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Proloquo2Go 4.0 User Manual

1. Proloquo2Go A voice for those who cannot speak VERSION 4 0 by OS Assi stiveWare AssistiveWare Laurierstraat 193 1016 PL Amsterdam The Netherlands Europe fax 31 20 6128266 www assistiveware com Support contact support assistiveware com Proloquo2Go 2008 2015 AssistiveWare All rights reserved Proloquo2Go manual 2008 2015 AssistiveWare All rights reserved AssistiveWare Contributors Nuria Aloy Enrique Ballesteros Joe Barnick Julia Broere Andrea Berentschot Pam Harris Joop Laan Marcel de Laat Sandor Legoza Rosa Lehmann Martijn Leopold Sylwia Malinowska Jennifer Marden David Niemeijer Marco Niemeijer Jos Perez Aileen Ryan Nathan Swett Anne Verhulp Carol Villars and Hilde de Wit MacKiev Contributors Sergey Galagodza Elena Kovalenko Andrew Kulynych Alexey Malyarenko Semen Martiushev Sergey Melnichenko Dmitriy Naumov Dmitriy Nizhebetskiy Tatyana Nurkanova lurii Pleskach Evgeny Reyentenko Sergey Ryabchuk Oleksii Sedun Sergii Sinenchenko and Daria Smolianaya Acknowledgements Acapela speech technologies licensed from Acapela Group SymbolStix Symbols 2003 2015 SymbolStix LLC Ultralingua ULAPI Ultralingua Inc VocaSpaces vocabulary 2008 2010 Samuel Sennott Proloquo2Go 1 0 was originally created by David Niemeijer and Samuel Sennott The following persons contributed to the vocabulary design Katharine Buckley activity templates amp UK English loc
2. Turn Auto Restart Scan ON to automatically restart scanning after a user selects an item If turned OFF the user needs to activate the switch to restart scanning Delay After Hit allows extra time for the first item scanned after a switch is hit This is for people who need recovery time to get back into position after hitting a switch The delay is specified as a percentage of the scan rate If Delay After Hit is 200 there is twice as much time given for the first item after a switch is hit as for other items A Delay After Hit of 100 means there is no extra time given lf a page has more than one screenful of buttons the contents of the page will automatically be scrolled up so a scanning user can access the rest of the page Because the buttons are moving Delay After Auto scroll allows extra time to look at the page before making a selection Tap on Visual Cue to change the color and width of the border that appears around the highlighted object on the screen For Auditory Cues you can select a brief sound to be made when the highlight moves You can also have each item s name or label read aloud when it is highlighted For items with longer names it can take longer to say the name than the Scan Rate Turn on Cut Off Text to stop speaking the name if it s longer than the scan rate time 76 lt Back Mode Pattern SPEED Scan Rate STEPPER SWITCH Screen PICKER SWITCH Screen External Advanced Sc
3. Parrish C Parsons A et al 2004 Performance of Typically Developing Four and Five Year Old Children with AAC Systems using Different Language Organization Techniques Augmentative and Alternative Communication 20 2 63 88 Loncke F 2008 Basic Principles of Language Intervention for Children Who Use AAC Perspectives on Augmentative and Alternative Communication 17 2 50 55 Marvin C Beukelman D R amp Bilyeu D 1994 Vocabulary Use Patterns in Preschool Children Effects of Context and Time Sampling Augmentative and Alternative Communication 10 December 224 236 McGinnis J amp Beukelman D 1989 Vocabulary requirements for writing activities for the academically mainstreamed student with disabilities Augmentative and Alternative Communication 5 3 183 191 Owens R 2012 Language Development An Introduction 8th ed Pearson Education Paul R amp Norbury C 2012 Language Disorders from Infancy through Adolescence 4th ed Elesvier 80 Schulte im Walde S 2006 Experiments on the Automatic Induction of German Semantic Verb Classes Computational Linguistics 32 02 Schulte im Walde S 2008 Human Associations and the Choice of Features for Semantic Verb Classification Research on Language and Computation 1 36 Stephenson J 2009a Recognition and use of line drawings by children with severe intellectual disabilities the effects of color and outline sha
4. amp Buras Stricklin S 2003 Core Vocabulary Determination for Toddlers Augmentative and Alternative Communication 19 2 67 73 Beukelman D Jones R amp Rowan M 1989 Frequency of word usage by nondisabled peers in integrated preschool classrooms Augmentative and Alternative Communication 5 4 243 248 Beukelman D R Yorkston K Poblete M amp Naranjo C 1984 Frequency of Word Occurrence in Communication Samples Produced by Adult Communication Aid Users Journal of Soeech and Hearing Disorders 49 November 360 367 Brew C amp Schulte im Walde S 2002 Spectral clustering for German verbs Proceedings of the ACL 02 conference on Empirical methods in natural language processing EMNLP 02 10 d 117 124 Morristown NJ USA Association for Computational Linguistics Castor C I 2008 Constructing a Linguistic Resource of Verbs An Ontology Engineering Approach Doctoral Thesis City University of Hong Kong Clendon S amp Erickson K 2008 The vocabulary of beginning writers implications for children with complex communication needs Augmentative and Alternative Communication 24 4 281 93 ulo O Erk K Pad S amp Schulte im Walde S 2008 Comparing and combining semantic verb classifications Language Resources and Evaluation 42 3 265 291 Dark L amp Balandin S 2007 Prediction and selection of vocabulary for two leisure activities Augmenta
5. If you started out with Basic Communication you have probably added and moved buttons to customize certain folders to better meet the user s communication needs You will be able to use these customizations when you move the user up to Intermediate or Advanced Core In the table below you can find the folders and any buttons you may have added For those buttons that are in the same location there is nothing you need to do when moving from the Basic Communication level to the Intermediate or Advanced Core levels The buttons located in Storage you can access by going into Edit Mode and moving the buttons from storage to primary or secondary using the VocaPriority system You may find you don t need the buttons you created if equivalent buttons are already in the Intermediate or Advanced Core folder or a subfolder 21 Basic Communication Folder Name About Me My TV and DVDs My News Help need help gt My Body Chat My Rules Home People Feelings Food Drinks Toys Computers Games Questions Activities Calendar Describe Places school Clues Intermediate or Advanced Core Folder Path Chat gt About Me Fun gt Shows Chat gt News Help Help gt My Body Chat School gt My Rules Home secondary People Describing gt Feelings Things gt Food Things gt Food gt Drinks Fun gt Toys Things gt Toys Things gt Computers Fun gt Computers Fun gt Play Games gt Games Questions Fun gt
6. K M Smith K amp Beukelman D 1990 Extended communication samples of augmented communicators I A comparison of individualized versus standard single word vocabularies The Journal of Speech and Hearing Disorders 55 2 217 24 81
7. This can be a single word a sentence or several paragraphs You can use sounds and expressions included in the newer voices as well as macros ExpressivePower provides sounds expressions or macros that you can use for the buttons The button label is by default the same as the Text to Speak You can type a different label in the Label field This is useful when the Text to Speak is too long to fit on the button Actions are what the button will do when you tap double tap or tap and hold If the Text to Speak field is not empty the default action will be to add the Text to Speak to the message Proloquo2Go will show symbol suggestions you may want to use for your button based on the Text to Speak While editing you can see the button preview You can choose from 15 000 SymbolStix symbols use photos from your Photo Library or take a picture using your device s camera 39 Adding a button afraid angry Q AOLA lonely mean i gt ee Add a button Add a folder button There are two kinds of buttons that you can add in Proloquo2Go buttons and folder buttons To add a button go to Edit Mode the pencil When you re in Edit Mode you can add a button by tapping on the new button icon For grid sizes that are large enough the new button icon is actually two icons one for adding a button and one for adding a folder button For grid sizes where the buttons are too small to show two icons a sing
8. amp St OF m Cp IKORNNES FaceTime C P Fan 2 z Maps Accessibility Shortcut Ta Y YOR Proloquo2Go has its own built in scanning options for switch users but can also be used with IOS Switch Control The benefits of using Switch Control are e switch users have access to all apps on the device e switch users can access the Proloquo2Go Options Edit Mode and Typing View The benefits of using Prologquo2Go s built in scanning are e auto scroll on folders that have multiple pages e more scanning modes e support for step scanning with the two sides of the screen acting as separate switches e more options to fine tune scanning behavior for Proloquo2Go 11 Scanning Modes and Patterns oleae gt KEX Mode lt Back Scanning Automatic Scanning v Automatic Selecting Mode Automatic Scanning gt Inverse Scanning Pattern j j Row Column gt Step Scanning SPEED Automatic Step Scanning Scan Rate 1 00 sec SWITCH ne gt KEWA Pattern Screen External Linear Advanced Linear Grid only Row Column v Use scanning Mode to select the number of switches to use and the ways the switches will be used See the table on the next page for details about the available modes The scanning Pattern is how choices are grouped during scanning Row Column is the most commonly used pattern This pattern will first highlight large areas of the screen and th
9. ttt Secondary Storage Copy Paste Delete Using the edit tools you can easily customize the vocabulary Note that buttons and folders one level down can be copied between users with Copy To move button s and folder s between devices use Import Export Use Move to Primary Move to Secondary or Move to Storage to easily customize the user s vocabulary without having to create or delete buttons We call this system VocaPriority lf you want to order certain buttons alphabetically select those buttons and tap the Sort button There are three ways to move buttons to a different location on the screen select two buttons and use the Swap button to swap places hold down on a button until it starts to wiggle and move it on top of another button to swap places or hold down on a button until it starts to wiggle and move it in between two other buttons to place it there This last method is not available in folders that were set to Manual Layout for Each Grid Size in the Contents section of the folder properties 3 Prioritizing the user s fringe vocabulary Primary level Secondary level Storage lt People 2 A 1 A 2 A pone lt Sp d People 1 MA e Ga GLY lt A People 1 2 Yay 2 1 2 Vey Done gt TV Mov lt a Health care L y gt f X d V S f il i J y NN 7 Ei gi Music TOTOR Fa Sa D gt gt OY cs wi DA ji N y ORAY X hv Ay 4 p A Adal A A doct F Historical E3 baby is baby
10. Leisure Activities School gt Calendar Time gt Calendar Describing Places School Clues Where to find buttons added in Basic Communication Same location Same location Same location Same location Same location Same location Same location Same location Storage Storage Storage Storage Storage Storage Storage Storage Storage Storage Storage Storage Storage Storage 22 Progressing through Core Words Intermediate Core Intermediate Core Intermediate Core 3x3 4x5 5x5 a Hom re DADIE punir FI Eai syle apd Help gt gt El zam E People DAPA It is important to support progression and growth in a user s language skills As a user builds new receptive and expressive language skills he or she will need access to more vocabulary Intermediate Core and Advanced Core have been designed to grow with the user offering more vocabulary as the user is able to take advantage of it This can be done in one of two ways by increasing the number of buttons per page or by starting out with a larger grid size than needed and hiding more advanced buttons until they are needed 1 Progressing by hiding and revealing buttons Most users benefit significantly from having previously learned buttons stay in the same place while new buttons are added around them This minimizes the new learning needed as the user progresses in vocabulary size 1 Determine the smallest size button your user can access by se
