
Speech Journal
Audio wed to images for multiple learning/teaching goals
Bottom line: Journal is easy to use, but sharing option is weak.
Grades: Pre-K–3
Price: $3.99
Articulation Station
Pricey but definitely worth it for kids struggling with pronunciation
Bottom line: For helping students with letter and word pronunciation, this highly valuable tool is worth the cost.
Grades: K–2
Price: Free to Try The only letter sound that comes as a trial with the free version is "P," otherwise you have to pay anywhere from $3.99 to $7.99 for the various letter sound programs. The Pro Package that contains them all is $59.99.
QuestionIt
Wh- questions taught in concrete ways for kids with language delays
Bottom line: A solid, if basic, approach to teaching question words and concepts to students with significant language issues.
Grades: K–7
Price: Free to Try, Paid
nawmalEDU
Type in your script, watch quirky animated figures bring it to life
Bottom line: With a good amount of customizability (including six languages), students (and teachers) might appreciate having a quirky, fun tool to change up videos and presentations.
Grades: K–12
Price: Free to Try, Paid Free trial lasts seven days. Paid version is $9.99/month or $99/year. Classroom pricing is available. School pricing is available; contact for quote.
Proloquo2Go - Symbol-based AAC
Brilliant tool helps kids with speech difficulties communicate
Bottom line: The price is hefty, but Proloquo2Go carries its weight by providing students and teachers an effective, one-of-a-kind communication tool.
Grades: K–12
Price: $249.99
ClaroSpeak
Give kids a voice with supportive, quality text-to-speech tool
Bottom line: It's easy to use, and the multiple settings and functions make this app well worth the price.
Grades: 2–12
Price: Free, Paid For $9.99, users can unlock more voices, OCR, save to Dropbox and Google Drive, and autocorrect.
Speak - Practice Your English
Language app's focus on accent correction has limited classroom use
Bottom line: A useful independent practice tool for students who have expressed interest in working on their accent, but otherwise not a great fit.
Grades: 9–12
Price: Free
Storytelling and Creation
My Story Book Creator School Edition
Sleek platform is a great artistic tool, intro to digital creation
Bottom line: This is a great and accessible option for getting kids telling stories and introducing them to digital creation tools.
Grades: K–5
Price: $4.99
Pictello
Fabulous tool can help kids create social stories
Bottom line: Pictello is a great way for kids to create social stories that can help them find their unique voice and prepare for internal and external struggles.
Grades: 1–5
Price: $18.99
CAST UDL Book Builder
Sensitively designed so any student can write and share books
Bottom line: CAST UDL Book Builder is an excellent resource to get kids started on digital content creation; it's simple and straightforward and caters to a variety of learning styles.
Grades: 1–7
Price: Free
Book Creator
Magically easy way to create and publish digital books and multimedia
Bottom line: This is a top-quality creation tool that lets students of many ages and abilities publish their own digital books.
Grades: 3–12
Price: Free, Paid Free version supports one library and 40 books. For $60 per year, this expands to three libraries with 60 books each. $120 per year supports 10 libraries with 100 books each.
GoAnimate for Schools
Make professional-looking animations with easy-to-use tool
Bottom line: This highly engaging animation tool is a fun way for students to experiment with storytelling and digital creation.
Grades: 4–12
Price: Free to Try Subscriptions start at $79 per year for just a teacher account. For teacher and student accounts, plans vary (e.g., it's $124 per year for one teacher and 30 students).