PowerPoint Voice Output Communication

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PowerPoint Voice Output Communication

• 26 Toddlers Highest Frequency Words
• Combined with Toddlers 80 First Words
• And More Core Words

Banajee, DiCarlo Stricklin, 2003
Gail Van Tatenhove, NLDAAC
British National Corpus, Balandin, Hill, Stuart,
Marvin, UK Nat Lit., Dolch, Ogden, Israel
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Vocabulary

• Gail Van Tatenhove reports that users prefer
  single sheet displays to sets of pages they have
  to navigate.
• She recommends 300 to 400 permanently available
  core words.
• With a starter set of at least 100 core words.
• If a user cannot access 100 words on a personal
  board then supplemental boards are used.
• Gail got very positive results using a starter
  set of 100 core words with 24 individuals with
  severe cognitive disabilities.

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Pixon Project Outcomes
The Pixon Project Supporting an AAC Language
Development Curriculum Gail M. Van Tatenhove, MS,
CCC-SLP www.vantatenhove.com

• Tracking Outcomes

• Additional Outcomes

• Pixon Project Kit materials used in 4 adult
  programs and 2 classrooms (severe cognitive
  disabilities)
• Personal AAC systems P-AACS
• January 2007 0/24 individuals had any P-AACS
• January 2008 24/24 individuals had Pixon-based
  P-AACS
• 22/24 had manual communication boards only
• 2/24 had devices with matching manual
  communication boards (1 Vantage, 1 ECO)
• Made nearly a seamless transition to the Unity
  program

• Vocabulary acquisition in 12 months
• 2/24 over 100 core words
• 8/24 76 - 100 core words
• 10/24 51 - 75 core words
• 3/24 26 - 50 core words
• 1/24 1 - 25 core words
• Syntactical acquisition
• 8/24 - primarily 1-word utterances and word
  strings
• 11/24 - consistent 2 word utterances
• 5/24 - consistent 3 word utterances
• Morphology acquisition
• all beginning to mark morphology IF available on
  his/her board (10 people have morphology markers)

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Limitations

• Visual or motor impaired users may need a
  personal board with fewer words.
• And they are good for first time responders and
  early language practice.
• But assumed inability to learn is a bad excuse
  for limiting vocabulary.
• Gail makes sure that a poster with all 400 core
  words goes on the wall in every class,
• So the teacher knows which words to paraphrase
  her lessons into and elicit responses from.

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Slides with Few Words
Note on bracketed words in titles of slides that
follow e.g. 20(26) Gails 20-cell board has 26
words as some cells have 2 words e.g.
NOT/DONT. Ours are to have sound added for
speech output so each word needs own cell.

• Based on Gail Van Tatenhoves Pixon series of
  language boards, with more words from Gails
  clinical practice, and
• 26 Highest Frequency Words that 2-3 year olds use
  for 96.3 of everything they say (Banajee 2003)

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GVT Pixon 20 (26) GVT Clinic 1st 15 Banajee
26 38
I it what again away
mine did here ready
you your do a all
not dont some that
finished go done the this
gone help is bad different
look see in off good
stop want on out more
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GVT Pixon 30 (35) GVT Clinic 1st 30 Banajee
26 49
I it what again away
mine my did here there ready
you your do a all big
dont some that different
come drink done the this good
eat get is not bad little
give go put in out more
help like stop on off
look see want up down
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GVT Pixon 50(58) GVT Clinic 1st 50 Banajee 26
71
I it who what when bad
me myself did again away big
mine my do here there different
you your dont not now good
done ready happy
come drink is a all little
eat feel get some that more
give go hear the this sad
listen help like trouble how sick
look make put why where silly
say see stop in out
read take tell on off
turn want up down
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GVT Pixon 77 (93) GVT Clinic 1st 50 9 more
GVT NLDAAC 80 Banajee 26 116
I it who what when where how why
me myself am look again away bad hot
mine my are make here there big little
you your is open late later careful messy
he she be put not much clean more
him her can read now ready cold other
his hers did say a all different sad
its do see some that dirty same
we they dont sit the this fast sick
close get done stand these those good silly
come give should stop thing trouble happy slow
drink its will take wait in out
eat go help tell want on off
feel hear let turn watch up down
find listen like try work to
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GVT Pixon 112 (141) GVT Clinic 1st 50 17 more
GVT NLDAAC 80 Banajee 26 ? Not 314 tho!
I it who what when where how why
me myself am look again away bad hot
mine my are make here there big little
you your is open late later careful messy
he she be put not much clean more
him her can read now ready cold other
his hers did say a all different sad
its do see some that dirty same
we they dont sit the this fast sick
close get done stand these those good silly
come give should stop thing trouble happy slow
drink its will take wait in out
eat go help tell want on off
feel hear let turn watch up down
find listen like try work to
n
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Slides with More Words