11. Yes Yes Stepper amp Picker External Switch Yes Yes No Yes Yes Picker only 13 Setting Up Switches and Scan Rate lt Back Scanning Mode Pattern SPEED Scan Rate 1 00 sec STEPPER SWITCH Screen PICKER SWITCH Screen External Advanced A switch is something that can be briefly tapped or held to send a signal to the device A switch can be the device s own screen or an external switch that communicates with the device using a switch interface To use one switch go to Mode and select Automatic Scanning Automatic Selecting or Inverse Scanning To use two switches select Step Scanning or Automatic Step Scanning as your Mode One switch will be the Stepper which will move the highlight to the next item The other switch will be the Picker which will select the currently highlighted item You must tell Proloquo2Go what signal to listen for for each switch To use part of the screen as a switch tap Screen to define which part of the screen to use whole screen or top bottom left or right half To use an external switch tap External to specify what character s the switch interface will send when the external switch is activated All scanning modes except Step Scanning have a Scan Rate This is the time each item is highlighted To set this time tap the or buttons on either side of the Scan Rate control You can also tap in the middle of the control to bring u
12. aa baby girl Ei friend lt gt wy H ge E ot H E3 fest F a A bo Biblical A A ma F A feed FA Pronouns nn f Mare how a hou 4 how gi hou 2 1 72 A gt 2 71 2 A gt 2 31 2 A a 7 Move to Secondary Move to Storage Move to Primary To prioritize the fringe folders to meet the user s preferences you can move buttons between VocaPriority levels Tap to select the buttons you want to move then tap the Move to Primary Move to Secondary or Move to Storage edit tool to send the selected buttons to another priority level Put words that are used frequently in Primary words that are used only occasionally in Secondary and words that are not used at all into Storage Of course it is still possible to add delete and edit buttons but in most cases this is not necessary always check Storage first before adding a button as you may find it is already available and just needs to be moved to Primary or Secondary 38 Button Basics Basics Q Help overlay Text to Speak school lt ExpressivePower Button label Label Button preview Actions Add Text to Message gt List of actions Symbol ar elementary schoo suggestions school Senge cena supplies More symbol 4 Suggestions school school desk crossing sign and chair school box school bus The Text to Speak field contains the text the button will soeak when it is selected
13. be recorded by the voice talent In the children s Text to Speech voices that we co developed with Acapela Group we have extended the range of expressive recordings to include things children often say such as My turn It s not fair and Stupid as well as variants of dad daddy mom and mommy in calling angry questioning whining and wheedling tones In addition the child voice talents recorded sounds children often emulate in play such as a barking dog or the siren of a fire truck Having access to these expressions and sounds in the proper intonation greatly increases the communicative power of a child using AAC to speak You can add ExpressivePower when creating a new button or editing an existing one In the button Properties you will find a little soeech bubble on the right side of the Text to Speech field that gives you access to a list of the available sounds expressions and macros 44 Editing a button or folder Button Properties Button Bas LANGUAGE eat a Speech Default Liam Bs Label edit Actions Word Kind Verb py Bo Folder Properties Select a button or folder button to edit it The Button or Folder Properties you can edit will be shown in the edit panel Select the property you want to edit on the left side of the edit panel and edit the selected property in the right panel To edit multiple items at once select them all but note that you can only edit some properties for multiple item
14. can clearly see this distinction because the template buttons are slightly dimmed and have a T badge while the regular buttons are not dimmed You can only edit the buttons belonging to the folder not the buttons belonging to the template lf necessary templates can be edited To prevent accidental edits the template editor is not accessible from Edit mode but from the Vocabulary section of the Options Note that the templates are live That means that if you make a change to a template all folders that use that template will automatically reflect that change 25 Templates and Grid Sizes Fruit folder 16 buttons Fruit folder 25 buttons Fruit folder 36 buttons peraan TE ane Fa g x ry ple S all x FPI T EE TE t PRACA 2 5 Oa A aj yw More For most folders the content buttons are shared across all grid sizes making it really easy to transition the user from one grid size to another without losing customizations What does change when you change the grid size is the number of buttons on the template As you increase the grid size the amount of language available to talk about the words specific to the folder increases This happens because each template has been optimized for all supported grid sizes 26 Consistent Fringe Pages with Core Templates A new folder in Edit Mode NOUNS lt Home Test Ce Bs OO Food o 1 is O do Of want O like ome R a Z
15. lt Vocabulary Templates gt GRAMMAR Adjectives Used by 44 folders NOUNS Verbs Food Used bv 38 fold Used by 15 folders People ACTIVITY Used by 22 folder Create Places Hamer a Hone Used by 19 folders Daily Life Things U a 1 folder Used by 34 folder i Let s Talk Time d gei Slik Used by folde Motor Play Used by 1 folder SITUATIONAL Out amp About Leisure Used by 1 folder Reading Phrases Used by 1 folder Used by 7 folders Toys amp Games Religion Used by 1 folder Used by 5 folders School Used by Templates are pre made layouts that will help you quickly create pages that are consistently arranged and have the words communicators will need to create sentences or participate in specific activities Because the templates are live any change made to a template will automatically apply to any folder using that template User Templates are templates created by the user To create your own template tap the button in the navigation bar Note that only templates you created for this user will appear in this list To use templates created in other users you will need to switch to the other user export or copy a folder that uses the template you want and import or paste the folder into this user Built in templates are organized based on the different kinds of activities or fringe categories they are designed for These templates have appropriate core words in the same location as they appear on
16. the home page You can edit these templates if you have made a change to the home page and want the fringe folders to reflect that change 56 Grammar lt Options Grammar Grammar Support Verbs Advanced Options Nouns Advanced Options Pronouns Advanced Options Demonstrative Pronouns Advanced Options OF OF OF Op OS Adjectives Advanced Options Proloquo2Go will automatically provide plurals verb conjugations and inflections for many parts of speech In the Grammar section of the Options you can control these features Toggle Grammar Support to OFF if you feel the user is not yet ready for these features Note that you can also hide inflections for particular word kinds and turn off individual inflections as needed to introduce the user to the grammar features more gradually You do this in the Advanced Options for each word kind Elsewhere in the manual more information is provided on Proloquo2Go s grammar support 57 Prediction Options Prediction Prediction O O Auto Spacing LEARNING Learning DISPLAY Max Suggestion Multi word Prediction Button Size Suggestion Order These Options only apply to Test In the Prediction options you can control the behavior of the Word Prediction provided in the Typing View Turn off Auto Spacing if you do not want automatic spacing after selecting a suggestion or typing punctuation Set Lear
17. users can quickly produce complete sentences Core words alone are not sufficient for specific and detailed communication For that less frequently used words such as cat octopus sleepy and gold are needed These are called fringe words Some fringe words are used frequently for example friend and family names favorite foods and places and frequently used social phrases such as How are you Such words can be thought of as personal core Other fringe words are used much less frequently but are very useful for talking about new topics participating in school or expanding expressive vocabulary For example octopus Bermuda and depressed are not words many people use every day but it is important to have access to them when needed Proloquo2Go s Core Word vocabulary levels use the concepts of core and fringe words Core words are shown on the home page arranged by grammatical category The borders of the buttons are color coded helping to draw the user s eye to the appropriate area of the page to find words as they are needed At the bottom fringe of the home page folder shaped buttons provide access to fringe vocabulary organized by category e g people feelings places food etc 15 Customizing the vocabulary a Home reer earance Default Grid Size I do want like what i amp 9 2 g 8 9 buttons 3x3 E 15 buttons 3x5 you it have make to 16 butt
18. Dropbox To import a backup from iTunes tap Import Backups To import a backup from your Dropbox open the p2gbk backup document in the Dropbox app To use WiFi to connect to your computer to export or import backups tap Connect to Computer and follow the instructions To restore an existing backup use Restore from Backup For videos and tutorials with exact steps on how to create transfer and restore backups please visit bit ly prologquo2go resources 67 News News Done What is new in version 4 Welcome to Proloquo2Go In the News section of the Options you can find short news messages that keep you up to date on important product information A red dot with a number will appear as a badge on your Options button if there are new messages waiting for you Make sure you read these regularly so you don t miss out on any new features or other important news Once you have tapped all the news messages once to read them the red dot on the Options icon will disappear 68 Support and About lt Options About Proloquo2Go Version 4 0d651 2008 2015 AssistiveWare All rights reserved by OS AssistiveWare www assistiveware com proloquo2go AssistiveWare Contributors Nuria Aloy Enrique Ballesteros Joe Barnick Julia Broere Andrea Berentschot Pam Harris Joop Laan Marcel de Laat Sandor Legoza Rosa Lehmann Martijn Leopold Sylwia Malinowska Jennifer Marden David Niemeijer Mar
19. Life button Used by 1 folder Let s Talk Used by 1 folder Motor Play Used by 1 folder Burk Aboul Placeholder a T ES Verb 2 7 Noun 1 Adjective 1 lt button Reading A i p i used DY 1 folder gt T aaa Sane anes ee eee eee eee atarak hikken Verb3 Noun2 Noun3 Topic Placeholder i folder button Add a 5 oe i Home a Template button or e Noun Fringe lt folder m f Enotes P7 folder button A frequently used page type for an AAC system is the activity specific page This kind of page contains the vocabulary needed to participate in a specific activity such as drawing eating a snack or playing with a doll To help the AAC user quickly locate vocabulary on these displays it is very useful for the layout to be consistent across different activity specific pages One way to make this easy to do is with templates Proloquo2Go offers a number of Activity Templates that you can use to create consistently laid out activity specific pages The Activity Templates contain two kinds of buttons Template buttons are used for vocabulary that is useful in multiple activities things like I want more and all done Because they are part of the template these buttons are always in the same place for all activities that use the same template They are typically also positioned such that their location matches the home page A template button can be a regular button or a Tem
