Introduction
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After we produced our wheel of iPad Apps for Learners with Dyslexia / Reading and Writing Difficulties, we received regular requests for a similar wheel for tablets and smartphones that use the Android operating system. IPads are used much more frequently than Android devices in schools, but over the past few years some schools have started to allow the use of Android tablets and many parents have been buying them for home use. More educational apps are now available for Android tablets and smartphones. Android apps can also be used on some Chromebooks.
The first version of our Android Apps for Learners with Dyslexia / Reading and Writing Difficulties was created in October 2015. It has been updated regularly since then. Over the past four years it has been downloaded over 10,000 times.
The latest version (1.4) keeps the same broad categories as previous versions, but the following apps have been removed, either because they are no longer available for Android devices, or because other apps proved significantly more useful for people with reading and writing difficulties: Read Me Stories, Easy Text to Speech, KNFB Reader, Dictus and Swype. Six apps have been added: Google Text to Speech, ClaroSpeak, Envision AI, Eye Games Dyslexia, Easy Dyslexia and Dysgraphia Aid, and Mindly. Icons and links for other apps have been updated, as required.
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Contents of the PDF poster
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Talking Books
- Audible: audiobooks, podcasts & audio stories
- Bookbug’s Songs and Rhymes
- Story Books for Kids & Parents
- Me Books
- Storynory
Creating Stories
- Comic Strip Pro – Cartoon Comic Maker
- Book Traps – Book Creator for Children
- Book Writer Free
- Creative Book Builder
Text to Speech
- Stuart Scottish Text to Speech Voice
- Acapela TTS Voices
- Google Text-to-Speech
- Text To Speech Reader
- @Voice Aloud Reader (TTS Reader)
- ClaroSpeak
- T2S: Text to Voice – Read Aloud
Reading eBooks
- Voice Dream Reader
- EBook Reader & Free ePub Books
- Moon+ Reader Pro
- Go Read
- Amazon Kindle
- FB Reader: Favorite Book Reader
- Google Play Books – Ebooks, Audiobooks, and Comics
- Cool Reader
Working with PDFs
- ClaroPDF
- Foxit PDF Reader Mobile – Edit and Convert
- Adobe Acrobat Reader: PDF Viewer, Editor & Creator
- ezPDF Reader PDF Annotate Form
- Xodo PDF Reader & Editor
Scanning
- Microsoft Office Lens – PDF Scanner
- Text Grabber Offline Scan & Translate Photo to Text
- Text Fairy (OCR Text Scanner)
- Envision AI
- Claro ScanPen OCR Reader
- Adobe Scan: PDF Scanner with OCR, PDF Creator
Visual Stress
Letter Formation/Handwriting
- ABC Tracing for Kids Free Games
- LetterSchool – Learn to Write ABC Games for Kids
- Hairy Letters
- Writing Wizard Premium - Handwriting
Sentence Structure
- Complete the Sentence - Sentence Maker For Kids
- Sight Words Sentence Builder: Reading for Kids
- Word and Sentence Building
Writing Support
- AppWriter
- Read & Write for Android
- Spell Checker
- Page: English Grammar & Spell Checker + Translator
- Easy Dyslexia & Dysgraphia Aid
- Google Voice Typing
Keyboards
- Ginger Keyboard – Emoji, GIFs, Themes & Games
- Flexpansion Keyboard FREE
- Grammarly Keyboard
- Gboard – the Google Keyboard
- Microsoft SwiftKey Keyboard
Note Taking
- Evernote – Notes Organizer & Daily Planner
- Microsoft OneNote: Save Ideas and Organize Notes
- ColorNote Notepad Notes
- Squid – Take Notes & Markup PDFs
Audio Notes
Word Processing
- Google Docs
- Microsoft Word: Write, Edit & Share Docs on the Go
- Polaris Office – Free Docs, Sheets, Slides + PDF
- OfficeSuite Pro + PDF
Mind Mapping
- Outliner
- Mind Map & Concept Map Maker - Mindomo
- Mindly (mind mapping)
- SimpleMind Pro – Intuitive Mind Mapping
- MindMapper
- Mindjet Maps for Android
Information Gathering
Improving Memory
- Memory Games: Brain Training
- Neuronation – Brain Training & Brain Games
- Lumosity: Brain Training
- Mind Games
Reminders
- Remember the Milk
- Life Reminders
- Microsoft To Do: List, Task and Reminder
- Todoist: To-do List, Tasks & Reminders