• Toddlers Top 26 and First 80 Words
• 100 British National Corpus Top Words
• Researched by Brighton University, 1996
• 347 Adults Top Words (Sue Balandin,)
• Some UK National Literacy Strategy Words
• 174 Stuart Elder Adults
• 300 Mark Israel
• 152 Word Frequency
• Dolch

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100 BNC 150 Word Frequency Beukelman Small
Talk

• On a VOCA we could have d, ll, m, re, s and
  ve once each ready to add to pronouns
• They dont sound right as separate items in
  PowerPoint.
• 8 are missing from following slide, all are on
  the slide after that its a space issue.
• We wanted negatives of all helper verbs but only
  room for the ones where a separate nt wouldnt
  sound right cant, dont, arent, werent.
• nt works well added to could, did, does, had,
  has, have, should and would.

VOCA Voice Output Communication Aid
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who whose what whats ED ING when how why where wheres and
I Id am done ask known actually now bad about in as
Ill Im are had guess knows again really best above inside because
Ive me arent has come let almost since better after of but
mine my be have comes like alright so big around off by
you SELF been having finished look always such different at on if
youll your being is found made away then first back out or
youre yours can isnt get make even there great before over than
he hell cant may give need ever theres large between through with
hes him could might go put here today little down to body
his it NT must goes said heres together many for under days
its its did mustnt going saw just too more from up lot
she shell do shall gone say maybe upon most a that place
shes her doing should got saying much very next all thats side
hers we does was help says NOT while one an the thing
well were doesnt were hold see tell wait other any these things
our SELVES DONT werent hope seeing think want sad every this time
ours us people would keep seen thought watch same none those times
they theyre woman man knew start told went still some which way
theyll them girl boy know stop turn wish sure ER EST words
their theirs guys kids knowing take use work two well LY years
er hello Hey Hi Bye fine good hang on huh hum right whoa
nah no yeah yep yes mmm O-Oh Oh OK Ooh Ouch Ow
maybe please sorry thank you thanks awesome cool mint sound wicked Yuk Yum

drink
eat
feel
find
read
seem
send
try
stuff
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who whose what whats ED ING when how why where wheres and
I Id am done ask knows actually now bad about in as
Ill Im are had guess let again really best above inside because
Ive me arent has come like almost since better after of but
mine my be have comes look alright so big around off by
you youd been having finished made always such different at on if
youll youre being is found make away then fine back out or
youve your can isnt get need even there good before over than
yours he cant may give put ever theres first between through with
hed hell could might go said here today great down to body
hes him NT must goes saw heres together large for under days
his it did mustnt going say just too little from up lot
itd itll do shall gone saying maybe upon many a that place
its its doing should got says much very more all thats side
she shed does was help see NOT while most an the stuff
shell shes doesnt were hold seeing tell wait next any these thing
her hers DONT werent hope seem think want one every this things
we wed SELF would keep seen thought watch other none those time
well were SELVES people knew send told went right some which times
weve our woman man know start turn wish sad sure ER way
ours us girl boy knowing stop use work same two EST words
they theyd guys kids known take Hello Hey still well LY years
theyll theyre Hi Bye hang on huh hum nah no yeah yep yes
theyve them er mmm O-Oh Oh OK Ooh Ouch Ow please sorry
their theirs thank you thanks awesome cool mint sound wicked Yuk Yum whoa
drink
eat
feel
find
read
try
home
world
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what whats .
who I am done gone ING again never about for how
Ill Im are had got say almost not above from when
me mine be has heard says also now across in where
my you been have help see always often after of wheres
your yours can is knew sees away so along off which
SELF he cant might know show during soon around on whose
him his could should known start ever such at up why
she her did was knows started far then before out and
hers it didnt were leave stop here there below through as
its Its do will let stopped just together between to because
we our does wont lets take much too down under but
ours us doesnt would like tell must very a some by
they their dont feel look think near while all that if
theirs them ask find made thought another more an thats or
nothing SELVES bring finished make told bad most any the than
people person brought fix need took big next both this with
guys kids call found open try different one every these without
mother father came gave opened used first only none those until
woman man change get own wait good other sad body things
girl boy come give put want happy ready same side time
brother sister drink go said watch little right still stuff times
baby children eat goes saw went many round whole thing way
hello
Hi
bye
no
yes
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Under Construction

