Heep Hong Society
Mobile APP
In an effort to motivate children to learn, and allow them to learn at home at ease, we have produced a series of mobile apps & computer games for the reference of parents and peer professionals.
*Due to system updates, some mobile applications may not be available for download or only available on iPad; we are actively processing to resume the service as soon as possible.
LetSTalk 2 is a handy Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) tool* designed by the Speech Therapist Team of Heep Hong Society with an aim to enhance social and communication skills of children in need. It is designed for children with speech and language difficulties, including those with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). LetSTalk 2 features a collection of 350 pictures of commonly used vocabulary organized in 17 categories - people, action, food, drinks, toys, body parts, feelings and emotions, animals and plants, clothing, daily supplies, transportation, activities, home, places, stationery, attributes, and social terms. Children can express their needs by selecting a single picture or multiple pictures from different categories to form meaningful sentences. LetSTalk 2 is highly customizable to cater children’s individual needs with the following functions: Add new pictures and voice recording Re-arrange the order of categories and pictures Place frequently used pictures from more than one categories in one “Custom” page Enable/disable instant voice output upon choosing a picture and press a button to play the word or sentence Choose Cantonese / Mandarin for voice output and Traditional / Simplified Chinese for text display LetSTalk 2 – new version enhancements: Easier steps to add new pictures and voice recordings A total of 5 “Custom” pages More user-friendly interface Support tablets and mobile phones *This app is designed to be an augmentative and alternative communication tool. It is not intended to be a game for children to play or learn by themselves. Please consult speech therapist before using this app. LetSTalk iPad App 2 is now available for free download from Apple iTunes Store or Google Play Store by entering key words, such as “Heep Hong Society” or “LetSTalk iPad App 2”. To prevent eye strain, it is recommended to limit the time for playing this game to no more than 30 minutes each time and not to play on small screens such as that of mobile phones.
- Price:
- Free
The Speech Therapy Team of Heep Hong Society is happy to launch an application entitled ‘LetSTalk’, which is designed to help children with autism express their needs and integrate into the community. It includes 350 pictures of common vocabularies, sentence-making function, customised storage of pictures and vocabularies, etc. With the aid of the application, autistic children can communicate with others anytime they wish. The application has been tested in the Society's service centres during its development. Parents who had tried it were impressed by its user-friendly design. Its extensive stock of pictures and sentence-making function also serve to motivate children to express their emotions and needs, and to build their confidence in communicating with others. The ‘LetSTalk’ app won the 'Best Digital Inclusion (Product / Application) Certificate of Merit in the Hong Kong ICT Awards 2013 for its contribution towards helping children with autism communicate with others. 'LetSTalk’ is now available for parents to use, and for free! Download the application from Apple iTunes Store now! It can be searched by entering key words, such as ‘協康會' or ‘語你同行'.
- Price:
- Free
The Pre-writing Fun Journey 2 - iPad & Android App (NEW)
The first ever pre-writing training app in Hong Kong developed by Heep Hong Society occupational therapist team – The Pre-writing Fun Journey app officially launches the second edition for free download! The Pre-writing Fun Journey 2 app has added two new categories and some new functions to help adults provide guidance to children in the activities. Children's writing ability could be affected by numerous factors. If a child's handwriting is full of mistakes, such as disproportionate components, clumsy pencil manipulation, missing characters and missing strokes, it might be attributed to his or her poor visual perceptual and visual-motor coordination abilities. The Pre-writing Fun Journey 2 app specifically is designed to address the training needs of children in areas of visual-perceptual and visual-motor coordination abilities. It consists of 960 pre-writing activities with three difficulty levels in eight categories, including form discrimination, figure-ground perception, spatial relations, visual closure, visual-motor coordination, visual sequencing and memory. Through the use of interactive games, and various visual and auditory stimulating effects, it serves to help children develop important pre-writing skills required for future learning. More new features: A new “Confirm” button in the activities to prevent children from choosing a random answer Provide immediate feedback on whether the answer is correct or not to assist parents or teachers in guiding children Include illustrations of correct sitting and pen-holding postures Keep track of children's progress in the account records The Pre-writing Fun Journey 2 app is now available for free download from Apple iTunes Store or Google Play Store by entering key words, such as “Heep Hong Society” or “Pre-writing Fun Journey 2”. To prevent eye strain, it is recommended to limit the time for playing this game to no more than 30 minutes each time and not to play on small screens such as that of mobile phones. The first edition of the Pre-writing Fun Journey app won the “Best Digital Inclusion (Product / Application) Certificate of Merit” in Hong Kong ICT Awards 2014 in recognition of its effectiveness in laying solid foundations for the development of handwriting skills of children of different abilities.
