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Autism Core Skills School Edition
What’s It Like?
Autism Core Skills begins by allowing teachers to set up student profiles with pictures and high-interest items to engage students. Teachers can adjust ability levels of their students and begin with academic or social lessons. In-app games have tutorials and instructions displayed on the bottom of the screen with helpful reminders for both staff and students. After each lesson, a visually appealing reinforcer appears to encourage student interest and motivation.
Price: $9.99
Grades: Pre-K-10
Rating: 4/5
Pros: Tons of content with automated progress reports helps guide instruction.
Cons: Some in-app games can be a bit confusing.
Bottom line: Academic and social lessons are worth the purchase price for the amount of depth and data produced.
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