This article will provide a bit more information about the content available within the CoreWord Language System.
- On our WinSlate devices within Spark, powered by Mind Express.
- As part of the premium pagesets within the CoughDrop app.
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Spanish versions of CoreWord are built out in the following grid sizes:
- Translation tools are available within Mind Express, as well. Contact your local Assistive Technology Specialist with questions about how this works!
- The CoreWord pagesets come with SymbolStix symbols by default, but alternative symbol sets can be requested.
- CoreWord 6, 12, and 20, and CoreWord 6 Español have pagesets pre-programmed with high-contrast PCS symbols and buttons with black backgrounds. To obtain access to the high-contrast PCS symbols used with these pages, they must be noted on the Order Form submitted with the funding packet.
What is the visual design that the CoreWord Language System uses?
- Modified Fitzgerald key color coding system
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Cell shape denotes function (i.e. buttons with a "folder" shape open to additional vocabulary)
What is the difference between the various grid sizes?
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As the grid size increases,
- The amount of vocabulary the user has access to increases
- The grammatical complexity available to the user increases
More information about each of the grid sizes can be found in the subsequent sections of this article.
CoreWord 6
- Intuitive and efficient interface
- Sentence starters like “I want” and “Let’s play"
- Key fringe words
- Skeleton grids for customization
CoreWord 12
- Additional sentence starters
- Introduces syntactic predictability for combining words for longer messages
- Introduces the message window
- Added core words including adjectives and prepositions
CoreWord 20
- Predictive linking
- Comments and descriptive concepts
- ABC/QWERTY keyboards
- Emergency and medical phrases
- Visual schedule templates
- Simple environmental controls*
- Accessible device controls (i.e. volume, calibration)*
*These features are only available in CoreWord on WinSlate devices
CoreWord 40
- Advanced predictive features increase efficiency
- Wide variety of grammatical markers
- Conjunctions and determiners
- Robust chat folder allows for expression of common phrases at the touch of a single button
- Photo viewer and music player*
*These features are only available in CoreWord on WinSlate devices
CoreWord 60
- Advanced predictive features increase efficiency with frequently used core and fringe consistently available on each page
- Addition of a Social Messages page to increase access to pragmatic functions and messages
- Expanded small words page always available for quick access to function words such as adverbs, conjunctions, and prepositions
Would you or your team benefit from additional training on the CoreWord Language System? You are more than welcome to reach out to your local Assistive Technology Specialist: Find a Specialist | Forbes AAC | Augmentative Communication
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