iAccess La nguage : iPad Apps - SPUSD 3rd Special Needs Conference - March 1, 2014

Sep 28, 2026

A handout and slideshow outline using iPad apps to support language learning for special needs audiences. It contrasts receptive “consumption” skills with expressive “production” skills and maps app features to vocabulary, grammar, and concepts such as directions, sentence construction, and preposition use. App listings include price and specific targets like present progressive and past tense, sentence type patterns, and interactive activities for describing actions, places, and parts of items.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryHealthcare

FormatPDF

Pages2

Reading Time5 min

AccessFree to download

Receptive vs Expressive Language

App Recommendations and Targets

Vocabulary

Grammar

Concepts & Directions

Conference Information and Contact

iAccess La nguage : iPad Apps Gwendolyn Meier, SLP, MT Consumption – Learning, taking in information, watching, playing, reading (receptive) vs. Production – Speaking, creating, practicing, writing (expressive) iPad apps to use in interaction with your language learners: Vocabulary Grammar Concepts Understanding | App Name | | Price | Areas Addressed | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Pogg
| | 0.99 | • Vocabulary & Descriptive Language-Watch the adorable alien enact actions (verbs) in 43 short animations. 1-word actions.
• Grammar-Help language learners to talk about what Pogg is doing (present progressive tense), or what he has done (past tense) . More elaborated language. | | First Phrases
| | 5.99 | • Vocabulary-Combines words into 2-and 3-word phrases. Hear phrases, see animations and say/record hundreds of combinations for early expressive language. (Large app!) | | Fun with Directions & More Fun With Directions | | 15.99
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15.99 | • Vocabulary & Concepts-Following auditory directions (text option available) . FWD: Colors, Location words (bottom, middle, top), Actions (erase, touch, open, close, push, give) . More FWD: Location words (above, below, behind, in front, on, under, up, down) and Actions (put in, take out, turn on, turn off) . | | | | | | | Picture the Sentence
| | 9.99 | • Vocabulary-Settings allow you to select nouns or pronouns and 3 levels of difficulty
• Grammar-Sentence types: subject+verb, subject+verb+object, subject+verb+prepositional phrase, subject+verb+object+prepositional phrase | | Preposition Builder
| | 7.99 | • Vocabulary-Fill-in-the-blank by choosing the correct preposition: in, on, under, down, up, off, above, below, beside, out of, next to, away from, toward, around, through, to, from, at, across, past, over, with. | SPUSD 3rd Special Needs Conference-March 1, 2014 iAccess La nguage : iPad Apps Gwendolyn Meier, SLP, MT | My PlayHome &
My PlayHome Stores | | 3.99
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1.99
1.99 | • Vocabulary-Choose characters and help them live and play in their house and yard with a variety of activities. Go shopping for groceries, smoothies, icecream and clothes (Stores app) .
• Grammar-Use phrases and sentences to describe actions in present progressive, past or future tenses
• Concepts-Actions and activities of daily life
• Categories- Items by room, by store | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | | | | | | Dr. Panda’s Day Care
| | | | | Rainbow Sentences
| | 7.99 | • Grammar-Use a word bank to describe the picture. Helpful color-coding of words, or colored lines to signify parts of the sentence (subject, action, object) are teaching tools. Group words into phrases or drag them one at a time. Read and record the phrase you compose. | | Describe It To Me
| | 9.99 | • Vocabulary & Concepts-Choose a written phrase from a group of four to answer auditory question prompts such as:
􀀡 What category is it in?
􀀡 What does it do or what do we do with it?
􀀡 What parts does it have?
􀀡 Where can we find it?
􀀡 What can I see? | | Puppet Pals
| | 2.99 | • Grammar & Descriptive Language – Create and voice characters in your own movies. Pick your actors from your photos or in the app, choose a backdrop, and tell your story off the cuff or from a script. | Contact me: [gmeier@villaesperanzaservices.org](gmeier@villaesperanzaservices.org) (626) 795-8355 Slideshow and handout posted at: [http://scaacn.blogspot.com/p/spusd-31.html](http://scaacn.blogspot.com/p/spusd-31.html) [SPUSD 3](SPUSD 3rd Special Needs Conference-March 1)[rd](SPUSD 3rd Special Needs Conference-March 1)[ Special Needs Conference-March 1](SPUSD 3rd Special Needs Conference-March 1) , 2014

FAQs

How does the handout distinguish receptive versus expressive language goals?

It describes receptive “consumption” as taking in information through watching, playing, or reading, and expressive “production” as speaking, creating, practicing, and writing.

Which app features are emphasized for language learning?

The handout emphasizes vocabulary, grammar, and concepts such as understanding and using directions, sentence patterns, and prepositions.

What language structures does the handout say some apps help learners practice?

It mentions practice for present progressive and past tense, and sentence types built from subject, verb, object, and prepositional phrases, along with preposition selection exercises.

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