TouchChat with WordPower: a visual guide to getting started

This visual guide walks you through the initial set up and customization process for the TouchChat with WordPower AAC app.

*** There is one topic per page with visuals ***

It is perfect for those who are brand new to the app and want screenshots for every step in the initial set up, tips on choosing a vocabulary file and customization options to help buttons stand out.

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This app has several features that could be helpful for Gestalt Language Processors

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The product preview video is also available at: https://youtu.be/zP-vWv2Fq8w

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Updated 3/29/23 to be more age-neutral

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Want more specific details about this product?
It is a 40 page PDF that covers the following areas:

• Setting the course
• Presume Potential
• Multimodal Communication
• Involving the child to foster ownership
• Begin with the end in mind
• Core & Fringe Vocabulary
• Importance of having access to a keyboard area
• Tips for choosing a Vocabulary File
• The screen that will be seen during set up
• Screenshots and info about four robust WordPower vocab file options that are recommended
• How to copy a vocab file
• Providing the “opportunity” to try a robust vocab file
• Adjusting the settings to help the buttons stand out on the screen
• How to change the Symbol Skin Tone
• Choosing a voice
• Areas on the Home Screen
• How to find the “How To” manual within the app and on the TouchChat website
• TouchChat Users Group on Facebook
• Resources and free webinars on the TouchChat website
• Webinars specifically for parents/caregivers
• Resources on the Saltillo website
• TouchChat’s YouTube Channel
• The last page of the PDF has the link to an unlisted YouTube video (11:08) that’s provided to supplement this resource

If you want links to be clickable, please view the PDF in the free Xodo app (https://www.xodo.com), Books/iBooks app or other PDF viewer.

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NOTE: This resource is not intended to be used in Easel

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Thanks for purchasing this product from my TPT store!

Angela Moorad, MS, CCC-SLP, Founder of OMazing Kids, LLC,

OMazing Kids AAC Consulting

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