20. Pod touch go to the Views button and then tap on the Options button the little gears To exit the Options tap on the arrow on the top left until you see Done and tap it The first set of options is specific to the current user while the second set are General Options and apply to the whole app and therefore all users Note that on most pages in the Options there is a green Help button that you can tap to learn more about that specific option 50 New User lt Options Anne Joe Vv Add User Duplicate Existing User In the User section of the Options you can create multiple users Each user can have their own settings vocabulary voices appearance options etc This can be useful in classroom settings where a device is shared by multiple students It can also be practical for a therapist assessing Proloquo2Go with clients with very different needs or simply to explore Prologquo2Go and play with different configurations Tap Add User to configure a user from scratch using the Add User wizard or tap Duplicate Existing User to base the new user on an existing one To switch between users simply tap the name of the user you want to change to To remove users tap the Edit button and delete the users you no longer need 51 Appearance pacsansaand gt KENEEN EET ET V0 EE lt Options Appearance MESSAGE WINDOW Background Color Show Message l Text Options Helvetica Message Window Size Te
21. TS Help dit Template Phrases edit Contents 2 GD APPEARANCE t elp find Help Grid Size Default need help help hel conjunction Display Style Grid View Background Color Default VOCABULARY Vocabulary Level Default Speech Default Liam DEFAULT BUTTON PROPERTIES Auto Close when in Popup Default Snapback Default Appearance For each folder you can configure its Name and Symbol Folder Contents Appearance Vocabulary Language and Default Button Properties Most of these are self explanatory but here are a few tips The Grid Size allows you to change the number of buttons shown in this folder With Vocabulary Level you can change the vocabulary level used in this folder By using different grid sizes and vocabulary levels per folder you can customize the vocabulary to the user s needs with precision and support gradual growth With Display Style you can change the folder s view from Grid View to List View Note that popups including grammar support will always be displayed in a grid Usually when you tap a folder to open it the current folder disappears and the new folder completely covers the screen Sometimes it is useful to have a small set of choices that pop up from the current folder The current folder fades into the background but is still visible behind the popup All folders can be opened in a Popup By default folders Auto Close when in Popup after making a selection To open a fo
22. al settings for grid size vocabulary level and language This does not change the actual properties of the current folder To set a folder so that it always uses a particular grid size use the Grid Size property in the Folder properties 47 Advanced Editing Turning ON Advanced Editing in the Options gt Editing will give access to additional folder properties that are intended primarily for vocabulary designers Vocabulary designers create vocabularies that are intended for users with a range of skills such that folders in the vocabulary may need to have multiple versions for different grid sizes vocabulary levels and or languages In Edit Mode you will see an additional property in the Contents section of the Folder tab Share Content between Vocabulary Levels Share Content between Share Content between Vocabulary Levels Vocabulary Levels ON OFF Manual Layout for e Buttons flow to fill the space available as e Buttons flow to fill the space available as Each Grid Size the grid size is changed You don t have the grid size is changes You don t have OFF control over the exact layout just the order control over the exact layout just the order of the buttons of the buttons e The content is the same for every grid size There are different versions of the folder and vocabulary level depending on the vocabulary level Example most fringe folders Example fringe folders that are appropriate for all vocabulary levels b
23. alization Russell Smith UK English localization and Aileen Ryan Australian English localization Original Prologquo2Go application icon designed by Giesbert Nijhuis Crescendo VocaPriority ExpressivePower and PolyPredix are trademarks of AssistiveWare B V Proloquo2Go is a trademark of AssistiveWare B V registered in the US and other countries AssistiveWare is a trademark and a trade name of AssistiveWare B V registered in the US and other countries Uses parts from NSData MD5 2008 Geoff Garside UlApplication ScreenMirroring 2010 Francois Proulx Manual version 10 April 2015 Table of Contents Introduction Introduction to Proloquo2Go Startup Wizard Choosing a Vocabulary Level Grid View Recents View Typing View Editing at multiple levels Protecting your data Working with the vocabulary What are core words Customizing the vocabulary Customizing for Basic Communication Customizing for Intermediate and Advanced Core Personalizing the vocabulary using VocaPriority Progressing through vocabulary levels Progressing through Core Words Introduction to Templates Templates and Grid Sizes Consistent Fringe Pages with Core Templates Create Activity Specific Pages with Activity Templates Folder Layout Options Grammar Support Grammar popups Grammar Preview Verb Conjugations Customizing Grammar Popups Edit Mode Edit Mode Basics Edit Mode Tools Prioritizing the user s fringe vocabulary But
24. anning 1 00 sec lt Scanning Advanced Auto Restart Scan Delay After Hit Delay After Auto scroll CUES Visual Cue Red Medium Auditory Cues LOOPING Looping q Loops 2 After Looping SWITCH INTERACTION Debouncing 0 0 sec Max 50 of the scan speed SCANNING DIRECTION Direction To allow the user multiple chances to select an item without having to scan back to the group the item is in turn on Looping and set the number of times the scan will repeat After Looping specifies what happens if nothing is selected after the scan has looped through the maximum numbers of times You can choose between restarting the scan at the top level restarting up one level in the scan hierarchy or stopping the scan Debouncing sets a time period after a successful switch hit has occurred during which switch hits are ignored This option is useful for people who have trouble moving away from the switch after activating it resulting in unintended switch hits The Direction feature allows speakers of right to left languages to reverse the direction of scanning Tf Appendices Environmental Inventory When customizing a user s vocabulary it is important to include personal information that the user may want to communicate about Use this list to guide conversations with the user and his or her family friends care providers school or work staff and any other people important in the user s
25. auditory cue for Select on Release and Scanning It enables the user to have a different voice for the auditory cues and the spoken output used to communicate with others Use Relative Volume to adjust the volume of the secondary voice in comparison to the primary voice In the Pronunciation section you can adjust the pronunciation of words for each language and region You can also import pronunciations from other users 54 Manage Languages lt Options Speech and Langu Volume VOICES V English United States yan i SPEECH FEEDBACK eres femme lt Back Manage Languages Speak Buttons Speak As You Type ACTIVE LANGUAGES English United States Auditory feedback for Scanning and Select on Release is set in the Access Methods section INACTIVE LANGUAGES MULTILINGUAL SUPPORT English Australia Manage Languages D s F English United Kingdom These Options only apply to Joe Proloquo2Go supports different language regions for example US English UK English and Australian English are considered different language regions Only one language region can be active at any one time The main difference between the language regions is that fringe vocabulary such as foods and spelling is different for each region To activate a language region first select a Primary Voice Note that the voice may need to be downloaded first After selecting a voice toggle Active to ON 55 Templates
26. bine with fringe words in each folder to make simple sentences This supports learning through motor planning it is easier for the user to find commonly used buttons because they are always in the same place The templates included in the Crescendo vocabulary were designed to match the home page at each grid size as closely as possible That means that any word that appears at a particular grid size on both the home page and a template will be in the same place For example in the screenshots above for Advanced Core vocabulary level at the 5x5 grid size the words not more you want like and all done appear in the same locations for the home page and the Food template seen here on the Fruits folder Note that the words eat and drink do not appear on the home page but do appear on the Food template in place of the words is and what which don t appear on the Food template at the 5x5 grid size Except the home folder and a few folders such Colors all folders in the Crescendo vocabulary use a template The specific template used varies depending on the category of words a folder contains Each template is designed to show words that are commonly used to talk about a particular category of things For example you need different words to talk about people versus food What you see in Use Mode when you look at a folder is a combination of buttons belonging to the template and buttons belonging to the folder itself In Edit Mode you
27. but the main idea is to put the most frequently used words at the Primary level of the page less frequently used words on the secondary level and unused words in Storage where they are hidden except when editing the page e About Me This is found inside the Chat folder and should be customized with the user s personal information name address phone number age etc 18 Family Friends Teachers and Heath care providers These folders are found in the People folder and should be personalized as necessary with the names and if available photos of the actual people Help This folder should contain messages the user can use to quickly get assistance Food For each subfolder in Food move foods the user is most likely to talk about to the Primary level and move other foods to Secondary or Storage Clothing Make sure any item of clothing that would never be of interest to a user is not needed in the user s climate or is culturally inappropriate is moved to Storage Move buttons for clothing that is more appropriate from Secondary or Storage to Primary as needed Fun In each subcategory make sure that buttons the user is most interested in are on the Primary level and those of little interest are moved to Secondary or Storage In Sports and TV Shows consider finding photos on line of favorite famous people who belong in these categories In Sports there are folders specific to particular sports Some of the most popular
28. can select the user s Vocabulary Level Basic Communication is designed for users who are just beginning to use AAC to express their basic needs and have difficulty navigating between pages This vocabulary level provides very limited support for language development Intermediate Core is designed to support full language development It has a home page designed around the words that are used most frequently in conversation and writing When more specific but less frequently used words are needed they can be found using the fringe folders also located on the home page These folders are organized by categories such as food things people and places Intermediate Core s fringe folders have more frequently used fringe words on the top level and subfolders for more choices Advanced Core uses the same core word home page and fringe folder organization as Intermediate Core The difference between Intermediate and Advanced Core is that Advanced Core requires more navigation to subfolders to find fringe words Change the Home Folder if you want to lock a user into a particular branch of the vocabulary Edit Templates allows the user to edit existing templates or create new templates This feature is for more advanced users who want to modify the built in templates or create new ones for different types of pages Changes made to a template affect all folders that use that template If this is not what is intended it is best to duplicate a