• The next slides are designs for more words with
• 7 or 9 changeable non-core words on Slide 1 for
  talking on a topic without navigating, and
• A second slide for alphabet, word parts, numbers,
  colours, time and date words, more verbs and
  adjectives and nouns that are core.
• Users can add slides with their own words.
• Navigating is easier to more concrete words than
  the abstract core.

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Main 2 3 Note combine words to get outside inside into whatever anyone
who I what has whats ING when how why about where wheres
Id Ill am hasnt happened pick actually quite funny above from whose
Im Ive are have hate play again really glad across front and
me mine arent havent hear point against since great after in as
my SELF be is heard push ago so happy along of because
you youd been isnt help put almost soon hard around off but
youll youre can may hold read already such high at on by
youve your cant might hope ride alright suddenly hot back out either
yours SELVES could must hurt said also then hungry before over else
he hed couldnt musnt jump saw always there important behind past if
hell hes did shall keep say away though kind below through or
him his didnt should knew says during today large between to than
she shed do shouldnt know see even together last bottom top with
shell shes does was known seen ever tomorrow late down under unless
her hers doesnt wasnt knows show far tonight later for up until
it its dont were learn shut here too less a some part
its we done werent leave sit just toward little all that piece
wed well had would left sleep much upon long an thats place
were weve hadnt wouldnt let sound near usually low any the side
our ours ask drink lets stand never very mad both these stuff
us they began eat like start not while many each this thing
theyd theyll believe end listen started now yesterday medium every those things
theyre theyve bit fall live stop often yet messy none which time
their theirs block feel look stopped once beautiful middle sad body times
them person break find looks take walk best more same nothing way
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Main Main 2 2 3 3 finished finished lose lose talk talk walked walked better better most most short short address address page
people people family family bring bring fix fix lost lost tell tell want want big big new new sick sick animal animal paper
Mum Mum Dad Dad brought brought follow follow love love think think wanted wanted cold cold next next silly silly answer answer phone
mother mother father father buy buy found found made made thought thought wants wants dear dear nice nice slow slow book book picture
sister sister brother brother call call gave gave make make told told watch watch difficult difficult old old small small car car problem
grandma grandma granddad granddad came came get get mean mean took took wear wear different different one one still still clothes clothes road
wife wife husband husband care care gets gets mind mind tries tries went went easy easy other other sure sure fun fun question
lady lady man man cause cause give give name name try try win win enough enough pretty pretty well well home home school
women women men men change change go go need need turn turn wish wish fair fair probably probably whole whole house house several
god god guys guys clean clean goes goes open open turned turned woke woke fast fast ready ready worse worse idea idea sentence
girl girl boy boy colour colour gone gone opened opened use use woken woken favourite favourite real real worst worst job job street
baby baby child child come come got got own own used used work work few few right right wrong wrong lot lot word
children children friend friend draw draw guess guess pack pack wait wait write write full full round round young young money money world
Monday Monday Tuesday Tuesday Wednesday Wednesday Thursday Thursday Friday Friday Saturday Saturday Sunday Sunday date date spring spring summer summer autumn autumn winter
oclock oclock minute minute second second hour hour day day week week weekend weekend month month year year morning morning afternoon afternoon night
