February / March 2022 Closing The Gap Solutions Magazine

Potato Face Marblesoft Price: $59.00

Select from over 28,000 pictos and com- bine them into picto sheets. Fast search options and categories to select from. Create your own pictos from photo’s and text. Use drag and drop to combine pictos in sheets that visualizes daily tasks.

PixWriter Software is a talking picture and word processor. It helps students write independently by combining symbol support with highlighted text and speech. Users can compose written documents without mastering phonics, spelling, and alphabet skills.

secondary, adult Operating System: Windows Point-N-Click is an on-screen virtual mouse for anyone that has difficulty clicking a mouse. If you can move a mouse, trackball or any pointing device, you can click in any application that runs within a window. It is icon-based and does not require reading skills.

Special Skill: cognitive redevelopment, early childhood, scanning, single switch, multi switch A cademic Skill: graphic arts Disability: cognitive, learning, physical Skill Level: preschool, elementary Operating System: Windows Six activities allow the child to play and work with faces, facial expressions and ap- pearance. Activities range from cause and effect to matching, including the whimsical Potato Face activity where the child can experiment with thousands of wacky com- binations.Works with keyboard, mouse, touch screen or up to three switches. Powerful Printing Handwriting Software Write-On Handwriting Price: $40.00 - $50.00 Special Skill: communication, early childhood Academic Skill: writing Disability: learning Skill Level: preschool, elementary Operating System: Windows, Mac Powerful Printing software has its own uniquely designed font, software, custom- izable worksheets and paper workbooks for additional practice (left and right hand versions.) This innovative program combines technology with scaffold in- struction, auditory and visual support, and hands-on learning.This four-step process ensures that all children learn proper letter formation. Powerful Printing: Letters and Numbers Write-On Handwriting Price: $1.99 - $2.99 Special Skill: communication, early childhood Academic Skill: writing Disability: learning

Picture Cue Dictionary Attainment Company, Inc. Price: $79.00

Place in Groups - Create groups of related items STEP BY STEP Price: $0.00 - $2.99

Special Skill: basic living skills, cognitive redevelopment, communication, language development, adapted keyboard/switch access, scanning, single switch, multi switch A cademic Skill: prereading Disability: cognitive, learning, speech Skill Level: preschool, elementary, secondary, adult Operating System: Windows, Mac Five life skill categories: daily activities, house keeping, looking good, mealtime and shopping. 705 words/phrases il- lustrated in age appropriate style. Great for creating individualized printouts for shopping lists, daily activities, vocabulary list, plus print out worksheets designed like the on-screen activities. Activities: ID, Multiple Choice, Match, Voice Recorder. Updated 2014 Picture It Software Attainment Company, Inc. Price: $125.00 Special Skill: communication, language development Disability: learning, physical, speech Skill Level: preschool, elementary, secondary, adult Picture It Software helps you create a wide range of picture supported documents for student use. Great for schedules, flashcards, communication boards, quizzes, and homework. Pictures for SLPs and Special Education Teachers LocuTour Multimedia Price: $4.99 Special Skill: basic living skills, communication, language development Disability: cognitive, learning, speech

Pointing Wizard Koester Performance Research Price: $0

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Special Skill: cognitive redevelopment, early childhood, eye-hand coordination, language development, adapted keyboard/switch access, single switch, multi switch, diagnostic Academic Skill: problem solving Disability: cognitive, learning, physical Skill Level: infant/toddler, preschool Children learn about groups of related items. App helps develop visual perception skills, cognitive skills, and language skills. Full Version: https://itunes.apple.com/app/ id1135861893?mt=8 PODD for Grid 3 Smartbox Price: $79 Special Skill: communication, early childhood, language development, speech output A cademic Skill: prereading, reading Disability: learning, speech Skill Level: infant/toddler, preschool, elementary Operating System: Windows The PODD grid sets organise language according to the reasons we communicate and are based on the popular PODD com- munication books. PODD is available in Grid 3 and Grid for iPad. Choose from four easy to personalise grid sets, varying in size and level of complexity to support learners as their language develops.

If you or someone you know has physical difficulty using the mouse, try Pointing Wizard. Follow the steps in the Pointing Wizard, and it will determine if there are changes to the Windows mouse settings that may make it faster and easier to use the mouse.With your approval, it activates those changes for you.Works for trackballs, trackpads and other pointing devices, too. It’s free! Polaris N2Y, LLC Price: $499.00 - $ Special Skill: cognitive redevelopment, , IEP/IPP Academic Skill: problem solving Disability: learning Skill Level: preschool, elementary, secondary Operating System: Windows, Mac, iOS (Apple), Android, Chrome Polaris is a highly collaborative, time-saving online system that aligns stakeholder teams with task automation, timely prompts, step-by-step support, and access to current student data to guide all team members through the stages of IEP development‚Äîplanning, writing, execut- ing, reporting, and supporting the most meaningful student outcomes. Positivity N2Y, LLC Price: $438.900 Special Skill: cognitive redevelopment, communication, early childhood, vocational, , IEP/IPP, instructional management Academic Skill: database, problem solving Disability: cognitive, learning, physical Skill Level: infant/toddler, preschool, elementary, secondary, adult Operating System: Windows, Mac, iOS (Apple), Android, Chrome, Other Positivity is the first comprehensive online behavior solution to support classroom management, empower students’ self- regulation, collect behavior-related data and create automated reporting. Easily integrated into daily classroom routines, Positivity delivers proactive, evidence- based strategies that support emotional control and executive functioning, en- abling students to actively participate in learning and achieve independence.

Point to Pictures RJ Cooper and Associates Price: $1.99 - $59

Skill Level: preschool, elementary Operating System: iOS (Apple) Powerful Printing App for iPad is a

Special Skill: communication, early childhood, language development Disability: cognitive, physical, speech Skill Level: infant/toddler, preschool, elementary, secondary Operating System: Windows, Mac, iOS (Apple) Point to Pictures (PTP) is a touch oriented program that helps persons with severe communication disorders learn about and use language. PTP starts at the cause and effect level to motivate and help specific learners to use pictures as communication symbols and then progresses to matching and identifying pictures. Point-N-Click Polital Enterprises, LLC Price: $0 Special Skill: , adapted keyboard/switch access Disability: physical Skill Level: preschool, elementary,

developmentally sound app supported by research and years of educational experi- ence.The Write-On Handwriting app fully engages students through multi-sensory instruction of letter and number patterns. The design is age-neutral and provides both instruction and practice modes suit- able for all learners.

Skill Level: preschool, elementary Operating System: iOS (Apple)

Thousands of pictures at your fingertips, 3,328 to be exact. Pick pictures that match the interests of the child you are working with.There are 11 major categories like Plants, People, and Places and within each category there are subcategories like Body Parts, Working, Playing, Airplanes, Trains, etc.

Predictable THERAPY BOX LIMITED Price: $159.99 - $ Special Skill: basic living skills,

PixWriter Software Attainment Company, Inc. Price: $125.00

communication, language development, vocational, adapted keyboard/switch access, scanning, single switch, multi switch, speech output, voice recognition A cademic Skill: health, reading, spelling Disability: cognitive, learning, speech Skill Level: preschool, elementary,

Special Skill: communication Disability: learning, speech Skill Level: preschool, elementary, secondary, adult

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