29. co Niemeijer Jos P rez Aileen Ryan Nathan Swett Anne Verhulp Carol Villars and Hilde de Wit MacKiev Contributors Sergey Galagodza Elena Kovalenko Andrew Kulynych Alexey Malyarenko Semen Martiushev Sergey Melnichenko Dmitriy Naumov Dmitriy Nizhebetskiy Tatyana Nurkanova lurii Pleskach Evgeny Reyentenko Sergey Ryabchuk Oleksii Sedun Sergii Sinenchenko and Daria Smolianaya Acknowledgements Acapela speech technologies licensed from Acapela Group SymbolStix Symbols 2003 2014 SymbolStix LLC Ultralingua ULAPI Ultralingua Inc VocaSpace vocabulary 2008 2010 Samuel Sennott Prologquo2Go 1 0 was originally created by David Niemeijer and Samuel Sennott The following persons contributed to the vocabulary design Katharine Buckley activity templates Russell Smith UK English localization and Somebody US Spanish localization Proloquo2Go is a trademark of AssistiveWare B V registered in the US and other countries AssistiveWare is a trademark and a trade name of AssistiveWare B V registered in the US and other countries Uses parts from NSData MD5 2008 Geoff Garside UlApplication ScreenMirroring 2010 Francois Proulx lt Options Support In app Help ee LEARN MORE Product Information User Videos Manuals Sign up for Newsletter Other AssistiveWare Apps JOIN OUR COMMUNITY Facebook Twitter Pinterest Google TRAIN YOURSELF Tutorials Support Videos Webinar
30. d D Places B pener 9 9 ean Q done POER have Ral put in place O aa A wag Foes SoSH uran lt Outdoor Places 0O E gt 5 Options Edit Mode Proloquo2Go provides a wide range of options that allow users to control the appearance of folders and buttons in detail To make it really easy to customize the appearance for individual needs many appearance properties can be set at multiple levels depending on the effect that you want to achieve Properties can be customized at user level at folder level and at button level Any properties that are set in the Options user level apply to all folders and buttons of the vocabulary apart from those for which a property is overridden at folder or button level In Edit Mode you can customize properties at folder level and at button level Any properties that are customized in Edit Mode only apply to the selected button s or folder s Customizations in both the Options and Edit Mode are user specific so will not affect the vocabularies of other users within the same app 12 Protecting your data a 8 Restore from Backup Import Backups G amp o Export Backups A Ae Delete Backups ect to Computer People Things Places a Little Words a ble a el 2 z WORDS ate a a To make sure you do not lose any of your customizations it is of utmost importance to make backups regularly Proloquo2Go makes internal bac
31. de more core vocabulary to be used to more easily create sentences without needing to leave the fringe page This process happens automatically through the use of templates on the fringe pages To change the grid size go to Options gt Appearance View gt Default Grid Size All the buttons from the previous grid size are present on the new one and every effort has been made to keep the buttons in the same general area in which they were on the smaller grid size However the buttons will not be in exactly the same place and they will also be smaller Give the user time to adjust to this change You may want to take a screen shot of the home page at the previous grid size and print it out then use it to conduct a tour or treasure hunt where you and the user find where all the buttons have moved to on the new page If slightly displaced buttons are a significant issue for the user consider using the hiding and revealing buttons method described above instead 24 Introduction to Templates a oF ink m 2 4 IN N g Ti S 9 e 8 x done KC don i PERET 2 5 amp S a gt P R 6 tea a39 Coy Li jA we E Chat Help amp More pe t s ESS Up More amp a g Q Proloquo2Go 4 introduces the concept of templates Templates provide access to core words in consistent locations throughout the vocabulary Using these templates insures that every folder has core words com
32. define whether the Keyboard Button takes you to the Grid Keyboard or Typing View lf a user has difficulty scrolling toggle Show Paging Buttons in the View section to ON A Page Up and Page Down button will automatically be added to all the pages 61 Options Interaction jena lt Interaction Snapback AUTOMATIC NAVIGATION Snapback Off gt p i Off v Auto Close Popups Home Auto Open Popups Previous BUTTONS Allow Repeat Repeat Delay fame lt Interaction Orientation Support Secondary Trigger Full Y Portrait Up Orientation Support Full gt rr These Options only apply to Test Proloquo2Go offers ways to simplify navigating between folders in the Automatic Navigation section Snapback can return the user to the Home folder or the previous folder when a button is selected Auto Close Popups will automatically close all popups when a button is selected Auto Open Popups will allow users who have difficulty with tap and hold or double tap actions to automatically open grammar popups with a single tap For individuals who tend to repetitively tap the Proloquo2Go screen consider turning OFF Allow Repeat for the Buttons If you turn this feature OFF Proloquo2Go will not respond to repetitive taps on the same button until the user has selected another button Alternatively use the Repeat Delay feature to ignore taps during a selectable repeat delay Proloquo2Go buttons will respond to two dif
33. e Window You can use the Recents view to repeat messages you constructed previously or tap the green button to create a button from the message and save it in the current folder Recents stores only messages that have been spoken by tapping the Message Window Messages that were cleared before they were spoken are not stored in Recents Recents can be cleared by going to Options gt Privacy 10 Typing View m 3 that is a good idea LO Clear Insert Speak Read text pad Back to Views don t think that is a good idea Symbolicate and add to message window Clear text pad Text pad e Predictions of that to QUWTETREITPY FUEL TOP ATSTDEIFIGIHEJTKEL ZX CVBNM 123 VG space return The text pad is for typing The font size and color of the text can be customized Options gt Appearance gt Typing View Word prediction can significantly reduce the number of keystrokes needed to write a message and can help support beginning spellers Touch and hold any prediction to hear it spoken aloud Go to Options to configure the word prediction Options gt Prediction Use Insert to insert the written text in the Message Window and add symbols to it to support comprehension Speak reads the text pad Alternatively text can be read automatically after typing words sentences or paragraphs Options gt Speech and Language gt Speak As You Type 11 Editing at multiple levels in a
34. en highlight groups of items within the selected area For example Proloquo2Go will first highlight the Message Window then the grid etc If the user activates the switch when the grid is highlighted rows in the grid will be highlighted one at the time When the switch is activated again the buttons in the selected row will be highlighted one at a time until an individual button is selected Linear highlights items one by one rather than in groups This pattern will highlight each item in the Message Window then each button in the grid etc one by one It is suitable for beginning scanners Linear Grid only is a combination of the Row Column and Linear patterns The Message Window Grid and Toolbar are scanned as groups If the grid is selected each button is scanned one by one rather than scanning by row first 2 Scanning Mode Number of Switches Automatic Scanning e Highlight advances automatically from item to item Hit switch when desired item is highlighted e Best for users who 1 can handle timing and attention demands of watching and waiting for an item to be highlighted can hit switch reliably in a narrow time window Automatic Selecting e Highlight advanced automatically from item to item If switch is NOT hit while item is highlighted the item is selected If switch IS activated while item is highlighted highlight moves to the next item e Best for users who 1 can handle timing and attention demands of
35. er b For many users having all possible inflections of all word kinds available can be overwhelming To simplify the Grammar Popups you may want to hide some choices and gradually re introduce them over time To do this go to Options gt Grammar and select language whose grammar popups you want to customize You can turn off all Grammar Support turn ON or OFF Grammar Support for a particular word kind or go into the Advanced Options section for a word kind and turn ON or OFF specific inflections Inflections in Advanced Options are listed in the order that they are acquired by typically developing language learners 34 Edit Mode Edit Mode Basics 3 ou BE DONE ae amp APPEARANCE Background Color Default Border Color Default Border Width Default Text Default l i eon To go to Edit Mode tap the pencil icon in the bottom toolbar In Edit Mode you can select one or more buttons by tapping on them A second tap on a button will unselect the button Once one or more buttons are selected you can change the Button Properties or use any of the Edit Mode Tools on the selected button s To navigate to another folder in Edit Mode double tap the folder Press the Done button in the top right corner to exit Edit Mode 36 Edit Mode Tools iPad Select All Import Export 7 a a 1 42 2A p 2 Deselect All Sort Swap Primary aaa i v 2 22 A gt B amp B Wl2 oc t
36. er grid sizes but buttons you delete or move to storage will not automatically disappear on other grid sizes Buttons you move to primary or secondary level will not automatically move on other grid sizes too Buttons you reposition will not be automatically repositioned on other grid sizes In other words you have a lot of control but also a lot more customization to do if you move between grid sizes 29 Grammar Support Grammar popups 2 7 i Ba on m r ig more on Olo m o ws E o o myself 8 3 samme fam oe J Close N a l E x Re i bak he 0 A T Foe e te te a eo Places ih Spomal 3 eo o oma Seat 5 a4 xe Proloquo2Go provides automatic grammar support for nouns verbs pronouns and adjectives If a button has a colored in upper right corner then Prologquo2Go can automatically give you various grammatical forms of the word To see a popup of the inflections available touch and hold the button until the popup appears Then tap the grammatical form you need If it is difficult for you to use touch and hold to bring up the popup you can adjust hold time or switch to a double tap in Options gt Interaction gt Buttons Secondary Trigger You can even set popups to open automatically on a single tap in Options gt Interaction gt Automatic Navigation Auto Open Popups 31 Grammar Preview wanted Not 4 wanted Not had wanted ha
37. ew buttons are created right after the last button in the folder When you change from one grid size to another in the same folder buttons will flow to fill the space available You don t have control over the exact layout just the order of the buttons The great benefit of this approach is that you will have the exact same contents in the exact same order at any grid size while the selection of core word buttons from the template will be automatically adjusted to the available space and appear in a consistent location across folders With this kind of folder organization all customization work done on one grid size will automatically carry over to other grid sizes making it easy to expand the grid as the user s skills and abilities grow lf desired you can have more control over the folder layout by turning ON Manual Layout for Each Grid Size in Edit Mode gt Folder Properties gt Contents In doing so you will be able to position buttons anywhere you like leaving gaps between buttons if desired Additionally you will be able to place buttons on top of Template buttons This may be useful when you have created a new folder with a template but want to replace a specific Template button with another button without editing the template and influencing all other folders that use the same template Whilst having Manual Layout for Each Grid Size ON you have to manually customize the layout for each grid size Any button you add will also appear on oth
38. ferent kinds of actions a single tap and a Secondary Trigger This Secondary Trigger can be configured as holding the button for more than a certain length of time or by double tapping the button Buttons can be programmed to perform different actions depending on whether they receive a tap or the Secondary Trigger 62 Restrictions Options Restrictions Edit Mode ACTION MENU Copy Add Button Mail Message Twitter Facebook 1666 88 6 To use these services configure your accounts in the Settings app Typing View Recent View Keyboard Button Restore from Backup ej ej ele These Options only apply to Test In the Restrictions section of the Options you can restrict access to certain features of Proloquo2Go Note that if you want to make sure the user cannot access the Options and change the restrictions you can password protect the Options use the Lock Options feature Alternatively you can go to the Proloquo2Go section of your device s Settings app and turn Show options button OFF in which case the app will no longer provide access to the Options 63 Privacy lt Options Privacy Clear Recents These Options only apply to Tester In the Privacy section of the Options you can Clear Recents to delete any previously stored information in Recents This can be used if a user does not want anyone to see what he or she has been talking about 64 Edi
