Face Forward vs Brainy Skills iDescribe

Features of Face Forward – An N-Back Memory Game • Three engaging games that help train working memory • Designed to challenge both teenagers and adults (ages 13+) • Tap whenever you see the face you saw 1, 2, 3, or more numbers before • Helps train attention and memory skills • Difficulty level is automatically adjusted • A Two-Player Option is available • Scores are automatically saved and can be emailed Explore this fun game and build your memory power for faces. Can you reach the highest level? Are you a memory genius? Prove it with this brain building game. The games will automatically adjust the difficulty level and provide you with new challenges to test your memory. And as the game progresses, you will need to think faster and faster. You can always test yourself and set the game to the highest level of difficulty. Play with a friend and find out who has the best memory. Each round must be completed for your score to be saved in single player mode. Please note that no grades are saved in two player mode. Two player mode only records which Player (1 or 2) won after the match is completed. A training session is completed only when the program is stopped and then removed from memory. If the program is left open in the background and it is selected, then the last session started will be continued. The app will start off with a 60 minute trial version. You can modify the options and run the games during this trial period. Once the trial has ended, you will need to make a one-time in-app purchase to unlock the games for unlimited use.

Brainy Skills iDescribe is an Attributes game made to help children and young adults discriminate the qualities and characteristics of an item, concept or idea. The interactive format creates a challenging yet fun atmosphere to help anticipate consequences based on circumstance and context. This app was created, developed and written by a certified Speech Language Pathologist (SLP) with many years of hands on experience in a variety of settings from daycares, schools, and preschools with a large variety of both younger and older school age children, both typically developing and special needs children. After seeing the difficulties and struggles with answering a variety of questions, the great need for a unique, motivating, fun and exciting way to help improve these skills was obvious. There is a need to combine learning with fun in order to improve and increase motivation when grasping concepts such as cause and effect. This app can also be used for practicing reading, vocabulary, and overall comprehension skills for middle and high school special needs students, and those looking for remedial practice. Adaptable as needed by parents, teachers, and therapists for a variety of skill levels, and words may be read/spelled aloud if needed. Students can play on their own or with a caretaker, assistant, or therapist to guide them along and practice basic oral reading skills. There are also Brainy Bonuses that at times are tricky to teach and review the core material. The bonuses differ in complexity, and offer an opportunity to earn more points. Great for: • Descriptions • Adjectives • Reasoning and logic • Reading comprehension • Reading aloud/fluency practice • Vocabulary This app is an excellent teaching tool for a variety of ages of children with Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Down Syndrome, developmental delays, remedial review, and all language and speech delays.