Designed for communication and language development, Special Words is transforming literacy around the world.
Use the app at school to support children in the classroom, during speech therapy sessions or at home to continue learning and devloping new skills.
Personalise with your own photos, text and audio.
Access 60+ word lists to support language learning.
Card matching activities to improve reading, listening, vocabulary and more.
Use on any device, platform and browser for effective distance learning
Adjustable settings to adapt learning to needs and teach a progression of skills.
Includes 96 pictures and matching written and spoken words in 27 langugages.
Transfer to and from Special Stories and Special Spelling, to other devices and other users.
Use your printed resources in paper-based activities.
Detailed user guide to support you using the app, as well as how-to videos.
“It's very easy for her to use and shows how much she can do! I love when she uses the app she signs and attempts to vocalise some of the words. “
Emily, Parent. Read more ►
“Special Words is an effective resource to enhance communication, language and literacy skills, and has a positive impact on the development of expressive language, receptive language, word recognition, reading and listening skills.”
The Durham iPad Project. Read more ►
“We credit Special Words with kick-starting my daughters reading and now at very nearly 10, she is a fantastic reader.”
Sarah Sutton, Parent. Read more ►
“The activities in Special Words exceeded our expectations, showing us that he can read more fluently than we realised. Using the app in his 1:1 sessions also made him engage better when returning to class."
Sarah Boyd, Teaching Assistant. Read more ►
