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28/11/06
Ancient Greek Activity Pack
A brand new set of activities to support the Ancient Greek reading books. Activities include, missing vowel, wordsearch, spelling, sentence matching, quiz and match the word. A picture book is also included for display with some pictures adapted for colouring.
These have been made using Communicate: In Print 2 and are available to download as both CIP files and PDF.
Freezing and Melting
A pack of materials to support foundation level, knowledge and understanding. The pack includes activity sheets, flashcards, poems and stories.
These have been made using Communicate: In Print 2 and are available to download as both CIP files and PDF and have been developed in partnership with the Symbols Inclusion Project.
Freezing and Melting Activity Pack
Recipe Book 1
A collection of 12 recipes for the older learner. These have been written with full symbol support and have been made ready to cut and bind to make individual recipes.
ICT Books
A collection of ICT books for the older learner, on how to use various types of equipment and internet radio. Two books also cover health and safety issues. These have been written with full symbol support and include colour photographs.
Science Packs Yrs 3, 4, 5 PDF
A set of six packs aimed at Years 3, 4 and 5. The packs of materials support QCA Science Units 3E Magnets and Springs, 4C Keeping Warm, 4D Solids and Liquids, 4E Friction, 5C Gases Around Us and 5D Changing State.
These are now available to download as PDFs.
16/11/06
R E Stories and Activities
Five new individual bible stories with accompanying activities are now available to download.
Each pack contains a story which has been written in two styles, symbol support and text only and can also be printed A4 or A5. Four activities are included which are a quiz, a colouring activity, a true or false activity and a wordsearch.
All are suitable for use in the classroom or Sunday School.
01/11/06
The Victorians
A brand new history resource to download as CIP files.
A set of 6 simple books about The Victorians, each created for 5 different levels of reader.
For further information please visit the Resources section - The Victorians
Victorian Activity Pack
This resource pack supports the Victorian reading books.
Activities include, spelling, sentence matching, wordsearches, quizzes and much more.All activities have been made using Communicate: In Print 2
20/10/06
Egyptian Activity Pack
A new resource pack to support the Egyptian reading books is now available.
Activities include, spelling, matching, memory aids, cut and stick activities and much more.All activities have been made using Communicate: In Print 2
Calendar Pack 2007
A brand new calendar pack for 2007 is ready to download.
The pack includes blank templates and activity cards.Winter Weather Pack
A pack from the Symbols Inclusion Project that includes worksheets, activities and stories based around a winter weather theme.
The files have been made using Communicate: In Print 2 and have also been made available as PDF.
16/10/06
Language Development Packs
Language Development Pack 10 is now available. Shape Up encourages sentence development with children and is suitable for ages approximately 4 years with specific language impairment, and older children with global delay (e.g. Down's Syndrome).
All ten packs are now available to purchase on CD and is on offer at a discounted rate.
The packs have been made using Communicate: In Print 2.
Visit the Resources section for more information - Language Development Packs
03/10/06
Brand New Science Resources
A set of six packs aimed at Years 3, 4 and 5. The packs of materials support QCA Science Units 3E Magnets and Springs, 4C Keeping Warm, 4D Solids and Liquids, 4E Friction, 5C Gases Around Us and 5D Changing State.
All materials have been made using Communicate: In Print 2 and have been developed in partnership with the Symbols Inclusion Project.
25/09/06
Festivals of Light
Gunpowder Plot, Hanukkah, Diwali and St Lucia are now freely available to download in PDF format.
In each set there are a number of resources for whole class work, small groups and independent workers. There are symbol - supported stories, text only stories, information sheets, recipes, crosswords, word searches and many more.
These resources may be used across KS1 and KS2.
19/09/06
History resources now available as PDF
The Egyptians, Ancient Greeks and World War 2 are now available to buy as PDF downloads
For details, please visit the Resources section
12/09/06
New Resources - Stories
The story section has loads of new resources which have been made as PDF files.
There are a range of fiction and non fiction which cover, travel, stories for teenagers and young adults, stories for children, and the newest addition - joke books
These are either FREE or LOW-COST
Visit the Stories section for further information
06/09/06
Symbols, Literacy and Social Justice
A new internationally focused book about symbols and literacy.
Symbols, Literacy and Social Justice looks at the role of symbols in supporting access to literacy, learning and information. It argues that such access is essential to social justice.
