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Here you can find current reviews on educational apps and resource for learning disabilities
The Magic of Reading with Bluebee Pals
One of the best features of the Bluebee Pal is its ability to suspend reality and bring the written word alive in a book. We all know that reading is one of the best ways to engage our children in interactive play and it also gives them an edge up on learning. Current...
Bluebee Pal Suited for Special Needs Learning!
Helen Wagner is a Speech Language Pathologist at Saxs Elementary in Anniston, Alabama. Since 2016, Helen has been integrating Bluebee Pals in her speech therapy classroom at school for the past 2 years. She and her students have enjoyed every minute of learning with...
Bluebee Pals to Establish Bedtime Routines Part 2
Transitions are difficult for all of us. Kids especially become more tense and apprehensive when needing to shift gears. Why? Because transitions disrupt the status quo and are an unknown factor of what to expect and what to do. Many children become rigid with a need...
Bedtime Routine and Bluebee Pals to Establish Part 1
Are you having difficulty with getting your children to settle at bedtime? Are they restless or looking for “one more” reason to get out of bed after lights off? Using Bluebee as part of your child’s bedtime routine can set up invaluable habits for good sleep hygiene....
Speech Apps to Use at Home with Bluebee Pal
Are you looking for some fun and user-friendly speech apps to try at home with your Bluebee Pal? As an app reviewer, I have reviewed many apps that are easy to use for parents at home to help facilitate speech and language. To see all of my app reviews, click here. I...
The Three Little Pigs by Nosy Crow’s Stories Aloud Series
Nosy Crow makes some of the best interactive storybooks and apps in the industry. Always innovative, smart, and fun to read stories for both parents and tots, they also offer audio recordings of their published books. Their Stories Aloud series can be obtained for iOS...
Core Words transforming AAC in the Classroom
Core Words are a hot topic in the world of Alternative Augmentative Communication (AAC). Core words are the words we use most often when communicating and makeup 80% of what we say. These high-frequency words can be used across contexts and settings. They include...
The Fabulous All New Bluebee Pal 4.0
The new Bluebee Pal has had a make-over from top to bottom with impressive features that make you want to stand-up and cheer! These features not only improve how the Bluebee Pal functions, but also thought has been given to how a child relates and benefits from...
BLUEBEE PALS AND COMPANION APP
CREATIVE PLAY Kayle Concepts announces their new Bluebee Pals Learning App and the latest technical release of their Bluebee Pals, interactive Bluetooth® enabled plush companions.Both represent an evolution in toy-based learning to nurture and engage children in...
Bluebee Pals with the Bluebee App
Is your child just starting to connect with technology or are you new to Bluebee Pals? Let the Bluebee Pals App help both you and your child learn about Bluebee Pals and the appropriate use of technology together. The app is free whether you own a Bluebee Pal or not....
Bluebee Pals App Review by The iMums
Bluebee Pals App by Kayle Concepts LLC - Review What we love... Bluebee Pals app is a fun educational app which encourages kids to practice daily routines, using words to narrate what they are doing, sight words and play Summary Overall, the Bluebee Pals app is...
Bluebee App and 10 Language and Learning Goals
The Bluebee pal App is a free educational and interactive app which can bring your Bluebee Pal to life! Don't have a Bluebee Pal? No problem! This free app can be used without a Bluebee Pal. The Bluebee Pal App incorporates choice making and engagement when...
Potty Training and help with Bluebee Pals
Potty training is often an arduous task as children are often hesitant to rock the status quo of their predictable routines versus the desire to be independent. Knowing if your child is ready is key to success. Some of the common signs to show a child is ready are:...
Demystifying In-App Purchases (IAPs)
In-App Purchases (IAPs) can be quite confusing. Some programs allow you to purchase extra features, some sell the program as a subscription and still others that remove ads or other inappropriate components for children. Making an app can be quite expensive. Most app...
Bluebee Pals and Florida Alliance of Assistive Services
Kayle Concepts recently welcomed the Florida Alliance of Assistive Services and Technology (FAAST) to the Bluebee Pals Project. The regional centers received Bluebee Pals to use with clients during evaluation sessions, training activities and instructional events....
Anxiety Over Screen Time – Use of Screens for Kids
There is no doubt that use of screens has dramatically risen over the past few years. We now have prompts that direct us to a website for making appointments, paying bills, or gathering more information on a topic. But what about children? The issue over screen use...
Chauncey winner of Bluebee Hudson and IPad
My son Chauncey has autism and he is non-verbal. I wanted a Bluebee Pal for him after seeing them presented last year at an autism convention! We currently do not own an IPad but he is using one at school. Chauncey utilizes his IPad by tracing lines and practicing his...
Practicing Conversation with Bluebee Pal using AAC Apps
Children who use AAC often begin using their augmentative and alternative communication apps to request desired items and actions. Although this an important communicative function to help meet basic communication needs and wants, it's not very helpful when it comes...
Baby’s Musical Hands App and Bluebee Pals
Help build your child's cause-effect and knowledge of different colors with Baby's Musical Hands App! This is a simple and fun app for young children under 2. This app helps teach babies cause and effect and also helps learn the difference between different sounds. As...
Bluebee Pals and a Special Needs child
I still remember those words like it was moments ago. Your child has special needs. At the time those words felt crushing. I didn’t know what to say or to do. My world felt like it went into a tailspin. Over the years, we have gotten medical news about our child –...