Words Around Me®

Overview
Students identify the spoken word with pictures of the word, reinforce word concepts, and develop visual perception, memory, listening, categorization, and comparison skills. Words can be learned in English or Spanish.

Words Around Me provides built-in scanning for single switch users and is TouchWindow-compatible.

Learning Opportunitiess
• Learn common vocabulary words in English and Spanish.
• Associate spoken words with a variety of visual representations.
• Practice categorization skills.
• Associate pictures with text labels.
• Develop visual discrimination skills.

Suggested Usess
• For students with developmental delays needing a step-by-step process to learn.
• For young children learning English as a second language.
• For students who need a mouse alternative.
• For educator performing informal vocabulary assessments.


Awards- 1997 Award of Excellence -- Technology & learning




System Requirements

Windws: Win 95/98 or better, 4 MB RAM, CD-ROM drive, 386DX/33 MHz, Super VGA, 640x480 (256 colors, or more, required), Hard disk with 2 MB free, Mouse, Windows-compatible sound-output device.
Macintosh: Color Macintosh (256 colors required), 4 MB RAM, CD-ROM drive, Mac 7.5.6 - 9.x, 13" monitor or larger.