Core Vocabulary
Implementation of the Core Vocabulary Approach :
Core vocabulary is a treatment approach with the main goal of teaching words that are general and frequently used. The clinician should select limited words that can be used in many different contexts. Core words mainly consist of pronouns, verbs, prepositions, and demonstratives.
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Core vocabulary is important because it can allow children to move beyond just requesting to express their needs. For example, they can:
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Make comments
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Ask questions
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Interact with others
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Talk about their feelings
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Overall, core vocabulary is used for children who have inconsistent speech sound disorders, like childhood apraxia of speech. This approach targets the speech processing deficit underlying the child's speech disorder, resulting in system wide change.
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Below, you will find a video outlining this approach:
You know what the Core Vocabulary Approach is... Now what?
Now that you have learned about the Core Vocabulary Approach, what kind of client would benefit from its use, and saw a short demonstration video, you may be thinking... now what?​
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The goal of the SLP Quick Treatment guide is to help SLPs learn about available approaches they could utilize in their treatment as well as offering a list of therapy resources, research for the approach, and even data collection sheets. Essentially, this is the drawer of our "filing cabinet" that is dedicated to the Phonological Awareness Approach - we hope it helps to jumpstart your treatment utilizing this approach!
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FREE Resources:
PAID Resources:
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Core Vocabulary Worksheets: MORE ($1.20)
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Interactive Picture Scenes for Apraxia of Speech and Core Words ($12.00)
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Core Vocabulary Boom Cards™: FALL Themed Speech Therapy by The Type B SLP ($6.80)
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Core Vocabulary Adapted Books and Activities by Teach Love Autism ($29.20)
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Carrier Phrases with Core Vocabulary | Sentence Strips | Expanding Utterances ($5.00)
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Core Vocabulary Data Sheet by Artful Expressions Speech Therapy ($.95)
Research supporting Core Vocabulary Approach
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Dodd, B., Holm, A., Crosbie, S., & McIntosh, B. (2006). A core vocabulary approach for management of Inconsistentspeech Disorder. Advances in Speech Language Pathology, 8(3), 220–230. https://doi.org/10.1080/14417040600738177
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McIntosh, B., & Dodd, B. (2008). Evaluation of Core Vocabulary intervention for treatment of inconsistent phonological disorder: Three treatment case studies. Child Language Teaching and Therapy, 24(3), 307–327. https://doi.org/10.1177/0265659007096295