Common Sense Media Review
By Dana Anderson
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based on child development research. How do we rate?
Trusted teaching tool; setup takes time and a little money.
Parents Need to Know
Why Age 4+?
Any Positive Content?
Where to Download
Videos and Photos
See.Touch.Learn.
Parent and Kid Reviews
What's It About?
Parents and educators choose Lessons on the menu to see a list of available lessons. The Libraries button shows users a list of all owned and available image sets. To edit an existing lesson, users copy it, and then can change the audio and text prompts, the order of cards, and more. To answer the lesson questions, kids simply touch a card. A blue border lights up around correct answers and the card shakes for incorrect. Questions can have multiple correct answers. Adults working with kids can view the number of exercises correct and attempted.
Is It Any Good?
This well-known teaching method translates fantastically to the iPad, with its highly intuitive and visual interface. It makes it possible for parents, teachers, and therapists to easily access and organize picture card sets and lessons in a portable, space-saving format.
Though there are only 32 cards in the starter library on SEE.TOUCH.LEARN., the in-app purchases can add hundreds of cards on subjects ranging from Dolch sight words to emotions to food. The lessons that come with each set are useful, but the audio voice is very computerized, making the interactions feel unnatural. Purchasing each card set individually can be pricey, but with a one-time purchase of $3.99, parents and educators can unlock the Custom Card Designer, which allows for unlimited card creation. The custom feature takes some work, but for parents or teachers who already spend hours creating picture cards and lessons for kids, this is a small price for a valuable tool.
Talk to Your Kids About ...
If using the app for at-home learning, share your kid's exercise results with their teachers or therapist.
Create personalized picture card sets using images from home they will recognize. For example, if you are working on their morning routine, pictures of their own bedroom or backpack might make the concepts more relevant.
App Details
- Device: iPad
- Subjects: Language & Reading : following directions, naming, speaking, vocabulary
- Skills: Communication : conveying messages effectively, listening, multiple forms of expression, Emotional Development : identifying emotions, moving beyond obstacles, self-awareness
- Pricing structure: Free
- Release date: October 20, 2011
- Category: Education
- Publisher: Brain Parade
- Version: 1.3
- Minimum software requirements: iOS 4.2 or later
- Last updated: August 19, 2016
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