Vocabulary Selection
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Vocabulary Selection
Before you begin to customize Series 5 device, it is important to identify things that the device
user will want to talk about. Then you can explore the user’s page set to determine how much
of the necessary vocabulary is already there. Then, you can modify the pages to add new
vocabulary to the existing framework.
Phase 1: Recognize
Think about day-to-day activities where communication could occur. Be sure to consider a
wide variety of possible communication situations, including home, school, work, stores,
restaurants, places in the community, social situations and medical offices.
Make a list of the device user’s daily activities:
1. _______________________________________________________________________
2. _______________________________________________________________________
3. _______________________________________________________________________
4. _______________________________________________________________________
5. _______________________________________________________________________
6. _______________________________________________________________________
7. _______________________________________________________________________
8. _______________________________________________________________________
9. _______________________________________________________________________
10. _______________________________________________________________________
Phase 2: Prioritize
Which activities are the most important for the device user? Use this simple formula:
High Motivational Frequent Occurrence = High Priority
If the activity occurs frequently and the device user is interested in it, then it is a priority activity.
It is especially important to program the Series 5 device with vocabulary for this type of activity
since it provides frequent and interesting opportunities for the device user to practice
communication.
Consider the activities on the list above, and then choose the top three activities:
1. ________________________________________________________________________
2. ________________________________________________________________________
3. ________________________________________________________________________
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