Learning and Educational Tools
Educational tools and resources recommended by SPRINT and its members.
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Resource Websites
Teachers Pay Teachers (TPT) is an online marketplace offering millions of teacher-created educational resources, including both free and paid materials. Website in English.
Twinkl offers teacher-created educational resources, including lesson plans, assessments, games and activities. Resources are available for a range of curricula, including the UK, US Common Core and French Cycles 1–3. The website is available in French and English.
LessonPix is an online resource for creating customized, printable materials using clip art or personal photos. It offers templates and tools for creating activities such as sound and pattern practice, minimal pairs and visual supports. LessonPix is a paid service.
Your Therapy Source is an English-language resource library for pediatric therapists, teachers and parents, offering materials for handwriting, occupational and physical therapy, life skills, self-regulation, telehealth and more. Some resources are free; most are paid.
UltimateSLP offers a large library of English-language speech therapy materials, including images, games and activities targeting articulation, language and social communication. Some materials are free; full access requires a paid subscription.
Everyday Speech is an English website for speech-language pathologists that includes social skill videos, games, & worksheets. Paid subscription to access all content.
CAP école inclusive is a French resource developed by Réseau Canopé to support teachers working with students with special educational needs or disabilities. It offers observation tools, teaching adaptations and practical resources to support inclusive education. Website in French only.
Picturebooks in European Primary English Language Teaching (PEPELT) offers ready-to-use picturebook lessons designed for primary-age English language learners. The lessons can be used by teachers or parents to develop English language and listening skills through picturebooks, while also encouraging children to explore new ideas, facts and information. Many lessons feature the picturebook’s author or illustrator reading and discussing their work.
BBC Bitesize is a free online learning resource offering educational content for children and young people aged 5 to 16+, covering a wide range of school subjects. It provides study support, revision guides, videos, quizzes and homework help. Resources are designed around UK curricula, with secondary-level content aligned to relevant exam specifications, including GCSEs in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, and National 4, National 5 and Higher qualifications in Scotland.
Khan Academy is a free, nonprofit educational platform offering practice exercises, instructional videos and personalized learning in subjects including math, science, history, computing and more. Resources support learners from primary school through higher education and test preparation. SPRINT recommends the Grammar Course, which offers English grammar instruction from the primary years onward, along with a beta Reading Comprehension course.
IXL Learning offers more than 7,000 interactive skills in math, English language arts, science, Spanish and social studies for students from pre-K through Grade 12. Its practice activities align with Common Core and state standards and are available in several languages, including French, English, German and Japanese. IXL Analytics provides teachers and parents with detailed reports on student progress and performance, along with personalized recommendations for next steps.
CNED is France’s public distance-learning service, offering courses from kindergarten through university, as well as support for students with learning difficulties or special educational needs. Resources include complete and à la carte courses, exercises, summer programs and back-to-school preparation. Website in French only.
Education.com offers English-language digital learning resources, worksheets, activities and tools for children across a range of subjects and grade levels. Resources are designed by educational experts and support different teaching approaches and learning needs.
Boom Cards offers interactive digital activities and self-grading lessons created by teachers for use on tablets, computers and interactive whiteboards. Teachers can also create customized activities for their students. A free plan is available with limitations; paid plans offer additional features and content.
Online Tools
WheelDecide
Wheel Decide is an online personalizable spinning wheel that makes desicion-making fun.
Free to use.
Mobile Apps
Scannable is an iOS app from Evernote that turns your iPhone or iPad into a portable scanner. It automatically detects, crops and enhances documents, receipts, photos, business cards and whiteboards, and allows scans to be saved as images or PDFs, shared, or saved directly to Evernote. Scannable is currently available for iOS 16 and later.
A free AAC talker app for Android which supports communication in all areas of life and therefore providing a voice to everyone. LetMeTalk enables you to line up images in a meaningful way to read this row of images as a sentence. To line up images is known as AAC (Augmentative and Alternative Communication). The image database of LetMeTalk contains more than 9,000 easy to understand images from ARASAAC. Additionally, you can add existing images from the device or take new photos with the build in camera.