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A mom shares her experience with iTooch apps

Testimonials

Last week, we received such a great testimonial, that we feel we have to share it with you:

My 11-year-old son has Severe Autism. On record, he is in grade 6, however his lessons/materials range from grades 1 – 4, depending on the subject. What typical kids can learn in an hour, sometimes takes my son several months or more. Not because he is unable to learn or is “dumb”, because his mind is truly brilliant, but because he learns differently. The challenge has been to identify how he processes information and hone in on it. Lessons have to be presented in a way that engages his mind visually and that he finds entertaining or amusing. Reading him lessons and completing assignments in workbooks wasn’t enough. He just tuned me out and as a result, I was re-teaching the same material over & over again. My inability to keep my son focused was doing him a disservice. I am not a teacher, I’m just a mom who was drafted into the world of home-schooling as a result of bullying & abuse at our previous school (by his teacher). The only tool that has been somewhat helpful has been YouTube. Until now.

At the beginning of March, I was fortunate enough to win a code for iTooch Grade 6 Health. The moment I opened the app, I knew it was a winner. It was easy to use, easy to understand, and had just the perfect amount of animation to keep my son interested, but not distracted or over-stimulated. He was engaged, he absorbed the information, and best of all, he retained the information. He loves game shows, particularly Wheel of Fortune, so before he submits his answer choice, he’ll say “Survey Says”. You can’t get that element of suspense from a plain old worksheet!!

Since trying the Grade 6 Health, we also got Recess (I believe from a Free App Friday). He LOVES the bubbles! I also purchased the Grade 3 and Grade 4 apps. No more fighting with him to come to school, no more redundant workbooks & worksheets, no more hours spent struggling to come up with lessons, idea and curriculm’s. The lessons, practice sheets, tests, chalkboard, calculator, and even the badges…are right there at our fingertips. If questions in a particular subject are too advanced, then those are areas we need to either skip or spend more time on. No more guessing.

The only (only) thing I’m not a fan of, is the speak option on the lessons. I find the narration to be extremely fast and wish it were a bit slower. Other than that one teeny, tiny thing, these (very affordable) apps are top notch. 10 stars out of 5!!

The developers at eduPad have opened up a whole new world of opportunities for my son and for that, I can’t thank them enough. But THANK YOU anyway :-) !!

Stacie Junio

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