39. frequently used fringe words on the top level and subfolders for more choices For example the top level of the food folder can be customized to contain a user s favorite foods and he can go to a dessert or snack subfolder to get more choices in these categories Advanced Core uses the same core word home page and fringe folder organization as Intermediate Core The difference between Intermediate and Advanced Core is that Advanced Core relies more on subfolders to organize fringe words All three vocabulary levels provide access to Activity Templates These templates are based on the Home Page of each vocabulary level and allow easy creation of activity specific pages with a mix of core words and topic specific vocabulary Grid View Message gt al 3 Delete Window I amgoing to 4 Home Share seconsay 4 5 ba 119 a action all done nde Hla Fli tal a FE SASOSNGMEE ses BaS A sais ile dir Popup To Secondary Priority Level News indicator Keyboard Edit Options Proloquo2Go has several different views The Grid View is the one most frequently used for communication Tap on the buttons to create a sentence These words appear in the Message Window Tap the Message Window to speak the message Tap the Delete button once to delete the last entry in the Message Window or twice to clear the Message Window completely Alternatively the Message Window can be set to clear automatically after spea
40. ge Skills Prologquo2Go is a solution that can grow with the user Proloquo2Go also provides a typing view with word prediction for users with literacy skills Alternative access methods such as scanning and Select on Release make Proloquo2Go an AAC solution for a broad range of people who need access to AAC Learn more about how to use and configure Proloquo2Go in this manual Note that inside the app you can access this guide by going to the Options gear icon and then in the top right corner pressing the green Help button In the Help view you can navigate from section to section using the arrow buttons go to the table of contents and even export the manual to iBooks Startup Wizard lt Back UserName 1 6 Next gt Choose a User Name for the person who is going to use Proloquo2Go User Name Anne lt Back Vocabulary Level 4 6 Next gt Preview 6 6 Next gt Vocabulary levels are designed to support different stages of language development In the Options you can xik switch the vocabulary level at any time Basic Communication Vocabulary for beginning communicators who are just starting to make requests Limited support for language development Intermediate Core Vocabulary for communicators who are learning folder navigation skills Core word home page and matching templates supporting full language development QUWTETREITIYTULTI TORP Advanced Core Vocabulary for communicators with e
41. he buttons that the user is not yet ready for Later when the user is ready you can make the buttons visible again By dimming buttons you can reach the same goal depending on the user s preference some users may find it confusing to see buttons they cannot select other users prefer to Know that something is there and will become available to them later on When creating a new button Proloquo2Go automatically guesses the word kind For some words such as fly multiple word kinds are correct Use the Word Kind property to manually change the word kind in case Proloquo2Go picks the wrong one By using button actions buttons can also open another folder in a popup These folders Auto close by default With Snapback you will automatically return the Home page or the Previous page after making a selection Both Snapback and Auto close when in Popup can be defined on button and folder level in Edit Mode This setting will then override the user level setting in the Options 41 Adding a folder Add a folder button ae 3 New Folder Link to Existing Folder Duplicate Existing Folder To add a folder button go to Edit Mode the pencil When you are in Edit Mode you can add a folder button by tapping on the new folder icon Note that if the buttons are too small to fit separate new button and new folder icons a popover will appear after tapping the new button icon to let you choose whether to add a button or a folde
42. hen selecting a grid size The user will benefit from keeping the location of buttons constant as he or she learns new vocabulary Home some users may only be ready for a smaller number of words when they start using a core word vocabulary but as they learn to use the vocabulary they will quickly be able to handle more words on the page At the same time they benefit from having the vocabulary they already know stay in the same locations For example the user may be able to physically access the buttons on an 8x8 grid size but not be ready to use 64 buttons on a single screen due to limited language or visual processing skills You can start with an 8x8 grid size and hide more advanced buttons to show only the 16 buttons that are available in a 4x4 grid size As the user gains language and visual skills you can gradually unhide buttons to give the user access to more language Alternatively you can gradually increase the grid size without losing customizations but this will lead to some re learning as buttons will move slightly between grid sizes Once you have selected the grid size to use you can begin to customize the content of the vocabulary If you can t find a folder in the list below on the home page tap the More button on the home page to see the folders on the Secondary level Each folder has three levels Primary Secondary and Storage You can learn more about this VocaPriority system elsewhere in the manual
43. iority you can easily customize the user s vocabulary without having to create or delete buttons VocaPriority divides words into three levels e Primary level contains words that are used often e Secondary level contains words that are used sometimes e Storage contains words that are unlikely to be used Words in primary level are always visible words in the secondary level are accessible to the user by pressing a More button while words in storage are hidden from the AAC user but are accessible in Edit Mode We have pre populated the priority levels for the majority of fringe folders The Intermediate Core and Advanced Core provide a vocabulary of 12 000 unique buttons of which 3 000 are located on primary level 1 750 on secondary level and 7 250 are located in storage To customize the fringe folders simply go into Edit Mode and promote and demote buttons from one level to another using the Move to Primary Move to Secondary or Move to Storage buttons see Edit Mode later in this manual 20 Progressing through vocabulary levels Basic Communication Intermediate Core Advanced Core Food folder Food folder Food folder 00 x v4 3 s E Sr J CG While some users may need to start in the Basic Communication vocabulary level this level does not lend itself to language development beyond simple requests In order to move beyond requesting most users will need the features that Intermediate or Advanced Core offer
44. ize You have three choices in how to handle these If you think the user can benefit from having these folders visible at the primary level of the home page you can leave them visible If you think the user would have greater benefit from fewer buttons on the screen at one time you can move these buttons to the secondary level If you think it is best for the user to not have access to this folder at this point you can hide the folder button You don t have to do the same thing with all the folders you can make this decision on a folder by folder basis 7 Leave Edit Mode You ll now see a main page with gaps where buttons have been hidden or folders moved to Secondary You can gradually reveal buttons and move folders to Primary to support the user s growing language skills To reveal a button select it in Edit Mode and change its visibility to Normal 2 Progressing by increasing grid size Proloquo2Go makes it easy to increase the words available to a user by simply increasing the grid size Proloquo2Go s built in Crescendo vocabulary is designed so that increasing the grid size results in a layout optimized for that grid size which includes new core words at the next level of frequency of use and language development When the grid size is increased all fringe vocabulary including words added for the user remains available and reflows as needed to accommodate the new grid size Any extra space on the new grid size is used to provi
45. king the message Options gt Interaction Folders can be recognized by the folder shape and will take you to another page of buttons Hold down on buttons with secondary actions to have access to more options in a pop up such as verb conjugations etc Alternatively the secondary action can be triggered through double tapping or automatically on single tap Options gt Interaction Tap the More button to go to secondary level with additional buttons that belong to the current folder but are not used as frequently Use the Share button to share the contents of the Message Window via email Facebook SMS Twitter copy to the global clipboard or create a new button from the Message Window contents Note that services such as Facebook and Twitter first need to be configured in the Settings app Tap on the Views button to access Typing and Recents Note that on iPhone the Options are also reached through the Views button The keyboard button takes you to the alphabet page You can also configure this button to go to the Typing view instead Options gt Interaction Recents View Views v Recents Recents Typing Options Last 15 minutes 1 J ee y Ad d as Last hour 0 b utton v Earlier today 0 x Yesterday 0 Recents Last 15 minutes Day before yesterday 0 o E A want it Earlier 0 Back to Views The Recents View shows all the recent messages you have spoken by tapping the Messag
46. kups automatically however these are stored within the app When accidentally removing the app from your device these backups are also lost It is possible to prevent the deletion of apps To activate this feature on your device go to the Settings app and then go to General gt Restrictions gt Enable Restrictions Now create a four digit passcode and enter it again when prompted Then toggle Deleting Apps to OFF We strongly recommend that you turn off the ability to delete apps to protect your Proloquo2Go customizations However customizations will still be lost if your device breaks down or is lost To prevent this from happening make sure you make backups regularly and save them somewhere safe on your computer or in Dropbox For detailed instructions go to www assistiveware com support 13 Working with the vocabulary What are core words Home is will do have what eal who not more 7 you we want like need get to with in now all done he she stop go come take for out good different this S look put make there up bad all A m ee Ar DER ANANMAN Core words are words that are used most frequently in conversation and writing Research has shown that a small number of core words such as I you want it make up the majority of what we say or write Proloquo2Go s Intermediate Core and Advanced Core vocabulary levels provide home pages with quick access to these core words so
47. lder in a popup select the folder button whilst in Edit Mode Then go to Basics gt Actions gt Open Folder and scroll down to the navigation section Here tap on the i next to the name of the folder on the right side With Snapback you will automatically return the Home page or the Previous page after making a selection 43 Using expressions and sounds with ExpressivePower Gy Animals P i Done 5 F 3 Sones D T aos TO ae ag ee Cl Rw 4 n CE E Aargh 1 Ge Aargh 2 REEL zO Aargh 3 Ambulance siren Exp ressions aiie N lt ___ sounds and Background Color Default m acros Bee Je Border Color Default Border Width Default Bird Text Default Display Default Breath 1 Visibility Normal Breath 2 Expressing the way you feel is very important to each and every one of us which means you do not want to say everything with the same intonation For people with communication difficulties who rely on Augmentative and Alternative Communication AAC solutions and Text to Speech voices this was impossible in the past To address this need we have developed ExpressivePower which combines the benefits of Text to Speech voices with the ability to communicate in a more expressive way Now AAC users can share what they want to say with emotion Only the newer voices all the children s voices and some adult voices offer these expressions as they need to
