6/1/2019 Proloquo2Go Review for Teachers | Common Sense Education

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Review by Mieke VanderBorght, Common Sense Education | Updated September 2016

Proloquo2Go
Subjects & skills Grades

K–12
Brilliant tool helps kids
with speech difficulties Great for:
communicate Special Needs
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Price:  Paid Platforms:  iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch

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Pros: Numerous options allow adults
to customize the app to suit students'
abilities and needs.
Cons: There's potential for
frustration if customizations and
settings aren't chosen carefully.
Bottom Line: The price is hefty, but
Proloquo2Go carries its weight by
providing students and teachers an
effective, one-of-a-kind
communication tool.

How Can I Teach with This Tool?

Create a username for the first user, then choose a main category that fits his or her current communication level: Core
Word (for kids who are able to combine words and make sentences); Basic Communication (single-word communication); or
Blank Vocabulary (all customized). The Home grid appears with basic words and images in buttons on a six-by-six grid, which
you can increase or decrease to suit each student's needs. Kids tap on the desired buttons, and they appear above the grid
where the words are spoken consecutively.

Use the default vocabulary database, which can switch easily between English and Spanish and includes different regional
accents. Or buy a database through an in-app purchase that offers a different way to customize word choice. Proloquo2Go
contains extensive customizations and many helpful tutorials.
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What Is It?

Proloquo2Go is an app designed to help teachers and therapists empower kids who have limited or no speech with an
alternative way to communicate. It uses an adaptable, multi-size grid format to present images and words on "buttons."
Buttons represent different groups of items, actions, "little words," and more. Students can choose from single words or
combine words to make detailed sentences that express their wants, needs, or emotions –- almost anything. You can add
buttons using your own pictures or images that are meaningful to each user.

As students use the typepad to spell or tap buttons -- which you can set to adjust for fine motor-skill delays or for repetitive
movements –- they can form detailed and meaningful sentences ("I am tired. I need a break, please"). The app can speak
students' messages using many voices, some youthful (British or American, boy or girl, and more), if desired. Words are
categorized by type (such as verb, noun, or pronoun) and by a multitude of categories (food, family, or jobs, for example).
There is also support for bilingual use, with the ability to switch between English and Spanish.

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Is It Good for Learning?

It requires some setup and knowledge of each student's needs and preferences. Then, ongoing customization will optimize
the user experience; it's very easy to change settings and use each option. Once you've mastered the basics, choosing or
adding new words and organizing choices in more effective ways will likely become second nature for teachers or therapists
that work with multiple kids.

Proloquo2Go can help students grow in communication as well as emotional identification. This may reduce frustration in
the classroom, improve social interaction between students and with adults, and help many speech-limited students increase
academic skills.

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Robust yet flexible AAC application

Proloquo2go is the best AAC application for iPad that I have come
across. It is a robust communication tool, with a large library of
images and voices, but is flexible enough for novice users and

administrators to adjust and create communication boards and

setting in seconds.

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