~ Wordbanks & ~ Wordbanks & Predictors? ~Predictors? ~

Issues & DifferencesIssues & Differences

Andrew Lysley, ACE CentreAndrew Lysley, ACE Centre

~ Key Issues ~~ Key Issues ~

Types of usageTypes of usage For which users are they appropriate?For which users are they appropriate? What are the similarities?What are the similarities? What are the differences?What are the differences?

~ Types of Usage ~ ~ Types of Usage ~

What purpose do they serve?What purpose do they serve? Text acceleration (keyboard, pointer, Text acceleration (keyboard, pointer,

switch)switch) Aids to literacy (reading, writing, Aids to literacy (reading, writing,

spelling)spelling) Areas of potential contention Areas of potential contention

~Appropriate ~Appropriate Usage~Usage~

Age of userAge of user Developmental & cognitive level of userDevelopmental & cognitive level of user Physical issuesPhysical issues Visual issues (acuity & perception)Visual issues (acuity & perception) Language issues (disorders, dyslexia)Language issues (disorders, dyslexia) The role of the facilitator (LSA, TA)The role of the facilitator (LSA, TA)

~ Similarities ~~ Similarities ~

They interact with a pointing device or They interact with a pointing device or keyboard keyboard

They present words in lists They present words in lists (horizontal/vertical) or grids(horizontal/vertical) or grids

They can be customised & personalisedThey can be customised & personalised They work with a range of applicationsThey work with a range of applications They both present technical interfacing They both present technical interfacing

problems!problems!

~ Differences (1) ~~ Differences (1) ~wordbanks/wordgriwordbanks/wordgri

dsds What are wordbanks or wordgrids?What are wordbanks or wordgrids?– A fixed list presented alphabetically or A fixed list presented alphabetically or

thematicallythematically– Word positioning is constantWord positioning is constant– Allow manual scrolling of wordsAllow manual scrolling of words– Can often be supported by Can often be supported by

symbols/pictures/photossymbols/pictures/photos

~ Differences (2) ~ ~ Differences (2) ~

PredictorsPredictors What are predictors?What are predictors?– Self-adjusting lists of words affected by:Self-adjusting lists of words affected by:

» RecencyRecency» FrequencyFrequency» Word associationWord association» Grammatical markersGrammatical markers

– Word positioning is never constant (except Word positioning is never constant (except sometimes after the initial letter)sometimes after the initial letter)

– Wordlength is rarely adjustableWordlength is rarely adjustable– Symbols/pictures/photos are rarely supportedSymbols/pictures/photos are rarely supported

Wordbanks/Wordbanks/wordgrids wordgrids

Clicker Clicker – wordgridswordgrids– pointer only interactionpointer only interaction– supportive speech outputsupportive speech output

WordAidWordAid– wordlistswordlists– pointer & keyboard interactionpointer & keyboard interaction– supportive speech outputsupportive speech output

~ Predictors ~~ Predictors ~ PenfriendPenfriend

– wordlistswordlists– pointer & keyboard interactionpointer & keyboard interaction– supportive speech outputsupportive speech output

Co-WriterCo-Writer– wordlistswordlists– pointer & keyboard interactionpointer & keyboard interaction– supportive speech outputsupportive speech output– grammatical markersgrammatical markers

Clicker 4 Word Grid (1)Clicker 4 Word Grid (1)

Clicker 4 Word Grid (2)Clicker 4 Word Grid (2)

Clicker 4 Word Grid (3)Clicker 4 Word Grid (3)

WordAid sending to Word (1)WordAid sending to Word (1)

WordAid sending to Word (2)WordAid sending to Word (2)

Penfriend sending to Word (1)Penfriend sending to Word (1)

Penfriend sending to Word (2)Penfriend sending to Word (2)

Co-Writer sending to WordCo-Writer sending to Word