48. le icon with a is shown When you tap the you will be asked if you want to add a button or a folder button In most folders you can only put new buttons after the last button in the folder However after you have added the button you can hold down on it until it starts to wiggle and move it to a different position In a few folders namely those that were set to Manual Layout for Each Grid Size in the Contents section of the folder properties you can create a button anywhere on the grid After adding a button you can customize it by using the Button Properties 40 Button Properties ae _ ll SA Ga Il Ma II OO Rw i wow Y i T Reali at E I WW gt 2 gt A SJ Ay Basics o 0 EL Basics eat eat Label APPEARANCE Background Color Default edit NENONS Add Text to Message Border Color Default Gs a VQ Border Width Default a Text Default eat eat cutlery ex efau Display Default Visibility Normal LANGUAGE Speech Default Liam Word Kind Verb Inflect On BEHAVIOR Auto Close when in Popup Default Snapback Default For each button you can configure the Basics Appearance Language and Behavior properties Most of these are self explanatory but here are a few tips The Display property allows you to show the text the label or both on the button The Visibility property allows you to hide or dim buttons To ensure the user s progress you can select a grid size with more buttons and hide t
49. life Personal Information Full name Address Phone number Parent s or guardian names Parent s or guardian address Parent s or guardian phone number s Birthday including year Name of school or work place Job title if employed Work history Medical condition s the user may need to communicate about People Family include name and relationship Pets include breed Friends Acquaintances Care providers School staff Work staff Medical and therapy care providers Public figures the user may want to discuss musicians actors politicians etc Places Places at home rooms or locations within the home that user might need to refer to Places at school or work rooms or locations within the school or workplace that user might need to refer to Transportation modes bus van car etc 19 Bibliography Alant E Kolatsis A amp Lilienfeld M 2010 The effect of sequential exposure of color conditions on time and accuracy of graphic symbol location Augmentative and Alternative Communication 26 1 41 7 Balandin S amp lacono T 1998 A few well chosen words Augmentative and Alternative Communication 14 September 147 161 Balandin S amp lacono T 1999 Crews Wusses and Whoppas Core and Fringe Vocabularies of Australian Meal Break Conversations in the Workplace Augmentative and Alternative Communication 15 June 95 109 Banajee M Dicarlo C
50. me Intermediate Core Home I want puzzle like you Fy Hom neaansoess BRE CEISDE Chat x03 f Home Toys People 38 a 6 gt 0 4 amp 5 eeek iie oF fe 0 1 9 88 The Crescendo vocabulary has three vocabulary levels to support users at different stages of communication and language development You can switch vocabulary levels at any time and still access the customizations you made at the previous vocabulary level Basic Communication is designed for users who are just beginning to use AAC to express their basic needs and have difficulty navigating between pages This vocabulary level provides very limited support for language development Intermediate Core is designed to support full language development It has a home page designed around the words that are used most frequently in conversation and writing These core words tend to be pronouns verbs and prepositions Research has shown that a small number of core words such as I you want it make up the majority of what we say or write Users can quickly speak many sentences using only the home page When more specific but less frequently used words are needed Such as nouns and adjectives they can be found using the fringe folders also located on the home page These folders are organized by categories such as food things people and places Intermediate Core s fringe folders have more
51. nd rapid location of aided symbols by children with and without down syndrome American Journal of Speech Language Pathology 17 2 179 93 Wilkinson K M amp Snell J 2011 Facilitating Children s Ability to Distinguish Symbols for Emotions The Effects of Background Color Cues and Spatial Arrangement of Symbols on Accuracy and Speed of Search American Journal of Speech Language Pathology 20 4 288 ASHA Wilkinson Krista M amp Jagaroo V 2004 Contributions of Principles of Visual Cognitive Science to AAC System Display Design Augmentative and Alternative Communication 20 3 123 136 Wilkinson Krista M Carlin M amp Jagaroo V 2006 Preschoolers speed of locating a target symbol under different color conditions Augmentative and Alternative Communication 22 2 123 133 Wood Jackson C Wahlquist J amp Marquis C 2011 Visual supports for shared reading with young children the effect of static overlay design Augmentative and Alternative Communication 27 2 91 102 Yorkston K Dowden P Honsinger M Marriner N amp Smith K 1988 A comparison of standard and user vocabulary lists Augmentative and Alternative Communication 4 4 189 210 Yorkston K M Beukelman D R Smith K amp Tice R 1990 Extended communication samples of augmented communicators Il Analysis of multiword sequences The Journal of Speech and Hearing Disorders 55 2 225 30 Yorkston
52. ning to Correctly Spelled Words if you want Proloquo2Go to only learn words that are in the built in Apple dictionary or turn Learning completely OFF Word prediction will of course work better if you allow Proloquo2Go to learn All Words because this allows Proloquo2Go to learn new words and word combinations and to improve its suggestions 58 Access Method Direct Access lt Options Access Method DIRECT ACCESS Hold Duration 0 0 sec Mode Select on Release CUES Configuration First Finger Up gt j7 Visual Cue Red Medium SWITCH ACCESS Auditory Cues are only available for First Finger Scanning Down These Options only apply to Joe In the Access Method section of the Options you can configure Proloquo2Go for users with physical challenges Set up Direct Access for users who can tap buttons on the screen but have problems with accuracy If the user tends to touch the screen by accident use Hold Duration to ignore touches that last less than a certain time lf the user wants to slide across the screen to find the right button or tends to touch the screen with multiple fingers at the same time turn ON Select on Release With the Mode setting you can specify if Proloquo2Go should pay attention to the first finger that touches the screen or the first finger that lifts off the screen Tap Visual Cue to change color and width of the border that appears around the buttons on the screen as they are
53. ons 4x4 3 A E 2 3 Z 18 buttons 3x6 20 buttons 5x4 Sp that E in Spa x 2 24 buttons 3x8 25 buttons 5x5 Chat ER uttons 6x5 E 32 vutone axe ons 6x6 a Choosing a grid size A 45 buttons 5x9 v 49 buttons 7X7 n j R 39 The smaller the grid size the larger the buttons are for physical access and for visual processing However having more buttons per page reduces the need to navigate to find additional words When deciding which grid size to choose you need to consider what size of button the user can select accurately most of the time To allow access to smaller buttons you might consider e Increasing the space between buttons see Options gt Appearance View gt Advanced Options gt Button Spacing e Adjusting the amount of time the user needs to be touching a button before it is selected see Options gt Access Method gt Hold Duration e Using Select on Release see Options gt Access Method gt Select on Release This will allow the user to move a finger over the screen towards the desired button while multiple fingers on the screen are ignored Note that you can always later change the Grid Size see Options gt Appearance gt Default Grid Size without losing user modifications modified and added buttons but that some re learning will be required as not all buttons will be in the exact same place 16 Customizing for Basic Communica
54. p a keyboard and type in a specific scan rate 74 External Switches lt Back Scanning Mode Pattern SPEED Scan Rate 1 00 sec STEPPER SWITCH Screen PICKER SWITCH Screen External Advanced MEE lt Scanning Switch External None S Space Enter Tab 1 2 3 4 5 Left arrow Right arrow Up arrow Down arrow 0 1 2 3 4 When an external switch is activated the switch interface will send a character to your device The manufacturer of the switch interface decided which character s the interface will send for each switch attached to it See your switch interface s documentation to find out which character will be sent to Proloquo2Go when your switch is activated Tap on External to specify which character your switch sends Note that if you want to use two switches you need to select the corresponding character s in External for both the Stepper Switch and Picker Switch section of the Options lf you cannot find information about the character s your switch interface sends contact Ssupport assistiveware com 19 Advanced Options lt Back Scanning PEEN M lt Scanning Advanced Auto Restart Scan Mode Delay After Hit Pattern Delay After Auto scroll SPEED CUES Scan Rate 1 00 sec Visual Cue Red Medium gt 2PER SWITC j STEPPER SWITCH Auditory Cues Screen PICKER SWITCH Screen External Advanced gt gt Detail gt 4 n
55. pe Augmentative and Alternative Communication 25 1 55 67 Stephenson J 2009b Iconicity in the development of picture skills typical development and implications for individuals with severe intellectual disabilities Augmentative and Alternative Communication 25 3 187 201 Sutton A Soto G amp Blockberger S 2002 Grammatical Issues in Graphic Symbol Communication Augmentative and Alternative Communication 18 September 192 204 Thistle J J amp Wilkinson K M 2012 What Are the Attention Demands of Aided AAC Perspectives on Augmentative and Alternative Communication 21 1 17 22 Thistle J amp Wilkinson K M 2009 The Effects of Color Cues on Typically Developing Preschoolers Speed of Locating a Target Line Drawing Implications for Augmentative and Alternative Communication Display Design American Journal of Speech Language Pathology 18 August 231 240 Van Tatenhove G M 2009 Building Language Competence With Students Using AAC Devices Six Challenges Perspectives on Augmentative and Alternative Communication 18 2 38 47 Wagner B T Shaffer L amp Swim O 2012 Identifying Locating and Sequencing Visual Graphic Symbols A Perspective on the Role of Visuospatial and Temporal Memory Perspectives on Augmentative and Alternative Communication 21 1 23 29 Wilkinson K Carlin M amp Thistle J 2008 The role of color cues in facilitating accurate a
56. plate folder button that links to another folder Template buttons can only be moved or changed by editing the template itself 3 7 Placeholder buttons are used for vocabulary or folders that are specific to a particular activity For example in a folder that is used for playing with blocks the words block big and build are very useful Placeholder buttons are put in the template to act as hints for which kinds of vocabulary to put in particular locations So a placeholder button might have a label verb 1 adjective 1 or noun 1 This is to indicate to the person creating an activity that it is recommended to create a verb or adjective specific to the activity here A placeholder button can be a regular button or a Placeholder folder button You can use a Placeholder folder button to link to any existing folder or create a new folder just for this activity Tap any placeholder button to create a button for your activity page You can edit the properties of your placeholder buttons but you can t move them without editing the template itself 28 Folder Layout Options Manual Layout for Each Grid Size Manual Layout for Each Grid Size OFF monkey aaa o oa ion e shee turke i EA nea turke amp E toto a More H o o o M o 5 a S 2 amp 2 A sutton EEE sewon E Contents Folders can be organized in two different ways By default n
