What is motor planning?
Motor planning is a skill that allows a user to tap a word in the same sequence of steps each time the word is accessed.
For Avaz version 8.0 and above
Avaz offers a new and Step-up vocabulary from version 8 onwards. This new vocabulary offers consistent placement of key folders and core words across various grid sizes.
The Frozen bottom panel containing several key folders ensures fixed location of these folders and words. Besides, the positions of core words across grid sizes are maintained in similar locations. This consistency aims to support motor planning and develop muscle memory, particularly for the words used the most.
For example, the position of different and some remains in the same positions whether it is viewed from the HOME page or from the DESCRIBE folder. Note that this ensures consistent motor plans even if the user moves from one grid size to another. The same applies (the location if maintained) even if you copy-paste icons from one folder to another. 
For Avaz versions between 4.5 and 6.x
In Avaz 4.5 onwards, the Avaz Pragmatic Vocabulary promotes motor planning, by retaining the core words in consistent positions across all folders that contain the words. The Avaz Pragmatic vocabulary is available in Avaz Pro and Avaz Lite versions (from version 4.0 onward).
We have 3 levels of vocabulary :
- Level 1 (15 pics / screen)
- Level 2 (24 pics / screen)
- Level 3 (40 pics / screen)
While the child progresses from one level to the next, the words remain in consistent locations as the number of pictures per screen increases, so that the motor pattern remains consistent.
The Avaz Pragmatic vocabulary organization is different from the vocabulary of the earlier versions, in that it is organized in a manner that encourages pragmatic communication (e.g. describing, commenting, greeting, asking a question, responding, protesting, etc.). We have tried to have each word in only one location (per level) , rather than replicating them across folders, so that the motor patterns and pathways remain consistent.
If you have updated to Avaz 4.0, you would have retained the earlier vocabulary. However, you may opt to use the new Avaz Pragmatic vocabulary. You can do this by the following steps:
- Tap Settings > Backup & Restore > Restore Avaz Pragmatic vocab
- This resets the vocab to the new Avaz Pragmatic vocabulary.
Note that the use of the Pragmatic vocabulary uses the horizontal page scroll, as against the vertical page scroll in the earlier version of vocabulary.
If you are restoring the Pragmatic vocabulary, ensure that you take backups of the existing vocab before you reset it, in case you wish to revert to the earlier version.
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