- Price:
- Free
Read and Write Trooper iOS and Android App
This app is developed by Heep Hong Society’s ‘Read and Write: A Jockey Club Learning Support Network’ Project Team (which comprises educational psychologist, speech therapist, occupational therapist, early childhood education consultant and social worker) for K2 to junior primary school children. The children can strengthen their language foundation through playing the engaging games and develop their listening, speaking, reading and writing competences. The game takes place on three islands on 11 themed lands and includes over 600 activities. The children will become the trooper and venture into different themed lands, taking on listening, speaking, reading and writing challenges waged by the animals. The app is also equipped with ‘expert advice’, ‘story station’ and demonstration videos such as ‘stroke order exercise’ to teach children language knowledge and learning tips. This easy-to-use app works best together with The Language Learning Package for Pre-primary Children and The Guide to Language Development of Pre-primary Children for Parents. The effectiveness study showed that well-designed, interesting games can reinforce children’s language foundation, improve their learning motivation and enhance their listening, speaking, reading and writing skills. It is most effective for children with emerging difficulties in reading and writing. This app runs on mobile phones and tablets. It is available in Android and iOS versions for free. Download on Google Play Store and Apple App Store by searching the keyword ‘Heep Hong Society’. (The app is available in Chinese only)
Touch and Swipe2 - iOS & Android App
Designed by the physiotherapist team, the "Touch and Sweep" app includes 10 games for increasing children’s motivation in performing physical activities. Children with severe intellectual disabilities and limited body control can easily play the audio-visual games with simple ‘touch and swipe’ – just as the name suggests. The games incorporate elements of training in various areas such as visual-motor and auditory-motor, basic cognition, social interaction and emotional development. The vivid images and sound effects will keep children engaged and interested. Parents, teachers and rehabilitation therapists will find this app useful not only in training children’s physical abilities but also in helping children learn about everyday life. As some children have difficulties with body control, concentration or verbal understanding, adult assistance may be required when using the ‘Touch and Swipe’ app. Adults should ensure that the children are using the tablets properly and safely. The "Touch & Sweep" app, designed by the Heep Hong Society's physiotherapist team, divided into 2 volumes. Volume 2 Add another 10 daily scenes to consolidate the basic touch movements in Volume 1, and further improve the sweep movements on the screen to trigger a variety of audiovisual effects. The app is available for free on Google Play Store and Apple App Store by searching the keywords ‘Heep Hong Society’. (The app is available in Chinese only)
Touch and Swipe iOS & Android App
Designed by the physiotherapist team, the "Touch and Sweep" app includes 10 games for increasing children’s motivation in performing physical activities. Children with severe intellectual disabilities and limited body control can easily play the audio-visual games with simple ‘touch and swipe’ – just as the name suggests. The games incorporate elements of training in various areas such as visual-motor and auditory-motor, basic cognition, social interaction and emotional development. The vivid images and sound effects will keep children engaged and interested. Parents, teachers and rehabilitation therapists will find this app useful not only in training children’s physical abilities but also in helping children learn about everyday life. As some children have difficulties with body control, concentration or verbal understanding, adult assistance may be required when using the ‘Touch and Swipe’ app. Adults should ensure that the children are using the tablets properly and safely. The "Touch & Sweep" app, designed by the Heep Hong Society's physiotherapist team, divided into 2 volumes. Volume 1 With 10 daily scenarios, using life experience and cognitive themes to inspire physically handicapped children to make the following simple actions through control, which will trigger interesting audiovisual effects: Touch anywhere on the screen Touch and hold the screen Touch the target Repeated touch action The app is available for free on Google Play Store and Apple App Store by searching the keywords ‘Heep Hong Society’. (The app is available in Chinese only)