57. r When creating a New Folder you can use a Template for your new folder or choose No Template and manually create the layout After selecting your preferred template you can add the folder name and image Turn ON Open in Popup if you want the user to have a small set of choices that pop up from the current folder and close again as soon as a choice is made lf you choose No Template there is one more choice available in the last step Manual Layout for Each Grid Size If this is OFF the same buttons will be available irrespective of the grid size set in Options and buttons will reflow if needed to fit the grid size If this is ON you will be able to position buttons anywhere you want on the grid but will need to make manual adjustments for each grid size and buttons removed in one grid size will not automatically be removed in other grid sizes With Link to Existing Folder you can create a folder button that links to a folder that already exists You will be shown a list of all the folders in the currently vocabulary to choose from When you choose Duplicate Existing Folder you will make a copy of an existing folder and create a folder button that links to the copy Note that copies only go one level deep 42 Folder Properties that help calming help with Icandoit Imadea i m confused bad WI some W y i gt r Name and Symbol v Button Name and Symbol Help Eg FOLDER CONTEN
58. s FAQ s GET HELP Find a Trainer Find a Resource Center Email Support Email Log File to Support To learn more about Proloquo2Go access the About and Support options In About you can see what version of the app you have installed In Support you will find links that take you to Support and community resources on our website We have lots of support materials available such as e learning videos step by step tutorials and detailed documents that help you take Prologuo2Go to the next level Note that on most pages in the Options there is a green Help button that you can tap to learn more about that specific option 69 Scanning access Switch Control versus Switch Access IOS Switch Control Proloquo2Go s Switch Access sas za y Settings lt General Accessibility x Hearing Ai o sara rt earing Aids Mono Audio wey Display amp Brightness LN AA L R sacle lt Back Scanning Wallpaper l do want like what Sounds a Mode o Passcode Pattern EB you it have make to Privacy Subtitles amp Captioning 2 9 E 4 Video Descriptions A On r Z Scan Rate 1 00 seci iCloud wa People that stop go come in iTunes amp App Store ie i A Guided Access E W i i Screen m Mail Contacts Calendars s i Chat Fun eat help see External Notes Switch Control 6 RES of 3 Advanced Reminders AssistiveTouch Things Food Places Actions Describe Feelings Messages Home click Speed
59. s at once 45 Button and Folder Actions r lt Actions Add Action TEXT Basics school Speak Message ERR Label Clear Message school edit MESSAGE Actions Add Text to Message gt f Stop Speaking NAVIGATION Open Folder Open Home Folder Open Previous Folder Buttons and folders can perform one or multiple Actions when they are tapped such as controlling the Message Window speaking text without putting it in the Message Window navigate to the Home or Previous folder or open in a popup Buttons and folders can also be programmed to perform two different sets of actions One action set is triggered on a single tap the other on a tap and hold or a double tap This gesture is called the Secondary Trigger Note that the Secondary Trigger can be configured in the Interaction section of the Options 46 Quick Options Action words Ge 2 3 702 Done Quick Options P Quick Options APPEARANCE Grid Size 7x7 gt Default Grid Size VOCABULARY Level intermediate Core Default Vocabulary Level Quick Options provides an easy way while remaining in Edit Mode to reach some commonly used default settings usually accessed from the Options Changing these settings has the same effect as changing the same setting in the Options The Quick Options allow you to quickly see what a folder would look like with different glob
60. s wanted would have had wanted have wanted would have wanted wanted e e E e had been was wanting would have had been was wanting would have wanting been want wanting been want Close O A wanted Preview Button Buffer Button Many users may not be able to read the labels on the inflection choices to decide which one to choose but they will know the right one when they hear it To help with this process grammar popups have a preview mode To enable Preview tap the Preview Button When Preview is ON the Preview button s border will be green Tap it again to turn Preview OFF When Preview is on tapping any inflection choice will say the inflection out loud and put that choice in the Buffer Button You can tap as many inflection choices as many times as you wish until you find the one that sounds right Then press the Buffer button to put the last inflection you previewed into the Message Window 32 Verb Conjugations R K P Xi FS X eo a 4 ka Jo A gt ve wanted fal kaid re ss oo r p A J h a A e 7 I m K E O Te 5 K B JA x wanted aa wanted e have will have wanted wanted gt had been was lt have has been is w would be will have will be had been want brl tral been want wanting Most languages have many verb conjugations To give the user access to all the conjugations verb grammar popups ha
61. sports are on the Primary level while folders for other sports can be found on the Secondary or Storage levels Move these folders as needed to make sure that sports and teams that your user wants to talk about are readily available Personal care Adaptive Equipment Move buttons as needed to customize the Primary level of this folder to reflect the user s needs School This folder can be found on the Secondary level of the main page It contains folders that may be useful as part of a school curriculum It is recommended that this folder be customized in consultation with the user s teacher 19 Personalizing the vocabulary using VocaPriority Primary level Secondary level Storage in Edit Mode lt B A People 1 2 Ey 1 2 Rey Done Home FA People 2 Fa EA ah AN Sp nE E Jobs Music Sports people people S AG Qe g baby boy g baby girl LiP ANg a Qe S E E Historical Authors Peopl E 7 D Ei friends ri bo Biblical A Bibli 4D C ou vi hy T S Back haw h 1 9 e 71 2 A gt T N 7 P teacher aide amp nurse therapist Cr a eo n z os A Intermediate and Advanced Core vocabulary levels provide quick access to core words that research shows make up about 80 90 of the words most people use These words are located on the Home page However the choice of words to show in the fringe folders such as people food places will vary from one person to another Using VocaPr
62. stablished folder navigation skills Core word home page and matching templates supporting full language development Learn more about vocabulary levels AISTDIFIGIHIJIKEL ZEXICIVIBINIM 123 space Rotate your device to see how this grid size looks in Landscape When you first launch Proloqguo2Go a wizard will guide you through the initial configuration of entering the User Name selecting your language region and voice and picking your vocabulary level and grid size You can use the Next and Back buttons to navigate through the wizard Note that the voice you select will be downloaded as soon as you finish the wizard If your device is not connected to the internet a lower quality substitution voice will be used until the app gets a chance to download the voice you chose Proloquo2Go s Crescendo vocabulary contains three different research based preprogrammed vocabulary levels that allow the user to grow and develop language and communication skills Basic Communication Intermediate Core and Advanced Core You can preview the home page for different combinations of vocabulary level and grid size by using the Back and Next buttons Note that with Crescendo it is easy to transition between different vocabulary levels and grid sizes after you have created the user Later you can go to the Proloquo2Go Options to create additional users and download more free voices Choosing a Vocabulary Level Basic Communication Ho
63. t Places S you Q it Of taste O Things x su pe oo drink SITUATIONAL Leisure eat O Used by 23 folders Phrases Used by 7 folders Religion Used by 5 folders Template Add a button School button or folder A Template is a folder that contains buttons laid out in a consistent way so that the same buttons can be found in the same place in all folders using that template This supports motor planning making it is easier for the user to find commonly used buttons because they are always in the same place We have created several templates for fringe folders which will save you a lot of time If you re creating a fringe page like a page for foods or friends pick a template from the Nouns Situational or Grammar categories These templates are all based on the Home page so words that are useful for your fringe category will be included in the template in the same place they are found on the home page and on any other fringe page that uses one of our templates Alternatively use No Template to create your own layout manually A Template contains Template buttons In edit mode these buttons are dimmed and have a green T in the upper right corner Template buttons can only be moved or changed by editing the template itself Buttons that you add to your folder will flow around the Template buttons 2 Create Activity Specific Pages with Activity Templates ACTIVITY a Create Used by 1 folder Template Daily
64. template and edit the duplicate Delete Folders allows you to delete any user created folders that you no longer need 53 Speech and Language lt Options Speech and Langu Volume VOICES V English United States i SPEECH FEEDBACK Speak Buttons Buttons gt ponten en neonee g lt Back Speak Buttons Speak As You Type None Auditory feedback for Scanning and Select on Release is set in the Access Methods section Message Buttons v MULTILINGUAL SUPPORT All Buttons Manage Languages These Options only apply to Joe In the Speech and Language section of the Options you can choose the voice s and voice settings to use for each of your Active Languages Go to Speak Buttons in the Speech Feedback section to define which buttons are spoken out loud If you only want Proloquo2Go to speak when you are done building a sentence and tap the Message window pick None If you prefer to have Proloquo2Go speak only buttons that are part of the sentence construction pick the Message Buttons option If you pick All Buttons even buttons that are purely for navigation and not part of the actual sentence you want to build will soeak when tapped Tap the language to configure the voice s The Primary Voice is the communication voice Tap on Speech Rate or Voice Personalization to customize the voice to your preference The Secondary Voice is the voice that is used for the preview function in grammar popups and as
65. ting lt Options Editing Advanced Editing In the Editing section of the Options you can turn ON Advanced Editing When advanced editing is ON you can specify how a folder is displayed in different vocabulary levels and languages 65 Lock Options lt Options Lock Options Lock gt lt Back Enter Password Change Password ENTER PASSWORD If you have forgotten your password contact the AssistiveWare support team for unlock instructions These Options apply to all users In the Lock Options section of the Options you can password protect the Options to prevent accidental modifications by a user When Lock is ON the correct password must be entered to have access to the Prologuo2Go Options If you lose the password contact support assistiveware com for help in recovering access to the Options 66 Backup lt Options Backup Backup All Users Now Backup Test Now Restore from Backup Import Backups Export Backups Delete Backups Connect to Computer Tap Backup user name Now to backup the data of the current user or tap Backup All Users Now to backup all users of Proloquo2Go This will produce backups that are stored on your device These backups will be lost if the Prologquo2Go app is deleted from the device To make sure you do not lose your customizations you should regularly export your backups to iTunes or Dropbox Tap Export Backups to export a backup to iTunes or
66. tion A Home My TV and G want T ex Be b DVD ris ies van 3 a l G t like Chat feel Places t E el Find the following folders and add vocabulary that matches the user s needs and interests e People Places Activities etc Add buttons for the things the user will want to communicate about into the appropriate folders e need help This folder should contain messages the user can use to quickly get assistance e About Me in this folder you will find some buttons that contain sentences to which you will need to add the appropriate information name age address etc e Chat Buttons are included in Chat to hold news from home and news from school Edit these buttons frequently preferably every day so that the user always has new information to share e Home This folder is provided as a place to put any buttons or folders that would help with home specific communication e News This folder contains buttons for home and school news Edit the news buttons frequently preferably every day so that the user always has new information to share In grid sizes 5x4 and smaller these news buttons can be found in the Chat folder 17 Customizing for Intermediate and Advanced Core want like do what where more 5 RA aF 5 a EA A G amp 7 Oy Help tat Little Words Chat SN D le eo It The ores O Th For core word users there are additional considerations w
