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Designing a comprehensive and inclusive vocabulary for Proloquo

AssistiveWare Proloquo® has a large pre-programmed vocabulary. In this blogpost, we explain the principles that guided how the fringe vocabulary was selected and organized. As part of the “Proloquo explained” blog series, it is written for anyone who wants an in-depth explanation of the design of the new Proloquo AAC app.

7 minute read

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How can I use Proloquo to teach categories?

AssistiveWare Proloquo® organizes fringe words into categories. Children who are learning to use AAC need to be taught how categories work. As part of the “Proloquo explained” blog series, it is written for anyone who wants an in-depth explanation of the design of the new Proloquo AAC app.

8 minute read

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How does Proloquo make modeling easy?

Modeling is the most important strategy to teach children to communicate with an AAC system. In this blog post, we explain how the design of AssistiveWare Proloquo® facilitates modeling. As part of the “Proloquo explained” blog series, it is written for anyone who wants an in-depth explanation of the design of the new Proloquo AAC app.

6 minute read

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How are fringe words organized in Proloquo?

Low-frequency words like nouns are organized in category folders in AssistiveWare Proloquo®. In this blogpost we explain how this was done. As part of the “Proloquo explained” blog series, it is written for anyone who wants an in-depth explanation of the design of the new Proloquo AAC app.

3 minute read

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How did we make Proloquo extremely efficient?

AAC is always slower than speech so a good AAC system needs to be as efficient as possible to make it easier to participate in conversations. In this blogpost we explain how we were able to make Proloquo® really efficient. As part of the “Proloquo explained” blog series, it is written for anyone who wants an in-depth explanation of the design of the new Proloquo AAC app.

9 minute read

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How is the Proloquo vocabulary organized?

For an AAC system to be easy to learn and use it is essential to have a good vocabulary organization. In this blogpost we explain how the vocabulary in Proloquo® has been organized really efficiently. As part of the “Proloquo explained” blog series, it is written for anyone who wants an in-depth explanation of the design of the new Proloquo AAC app.

6 minute read

Why don’t all buttons in Proloquo have symbols?

AssistiveWare’s Proloquo® combines buttons with graphic symbols and text-only buttons. In this blogpost, we explain why this is the case. As part of the “Proloquo explained” blog series, it is written for anyone who wants an in-depth explanation of the design of the new Proloquo AAC app.

5 minute read

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How are verbs organized in Proloquo?

Verbs are an important part of speech. In this blog post we explain the organization of verbs in Proloquo®. As part of the “Proloquo explained” series, it is written for anyone who wants an in-depth explanation of the design of the new Proloquo AAC app.

2 minute read

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How are adjectives and adverbs organized in Proloquo?

Adjectives and adverbs are an important parts of speech. In this blogpost we explain the organization of adjectives and adverbs in Proloquo®. As part of the “Proloquo explained” blog series, it is written for anyone who wants an in-depth explanation of the design of the new Proloquo AAC app

3 minute read

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Can I teach grammar with Proloquo?

Grammar is an important part of language and communication. In this blogpost we explain how you can teach grammar with Proloquo®. As part of the “Proloquo explained” blog series, it is written for anyone who wants an in-depth explanation of the design of the new Proloquo AAC app.

3 minute read

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5 ways you can support AAC users to participate in conversations

AAC users can face some challenges in speaking up in day-to-day conversations. Learn how to support and encourage AAC users to take their turn. With some pre-planning and preparation, they can join the conversation.

4 minute read

AAC Awareness Month 2021: Presume competence, always

At AssistiveWare, we make Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) apps. Still, there is far more to AAC than downloading an app to an iPad or printing out a communication board and sticking it to the wall. That’s why this AAC Awareness Month, we want to focus on one of the guiding principles of AAC - presuming competence.

2 minute read

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