January January February February March March April April May May June June July July August August September September October October November November December
one one two two three three four four five five six six seven seven eight eight nine nine ten ten eleven eleven twelve
thirteen thirteen teen teen fifteen fifteen twenty twenty thirty thirty forty forty fifty fifty sixty sixty seventy seventy eighty eighty ninety ninety hundred
black black blue blue brown brown green green orange orange purple purple red red white white yellow yellow half half number number thousand
bl br ch cl ai air au aw ea ee ew ie ir ace ack ail ain ake ale ame an set
cr dr fl fr oa oi oo or ou ow oy ue and ank ap ash at atch ate aw sort
gl gr pl pr 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 ay eat ed ell er est ice ick
qu sc sch sh Q W E R T Y U I O P ide ight ill in ine ing ink ip
sk sl sm sn A S D F G H J K L it ock oke ool op or ore oy
sp st str sw Z X C V B N M . ? uck ug ump unk
th tr tw wh wr by ck ld ly mp nd ng nt
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Main 2 3 forget pour uses big bigger biggest air dog mouth
Mr. Mrs. add grow pretend using easy easier easiest arm dollars music
wives husbands ate hide pull visit far farther farthest bag door noise
couple couples bet hug push waited hard harder hardest bath duck plug
doctor pet bite imagine quit waiting high higher highest battery ease pop
teacher class brings join ran waits kind kinder kindest bed example pot
student aide called jumped relax wash large larger largest bird eyes room
therapist driver catch kiss remember yell little littler littlest breakfast face sea
climb laugh run fking long longer longest cake finger shoes
hello hi comes leaves sat low lower lowest catholic floor skin
hey bye ccated lift share mean meaner meanest cave food story
no nah ccates looked sing near nearer nearest chair form sun
yes yep ccting makes spell new newer newest city game swing
yeah oh cook match spelled nice nicer nicest cction garage table
ok maybe cut means spells old older oldest computer hair towel
huh hum dance meant stir pretty prettier prettiest cookies hand toys
er um draw meet stops short shorter shortest country head trees
uh-huh ooh dress miss swim slow slower slowest couples homes turtles
ouch ow drive move swimming small smaller smallest course horse TV
yuk yum drop needs talked actual courses houses water
whoa wow eaten owned talks bloody overly thirsty crew housing years
cool mint eats owns teach dirty probable tired crib jobs
awesome wicked ends paint tells kinds quiet true cup juice
please sorry fail pay thinks lots smart ugly difference life
sht thank you fell placed threw loud strong weak difficulty line
thanks welcome fly places throw mostly tall wild dinner lunch
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How it Came About

• We narrated the PowerPoint stories we made for
  2008 International AAC Month.
• A speaker icon appeared for each sound.
• In PowerPoint 2007 (Windows) we noticed an option
  on the Format menu is Change Picture.
• In PowerPoint for Mac theres a button to set the
  speaker icon transparency to 100.
• We had pictures of core words in our stories.
• We put sounds on top of these words and swapped
  the speaker icons for transparent Gifs.

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Click on a word to say it!
Note this is the no-sounds version of this
PowerPoint
the
This will show Piggy which words are in each word
group.
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Piggys AAC Phone, June 2008 (Slide 15)
www.aacawareness.org
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Click on a word to say it!
Note this is the no-sounds version of this
PowerPoint
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The Winning Ticket, June 2008 (Slide 8)
www.aacawareness.org
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(No Transcript)
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Michael, Andrew, Gemma Robert with a little
help from family and friends.

• michaelbreed_at_me.com
• http//michaelreedsblog.blogspot.com
• www.youtube.com/michaelbrianreed
• www.radiowaves.co.uk/r/mbr