Super Core 50

Last updated: 23/08/2024

Super Core 50 is a research-based core vocabulary, with activity grids to make it easier to get started with symbol communication. Including over 3,500 single words and phrases, Super Core organises words consistently, to support motor planning, with vocabulary for specific daily routines and activities, presented alongside the consistent core words. There is a choice of vocabulary for either children, or teenagers and adults, so you can choose the most age appropriate vocabulary for the user. For users beginning their AAC journey there are also simplified Learning grids.

How to access the resource:

Super Core grid sets are available in Grid software.

General

Languages

Afrikaans, Danish, Dutch, French, German, Norwegian, Spanish, Swedish, US English, US Spanish, English

Does this vocabulary cost to access?

Vocabulary included in software price

Format

Electronic

Translation Method

Other people with help from ‘fluent’ speaker of the language(s) e.g. a monolingual English AAC professional who has created the vocabulary with the help from a Polish interpreter would meet this criteria

Supplier

Smartbox

Software Required

Grid 3 or Grid for iPad

Text To Speech

Are voices available in the same language(s) as the vocabulary?

Yes

What voices are available?

Male adult, Female adult, Male child, Female child

Does the system need internet access for the voice to run?

Vocabulary

Is the settings/software menu available in the same language(s) as the vocabulary?

Settings/software menu can be set to match the language of Windows (for Grid3) or iOS (for Grid for iPad) - this means you can have the settings menu in one language at a time if it is a language that is available in Windows/iOS.

Does the package support code switching (speaking two or more languages within one sentence/message bar)?

Can the user switch between languages while staying in the vocabulary package? (E.g via a link on the home page or tool bar etc)

Yes

When the vocabulary was created what features of the language were considered?

Modifications to the grid set design to allow for the grammar and sentence structure in each language. Localised and culturally appropriate vocabulary (e.g. food, clothing, jokes, sayings, celebrations, native, animals, money).

Is it a Text-only or Symbol + Text vocabulary?

Symbol + Text

Are there written labels on the cells as well as symbols?

Yes

Is it possible to have two labels on the cell with the symbol?

Is it possible to have symbol-only page sets? (i.e no written labels)

Yes

Is there a keyboard available?

Yes

What keyboards are available?

Keyboard in just the language(s) of the vocabulary (e.g. an Urdu vocabulary has only an Urdu keyboard)

Is there a search function/word finder?

Yes

Can you change the skin tone of symbols?

Yes

Can the vocabulary content be personalised for the individual?

Yes

What level of language ability does this package support? (pick the best fit category)

One word or prestored message at a time (this could include a prestored message that says “I need a drink” but would not offer the flexibility to change the message to “I need juice”) Combining sentence starters with endings (this could be e.g. a Food page that has some sentence starters, “I want to eat…” “I don’t like…” and a word bank to complete the sentence) Combining several words together to make sentences, but not necessarily grammatically correct. Combining several words together at sentence level and including the correct grammar, such as using the correct verb form, and noun-verb agreement and other features as expected in the language. (to meet this criteria the functioning of the vocabulary must be able to accommodate the language’s sentence structure and grammar).

What topics of conversation does the system support? (choose the best fit category)

Wide range of topics including school topics (children) work/ daily living related vocabulary (adults) and common hobbies/ interests, cultural/ religious practices

Is there a translation function available?