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1 CDCI Assistive Technology Tryout Center, Communication Connection! The conference call in number for today is Phone number Passcode is:859908

2 CDCI AT Tryout Center, The Vermont I Team & Vermont Assistive Technology Program Present: CDCI Communication Connections Webinar Series: Save the following dates: Jan 19 th, March 16, April 20, & May 18, 2011

3 Getting Started with Core Vocabulary December 15 th, 2010 Communication Connection Series Presentation 1 Maureen Nevers, M.S. CCC-SLP Augmentative Communication Consultant Vermont Iteam, in collaboration with CDCI AT Try-out Center, & VT AT Program

4 Q: Do I need Core Vocabulary? A: Yes, if you ve said How do I know what vocabulary to teach? We never seem to have the right words available How can I possibly include all the words she ll need? What words should I program into the device? What are the most important messages to include on the communication board? He really only makes requests.

5 Core Vocabulary 1. About Core Vocabulary 2. Types of supports 3. Symbol format 4. Quantity of Words 5. Types of words 6. Organization and layout 7. Application 8. Resources

6 Core Vocabulary Definition A small set of commonly used words that support communication and language learning. A format for defining the words that comprise a communication system.

7 Who Can Use Core Vocabulary? Require supports to communicate Any form of access Any symbol forms * Range of language abilities

8 Core Vocabulary Did you know? 85% of what we say is communicated with only 200 basic words. We call these our core words. Core is consistent across place, topic, cognitive ability

9 Core Vocabulary common high-frequency re-usable across language functions descriptive across contexts always available

10 Purpose / Goals Gain true understanding of word meanings Increase availability and use of messages Increase diversity of application of words more purposes, more contexts Achieve active and independent communication Priority is on language learning and output, not working on access

11 Benefits Vocabulary, concepts, symbols or locations are known, familiar Focus is on learning new information, content With good vocabulary, can say what they want to say on a variety of topics in a variety of settings.

12 Sample: 112 Target Board

13 Typical Topic Board

14 Typical Topic Board

15 Typical Problems Lack of range of parts of speech, heavy use of nouns Restricted communicative functions Commonly interpret function as labeling or requesting objects Nouns often present in context Higher quantity of nouns to learn

16 Communication System Tool (device, book, board) Symbols (line drawings, photos, text) Access (point, switch, look) Content (vocabulary, messages, organization)

17 Getting Started 1. Types of supports 2. Symbol format 3. Quantity of Words 4. Types of words 5. Organization and layout

18 1 What Supports? Low-tech (paper-based) High-tech (electronic) Paper-based version of device

19 2 Symbol Format? Line drawings: Pixons BoardMaker Unity Pixsyms Text

20 Color Coding people/pronouns (yellow) he, she verbs/action words (green) go, want adjectives (dark blue) - big, little adverbs (light blue) - slow, fast prepositions (purple) - in, out determiners (orange) - this, that interjections (pink) please, thank you nouns (orange) pretzel, mom wh words (red/bright pink) -who, what, where conjunctions (white) - and, but, or

21 3 How Many Words?

22 4 What Layout? Page single page multi-page repeated core Symbol Location: consistent location on page SVO sentence sequences Access: physical visual portability and availability

23 Motor Automaticity location learning vs. symbol discrimination Developing motor patterns associated with specific symbols Makes communication faster, easier Requires consistent layout, symbols don t move

24 5 What Words? Core words Extended Vocabulary: Personal core Generic school core Grammatical markers Binders Word altering strategies Fringe vocabulary

25 Core Words Selected based on frequency of use (lists), and include range of parts of speech: pronouns verbs adjectives adverbs prepositions social / interjections

26 Functions/Purposes of Communication greet hello, what s up?, hey redirection/change different, another part bye, see you later existence that, there, look affirm Yes, okay, I agree nonexistence none, not rejection stop, all done, finished, no disappearance away, all gone more, negation no, not, stop possession mine, yours, his, hers cessation stop comment like, bad, good, silly request assistance Help, can you. describe fat, tall, cold, fast, under request recurrence again, more person I, you, mom, dad request information what, why interject Wow!, cool!, no way! request object request action that, this, the want, get, do, turn, put, open question Who?, what?, where?, when?, why?, how?, how many/much? direct go, get, try, help, come, up

27 Extended Vocabulary: Generic School Core letters numbers colors shapes calendar

28 Core 112 List afraid-scary Aide (name) boy-man child-children dry empty father full fun-funny girl-woman have-has he-him-his hungry know mother over place play problem she-her-hers sing sleep stuff talk-call Teacher/ (name) they-people thirsty tired try under we-friend wet why win-lose wrong again all done/ finished all gone-gone bad different do-did good help I (name) it look-see more not-don t ready stop that this want what you-your away big come drink eat get give go like little happy hear-listen here how make me-myself my-mine now put sad say-tell sick silly take there trouble turn when where who all am-is-are-be be careful clean cold dirty-messy down fast feel hot how much/ much in late-later off on open-close out read same sit slow some stand up wait watch work

29 Extended Vocabulary: Personal Core key people key places key things

30 Extended Vocabulary: Binders of with by for

31 same as opposite of add to front part of join words starts with same group/family add to end sounds like Extended Vocabulary: Word Altering Strategies

32 Extended Vocabulary: Grammatical Markers add ing to a verb prepositions (e.g. on, 'in ) add 's' to form plurals irregular past tenses possessives (e.g. + s) articles (e.g. 'the, 'a ) add 's' to 3 rd person verbs (e.g. 'he drinks ) regular past tenses auxiliary verbs (e.g. 'am reading )

33 Extended Vocabulary: Fringe Vocabulary CHARACTERISTI C CORE VOCABULARY FRINGE VOCABULARY Number of words Small number of words Very large number of words Frequency of use High frequency Low frequency, occur infrequently Applicability across environments Applicability across topics Applicable to all environments Applicable to all topics Applicable to limited environments, lack versatility Applicable to limited topics Types of words Includes a variety of parts of speech Includes mostly proper names and other nouns Usefulness in a single message Approx 80% of the words in a 100- word sample will be core, but many core words will be used repeatedly, so the number of different words is small. Approx 20% of the words in a 100-word sample will be fringe. Number of different words will be large, as fringe words are repeated with much lower frequency than core words.

34 Sample: 20 Target Core

35 Sample: Multi-Page Repeated Core

36 Sample: 50 Target Core

37 Sample: Talk to Me 100

38 Sample: 150 Target Board

39 Masking

40 Sample: 400 Word Core Board

41 Application Natural contexts Aided language stimulation Direct instruction in symbol/concept meaning Expansion, connection, correction

42 Descriptive Style Talk about Tell how, where, etc., not what Longer sequences of symbols

43 Examples of Descriptive Style frog small green wet up down run fast walk grandfather old man family tree tall green out

44 You Try

45 Resources Gail VanTatenhove AT 4 Kids Wiki Space A Few Good Words UNL Vocabulary lists Talk to Me 100

46 Gail VanTatenhove s Website Free downloads of vocabulary lists,.pdf boards, presentations, etc.

47 Core Vocabulary Wiki Core vocabulary supporting documents, including articles and presentations on Core vocabulary Sets of BoardMaker files for making low tech core books

48 A Few Good Words 9/090414/f090414c.htm Article on using core vocabulary to support nonverbal students Written by Barbara Cannon & Grace Edmond

49 UNL AAC Vocabulary Lists vocabulary lists sorted by age and other criteria

50 Talk to Me Free printable board of 100 core word symbols Larger sizes of symbols also available Digitized device (Talk to Me 100) using core words for purchase