67. tive and Alternative Communication 23 4 288 99 Fallon K amp Light J 2001 Enhancing vocabulary selection for preschoolers who require augmentative and alternative communication AAC American Journal of Speech Language Pathology 10 February 81 95 Fey M 2008 Thoughts on Grammar Intervention in AAC Perspectives on Augmentative and Alternative Communication 17 2 43 49 Fried Oken M amp More L 1992 An initial vocabulary for nonspeaking preschool children based on developmental and environmental language sources Augmentative and Alternative Communication 8 March Gerber S 1992 Use of a Developmental Model of Language Acquisition Applications to Children Using AAC Systems Augmentative and Alternative Communication 8 March Grove N amp Walker M 1990 The Makaton Vocabulary Using manual signs and graphic symbols to develop interpersonal communication Augmentative and Alternative Communication 6 1 15 28 Lahey M amp Bloom L 1975 Planning a First Lexicon Which Words to Teach First Journal of Speech and Hearing Disorders 340 351 Larsson M amp Sandberg A D 2008 Memory ability of children with complex communication needs Augmentative and Alternative Communication 24 2 139 48 Levin B 1993 English Verb Classes and Alternations A Preliminary Investigation University of Chicago Press Light J Drager K McCarthy J Mellott S Millar D
68. ton Basics Adding a button Button Properties Adding a folder o N O O1 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 20 21 23 25 26 2 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 3 38 39 40 41 42 Folder Properties Using expressions and sounds with ExpressivePower Editing a button or folder Button and Folder Actions Quick Options Advanced Editing Options Options Basics New User Appearance Vocabulary Speech and Language Manage Languages Templates Grammar Prediction Access Method Direct Access Access Method Switch Access Interaction Restrictions Privacy Editing Lock Options Backup News Support and About Scanning access Switch Control versus Switch Access scanning Modes and Patterns Setting Up Switches and Scan Rate External Switches Advanced Options Appendices Environmental Inventory Bibliography 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 11 12 74 15 76 78 19 80 Introduction Introduction to Proloquo2Go an am going to Hello how are Q W E R T Y U O P kans zgr ome see estaurants fe uni c peg g m a S ef Proloqguo2Go is a symbol based Augmentative and Alternative Communication AAC app designed for people who cannot speak or have difficulty making themselves understood With the Crescendo vocabulary that supports multiple grid sizes and three levels of langua
69. tracked For speech feedback while sliding the finger over the screen select Auditory Cue Note that this feature is only available for First Finger Down 59 Access Method Switch Access lt Back Scanning lt Options Access Method a DIRECT ACCESS Mode Hold Duration 0 0 sec Pattern SPEED Select on Release Scan Rate 1 00 sec SWITCH ACCESS SWITCH Scanning Screen Configuration External These Options only apply to Joe Advanced Use Switch Access for users who cannot select individual buttons with a finger and need to use external switches or the screen as a switch Proloquo2Go offers five different Scanning modes and advanced settings to fine tune scanning behavior to match individual needs Tap Mode to select a scanning mode which will determine how many switches you will use and how these switches control the scan Go to Pattern to select the order in which items and groups are scanned Row Column first highlights large areas of the screen and then highlights groups of items within the selected area When a row is selected buttons in that row will be highlighted one by one Linear scans items one by one rather than in groups The Linear Grid only is a combination of the other two patterns it scans by group however when a group is selected it will scan each button one by one rather than per row first In the Switch section you can define if you want to use the Screen as a s
70. tting the grid size on a page progressively higher on a page and having the user attempt to visually find and accurately target buttons throughout the page Call this grid size the target grid size To change the grid size go to Options gt Appearance View gt Default Grid Size 2 Determine the grid size that most closely matches the user s current language skills This can be difficult to do in practice Remember that you not only need to have words the user already knows but words he does not yet Know but that you are modeling so he can learn them Call this grid size the starting grid size 3 Set the grid size to the starting grid size and go to the home page Take a screen shot of the home page so you will Know what words and folders are present on the home page for this grid size You may want to print out this screenshot or send it to your computer so 23 you can see the screenshot while you re making changes to the home page at the target grid size 4 Set the grid size to the target grid size 5 Go into Edit Mode Select all regular buttons that do NOT appear on screenshot you have of the home page at the starting grid size In the left edit panel scroll down to the Visibility row Tap that row and select Hidden All these buttons will now appear dimmed in Edit Mode and will be invisible when you leave Edit Mode 6 Now find the folder buttons that do NOT appear on the screenshot of the home page at the starting grid s
71. ut which need different contents depending on the vocabulary level For example the Food folder is set up this way as it has different content for Basic Communication Intermediate Core and Advanced Core Manual Layout for e Buttons can appear anywhere on the grid Buttons can appear anywhere on the grid Each Grid Size and can have gaps between them and can have gaps between them on e Different content can be displayed foreach Different content can be displayed for each grid sizes You have complete control over grid size You have complete control over layout at all grid sizes layout at all grid sizes and all vocabulary The folder displays the same buttons for all mule vocabulary levels e Different content can be displayed for each vocabulary level You have complete control over layout for each level Example fringe folders like Little Words that need a fixed layout and different words for each grid size but are usually only needed Example Home folder and many templates for higher vocabulary levels 48 Options Options Basics am BIR pista a Zl Home HAT z fate alee a ae see i N Chat Li E ve rds oP G de Gy aes gt Typing Options PPE EE Options Views Options To go to the Options on iPad tap the Options button the gears on the bottom toolbar Simply tap anywhere outside of the Options window to exit the Options To go to the Options on iPhone or i
72. ve multiple pages To know which conjugations to show Proloquo2Go must know what person you want to use I you they he etc and what time you want past present or future The first page shows your person choices and some commonly used conjugations that don t depend on person When you choose the person you ll be taken to the time page This page shows you simple past present and future and links to pages with more complex forms of past present and future Past 2 fa FN 2 f h o A If you select a pronoun right before you bring up the grammar popup Proloquo2Go will know which person you want and will take you directly to the Time page You can also go back to the person or time page to make a different choice You can select the Not button to get negative conjugations like didn t want or won t be The Not button toggles ON and OFF When its border is green it is ON Tap it again to turn it OFF 33 Customizing Grammar Popups Options Grammar Grammar Support Verbs Advanced Options cine gt lt Grammar Adjectives Advanc Advanced Options BEGINNING Adjective quick Pronouns Comparative quicker Advanced Options INTERMEDIATE Demonstrative Pronouns Superlative the quickest Advanced Options ADVANCED Adverb quickly C C ana C C C o ej ele Adjectives Advanced Options sne
73. watching and waiting for an item to be highlighted can hit switch reliably in a narrow time window can hit switch many times in a row without difficulty Inverse Scanning e Highlight advanced automatically from item to item as long as screen is touched Lift off of screen to select highlighted item e Best for users who can handle timing and attention demands of watching and waiting for an item to be highlighted can keep contact with screen can lift off screen reliably in a narrow time window Step Scanning e Hit Stepper switch to advance highlight Hit Picker switch to select highlighted item e Best for users who have at least two reliable ways to hit a switch or screen Use the most reliable ways as the Stepper the user user 2 will hit it most often may have difficulty with timing and attention demands of watching and waiting for an item to be highlighted due to motor issues distractibility or being new to the idea of scanning Automatic Step Scanning e Highlight advances automatically while screen is touched To select highlighted item lift off of screen and then hit Picker switch e Best for users who can keep touching the screen more easily than they can repeatedly hit the screen or a switch as a Stepper can handle some of the timing and attention demands of watching and waiting for an item to be highlighted but may need practice developing this skill Screen as Switch Yes Yes Yes
74. witch or use External switches Depending on the Mode you have selected you may need to define a Stepper and a Picker switch In the Advanced section you can further fine tune scanning behavior including visual cues auditory cues looping debouncing and hold duration Elsewhere in the manual more information is provided on setting up Switch Access 60 Interaction lt Options Interaction lt Interaction Repeated Tap MESSAGE WINDOW Auto Clear Message Restart Speech Repeated Tap jg Stop Speech gt f Stop Speech v Repeat Delay Pause Continue Speech Ignore TOOLBARS Keyboard Button gt KANEEL mew Xe ETa VIEW i Scroll by Page Show Previous Button Show Paging Buttons Show Home Button Single Page Swipe Advanced Options ttn ne View Animation In the Interaction section of the Options you can find settings to support users with physical or behavioral challenges By default the Message Window clears automatically when you press a button in the grid after tapping on the message window to speak the current message For individuals who tend to repetitively tap the Proloquo2Go screen have a look at Repeated Tap By default Proloquo2Go will stop speaking the message if the Message Window is tapped again However repetitive taps can also be ignored if necessary The Repeat Delay feature can be used to ignore taps during a selectable repeat delay In the Toolbars section you can
75. xt Position Advanced Options i trtrnrnn Display TOOLBARS Toolbar Size S an g lt Appearance View Advanced Show Folder Image q VIEW Background Color Button Spacing Default Grid Size Vertical Alignment Advanced Options oh rrtnnrnt BUTTONS peis gt lt Appearance Buttons Advanced Display REGULAR BUTTONS Background Color Border Color Label Position ove Border Width Multiline Labels Text Options Helvetica Bold 100 Advanced Options FOLDER BUTTONS TYPING VIEW Same as Regular Text Options ArialMT 25 pt ACTION BUTTONS Same as Regular q These Options only apply to Joe In the Appearance section of the Options you can configure the overall appearance of the Proloquo2Go app and vocabulary The Appearance Options are divided into sections for the Message Window the Toolbars the Views the vocabulary Grid the Buttons and the Typing View Go to the Advanced Options of each section for more detailed fine tuning Note that all these options only apply to the current user 52 Vocabulary Options Vocabulary ENGLISH UNITED STATES Vocabulary Level Intermediate Core gt j7 t 777777777 gt lt Vocabulary Vocabulary Level Home Folder Basic Communication ALL LANGUAGES Intermediate Core v Edit Templates Advanced Core Delete Folders These Options only apply to Joe In the Vocabulary section of the Options you

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