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Exciting News!! We are in the process of updating our Picture the Sentence app! It is expected to be updated with these changes the last week in February. The changes include: more options for the sandtimer intervals, positive feedback for every correct response, a demo video, and a progress tracker which also includes the ability to replay all missed items. We hope you will enjoy these new changes!

                 * A portion of the net profits for our company is dedicated to supporting local and national charitable organizations that benefit children with disabilities

It's HERE!!
MORE Fun with Directions HD!
Now on Sale!!

Featuring:

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above
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Check out our new apps for the iPad and iPhone
in the iTunes App Store!

First Phrases HD & First Phrases HD Lite Fun with Directions HD & Lite
(for the iPad and iPhone) (for the iPad and iPhone)

                   Picture the Sentence HD
                   (for the iPad & iPhone)

Who designs the apps?
Hamaguchi Apps are designed by noted author and speech-language pathologist, Patti Hamaguchi M.A., CCC-SLP and test-driven by the children in our practice at Hamaguchi & Associates (www.hamaguchiandassociates.com) and their speech-language pathologists. Patti is the author of Childhood Speech, Language & Listening Problems: What Every Parent Should Know, (John Wiley & Sons, 1995, 2001, 2010) which is available in English, Chinese and Spanish versions, as well as books on the treatment of auditory processing, which are available through Proedinc.com.

     Our apps use cutting-edge technology to motivate and inspire
     children to develop their communication skills by playing games that
   focus on speech, language and auditory development. They are
   designed to be used either by a professional (with user data and
   individualized settings available) or at home, on the road or
     anywhere your child wants to play!

What makes our apps unique?
Our designs are:

Specifically designed for children who would benefit from additional practice in their speech, language or auditory development
Affordable (Under $10)
Engaging and fun
Colorful and expertly drawn by top animators
Highly interactive! (Including animation clips and games)

What got us started on this journey?

When the parents at our speech therapy practice began asking us for recommendations for apps that would help develop their children's speech, listening and language, we searched high and low in the Apple App store, at conferences and on listserves, but found there were very few apps that were designed for this purpose. While we found lots of fun "games" or static picture cards, we grew frustrated with what was obviously a very large untapped resource to help children learn. Traditional software was prohibitively expensive, often ranging into hundreds of dollars for a single program. Wouldn't it be great if there were actual games that did what we needed them to do for both the iPad and iPhone? Animation clips instead of frozen picture cards? A way to record and play back children's language productions? How about a way to individualize settings and store them so a speech pathologist or parent of several children would not have to reset it each time? Most importantly, wouldn't it be great if this technology was affordable? With this quest in mind, Hamaguchi Apps was born in 2011.

We bring studio audio quality, professional artwork, creativity, innovation, and state of the art technology to our apps. We hope you and your child enjoy them!

What are parents and professionals saying about our apps?

"These are the BEST apps for speech therapy! I can use them with so many of the kids on my caseload!" (Speech Pathologist)

"These are great apps to develop speech in my son with autism. He loves the games and hearing his voice. He is finally starting to put phrases together!" (Mom--referencing the 'First Phrases' app)

Touch. Play. Learn. Smile :)

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