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"the quickest, most intelligent way to improve your vocabulary. " HOW IT WORKS: 1.Answer a few questions We've created more than 40,000+ questions designed to help you learn words 2. We build a model of your knowledge Our magical technology models your brain. The more you play, the more we know about your vocabulary knowledge. 3.We predict which vocabulary words you don't know and teach them to you Get a question wrong? We'll schedule Review and Progress questions so that you'll learn the word, and won't forget it in the future.

"The Dynamic Learning Maps™ (DLM) Core Vocabulary is a list of words that have been determined to be highly useful for communicating in both social and academic contexts. The words are listed in rank order of utility based on a variety of factors that are fully explained in the DLM™ Core Vocabulary Overview paper. This word list includes vocabulary that is necessary for the DLM™ Essential Elements."

"What is LAMP? Language Acquisition through Motor Planning (LAMP) is a therapeutic approach based on neurological and motor learning principles. The goal is to give individuals who are nonverbal or have limited verbal abilities a method of independently and spontaneously expressing themselves in any setting. LAMP focuses on giving the individual independent access to vocabulary on voice output AAC devices that use consistent motor plans for accessing vocabulary. Teaching of the vocabulary happens across environments, with multisensory input to enhance meaning, with the child's interests and desires determining the vocabulary to be taught."

Click on Out of State "Serving students who are nonverbal is a challenge. It is necessary to provide these students with ways to communicate so that they can answer academic questions and participate in the social communication of the schools. Use of core vocabulary can help make this happen. Core vocabulary is defined as a small set of unchanging words that are used across contexts. Core vocabulary is a fundamental concept and is a way of designing low and high tech materials that maximize and enhance student communication and language learning while minimizing the work load of supplying these materials. "

"The first of 21 tables is displayed here. To download and view all of the Vocabulary of Beginning Writers Tables, click here. " From the Center for Literacy and Disability Studies - UNC

"What they are Core vocabulary includes words that are used frequently and are useful in a variety of situations. They are often small, commonly used words (e.g., I, the, have, and, on, want, etc.). Fringe vocabulary is more situation specific. Their importance changes from context to context and from person to person (e.g., evaporation, museum, funny, etc.)."

Vocabulary Videos and Flash Cards for SAT, ACT and GRE - "VocabAhead Study Room provides a distraction free environment with over 1000 difficult words explained using Vocabulary Videos and Flash Cards. More vocab videos continuously added. Join us, it's FREE!"

common vocabulary lists for communicators of all ages

"ewordify.com is powerful, free, online reading comprehension and vocabulary development software. It helps people understand difficult English faster, helps them learn words in new ways, and helps teachers create high-interest learning materials from any English text passage. See the yellow box at the top of the page? Just paste in a difficult English sentence, paragraph, or more, or enter a web page URL and click the button. You'll instantly see an easier version, for fast understanding now. No dictionary needed! Plus, the easier version is specially highlighted to help build vocabulary."

"Individuals who use augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) and their families have new expectations for life after high school, including attending college, becoming employed, managing personal assistance services and transportation, and having intimate relations. However, the vocabulary needed to support these socially-valued adult roles is frequently not be available in pre-programmed devices nor in commonly used visual symbol systems. This website contains vocabulary needed to participate in 8 socially-valued adult roles: * College Life * Emergency Preparedness * Employment * Sexuality, Intimacy, and Sex * Reporting Crime and Abuse * Managing Personal Assistance Services * Managing Health Care, and * Using Transportation "

Below are links to communication boards for specific storybooks. Using boards that contain all of the vocabulary a child needs for a particular activity (such as reading a particular storybook, taking a trip to a particular store, etc.) allows the child to focus on sentence-building rather than on vocabulary-searching.

"Welcome to Mnemonic Dictionary! Fun and easy way to build your vocabulary! "

"Build your vocabulary through never-ending games powered with real-world usage and tailored to your skill level."

"Tobii launches Sono Primo - the comprehensive and motivational content package for emerging communicators Today Tobii Technology AB announced the launch of Sono Primo, a brand new vocabulary system for assistive and augmentative communication. Sono Primo offers situational communication with core vocabularies, social scripts, visual scenes and more for emergent communicators."

"Core Vocabulary and Communication"

"Do you need to see an example of teaching core vocabulary during morning group?  Here's a clip from Dynamic Learning Maps!"

Resources from Gail Van Tatenhove including vocabulary lists

Lots of handouts related to core vocabulary and common core related to students with disabilities from the Center for Literacy and Disability studies

"Today we're back with the 2nd Year of Core Words, this time with 16 words/month. If you follow along, you'll have covered 192 new core words by the end. Once again, we created 12 grids of core vocabulary words - one for each month of the year. Each grid has 16 cells labeled with core words. Plug in the AAC symbols that your client uses (e.g., PCS, SmartySymbols, Unity, Pixons, etc.), print, laminate, and keep them handy. Feel free to adapt the grids with other core words, if you wish, or do anything else that makes them more useful in your work"

"So, we created 12 grids of core vocabulary words - one for each month of the year. Each grid has 12 cells labeled with core words. Plug in the AAC symbols that your client uses (e.g., PCS, SymbolStix, Unity, Pixons, etc), print, laminate, and keep them handy."