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To understand how important this is, consider a task such as typing. If you add new vocabulary to the page or change the grid size, the buttons automatically get shifted. You can potentially move the placement of the buttons around so the users aren’t really using motor planning or muscle memory while using the device.

The biggest con for me is that it does not really use motor planning.

I can see how teachers, especially preschool and kindergarten teachers would find this helpful. calendar, numbers, colors, shapes, etc.) that is pre-programmed.

The Core Vocabulary contains academic vocabulary (e.g.

In addition, you can remove buttons so you could potentially have as little as 1 button on the screen at a time for beginning users. For basic vocabulary, the grid can be as small as 3 X 3 buttons.

You can customize the number of buttons per page.

Basic Vocabulary is for students using the device mostly to request and can’t yet navigate through pages. Most frequently used words are on the home page and other words are in folders on additional pages. The core vocabulary is for students who are combining words to form utterances.

There are 2 vocabulary sets (core and basic).

It is fairly easy to customize the background colors and the colors of the buttons to make them stand out.

However, as you add buttons the size will decrease to accommodate the additional buttons.

The button sizes can be customized so you can potentially start with larger buttons and therefore bigger images.

I made a “pros” and “cons” list for both the apps, which, I hope, will help parents and other therapists make a choice when selecting a suitable AAC system for their little ones. The two more popular apps are “Proloquo2Go” and “Speak for Yourself.” I have tried both apps on a few of my clients. The truth is that there really isn’t a “one size fits all” app. With a wide array of options that are now available, it is often confusing for a new therapist to pick the right app for their client. As a PROMPT and oral motor trained therapist, I couldn’t agree more. Dana, the author of the blog, “Uncommon Sense” explains perfectly how important it is to establish a communication system while working on speech production.

While speech production is the focus for most of these families, the reality is that communication must come before speech.

I have several clients that are diagnosed with severe apraxia of speech that are predominantly non-verbal. With the advent of tablets and iPads, it seemed inevitable that technology would pave the way for augmentative and alternative communication systems to now be accessible to all. Compatible with iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch and Apple Watch.Īvailable in English, Spanish, French, and Dutch.A few years ago high tech AAC devices with dynamic displays involved heavy, cumbersome apparatuses that cost thousands of dollars. Compatibility: Requires iOS 11.4 or later.Accessibility settings support scanning and Apple’s VoiceOver, for users with fine-motor challenges and vision impairments.Comes with more than 25,000 symbols for new words.Buttons, pages, navigation, and access are customizable.This helps communicators by reducing time wasted trying to find words. Thematic templates keep core words in the same places throughout the vocabulary.This helps communicators learn words and their location as their vocabulary gradually grows. Progressive Language feature reveals words step by step.

#Proloquo 2 go free

100 natural-sounding free voices across all languages, including children’s voices.Supports regional vocabulary and accent with British, Australian, and American English, Parisian and Canadian French, Castilian and American Spanish, and Dutch and Flemish.Supports bilingual use and can switch languages mid-sentence.Designed for a range of fine-motor and visual skills with options like 23 pre-programmed grid sizes.Uses Crescendo, a complete research-based core word vocabulary with 10,000+ fringe words.Proloquo2Go is a symbol-based augmentative and alternative Communication (AAC) iOS app designed to increase communication skills and language development for people who have difficulty speaking. It is used by people with autism, Down syndrome, cerebral palsy, and other diagnoses.