The book is in two parts. The first part, Symbols in use: supporting literacy and social justice is a set of 26 case studies from around the world, identified with the help of ISAAC. The second part, Understanding symbol literacy practices: towards social inclusion, draws together the issues that are raised in the case studies.
Like its predecessors, Symbols, Literacy and Social Justice is written in an informal style. This means that it is appropriate for parents and carers as well as professionals.
07/07/06
Parents Area
A brand new section on our website dedicated to parents and carers has gone LIVE.
This area is packed full of advice, activities, stories, worksheets and loads more. Anything which will help you and your child's learning at home has been put here.
We plan to update this section regularly so please add this to your favourites and come back and see us.
Go straight to the Parents Area
21/06/06
Roman Activity Pack
A set of activities based on the Romans reading books.
The pack is split into 6 sections and each contains, sentence matching, a quiz, a wordsearch, a crossword, matching words to symbols, spelling, along with a book of pictures to use for display and for colouring. A set of 3 overlay grids are also included.
20/05/06
NEW Symbols Inclusion Project Site
Full of information and ideas on using symbols in mainstream schools.
The web site for the Symbols Inclusion project has been completely recreated. This are is full of information and practical ideas for using symbols to support strugglers in
mainstream schools. It also contains feedback and evidence from participating schools. - Symbols Inclusion Project
19/05/06
Learn with Kevin
Early language stories developed by a parent.
The stories use photographs to illustrate concepts. Each pack has a story accompanied by two or more activities.
All downloads are in a pdf format.Visit the Resources section for more information - Learn with Kevin
18/08/06
Parents Area
New activities in the Help with Schoolwork section have been added. These are activities and worksheets to group and indentify animals and objects.
03/08/06
Parents Area
New activities in the Summer section for learning holiday vocabulary have been added and also the Learning from Home section has been updated with activities to learn common objects and a noughts and crosses game.
Go straight to the Parents Area
06/06/06
Summer Pack 06
23 fun activities for parents to keep their children busy during the long summer holidays. This pack would also be suitable for teachers to use in the classroom.
The activities have all been made using Communicate: In Print 2
03/05/06
Nice Warm Socks
Nice Warm Socks is a collection of beautiful songs suitable for use in class music, speech and language therapy work, front rooms and car journeys alike. The songs are pitched and paced to make joining in easy and to use AAC.
Visit the Resources section for more information - Nice Warm Socks
05/04/06
Language Development Pack 9
A brand new pack from Catherine Redmayne, Speech and Language Therapist.
Extending Language Skills is a pack of ideas for children aged 7-9 who continue to have problems with comprehension and sentence building.The pack has been made using Communicate: In Print 2.
Visit the Resources section for more information - Language Development Packs
21/03/06
Let's Sign and Write V2
1400 graphics including 600 new signs.
BSL signs in colour and as line drawings to support BSL users, together with the Let's Sign dictionary. The Let's Sign and Write manual includes detailed information on how to use the signs in Communicate: In Print and Writing with Symbols 2000.
06/03/06
Easter Pack 2
A pack of 15 activities on the story of Easter.
Activities cover a range of ages/learning abilities. Suitable for School and Sunday School.
The Pack has been made using Communicate: In Print
Spring Pack 2
14 fun activities aimed at KS1, KS2 and Special Schools. Zed, the main character from the early reading books, returns in the Easter Story.
The pack has been made using Communicate: In Print and has also been made available in a PDF format.
14/02/06
World War 2
A brand new history resource to download as CIP files.
A set of 5 simple books about World War 2, each created for 5 different levels of reader.
For further information please visit the Resources section - World War 2
03/01/06
Calendar Pack 2006
A pack of ready made calendars for the whole year, including blank templates and activity cards. This pack has been produced by the Symbols Inclusion Project.
Visit the Resources section for further information. Calendar Pack 2006
01/12/05
The Ancient Greeks
A brand new history resource to download as CIP files.
A set of 5 simple books about the Ancient Greeks, each created for 5 different levels of reader.
For further information please visit the Resources section - The Ancient Greeks
24/11/05
Christmas Activity Pack 2
The Christmas Activity Pack 2 has a range of classroom activities aimed at Nursery and KS1. They are also suitable for special schools. These materials focus on the secular side of Christmas and will be suitable for multi-cultural environments.
05/11/05
FREE and Low cost Symbol resources - out now
We are proud to launch a fabulous new range of free and low-cost resource packs to download. They have been developed in partnership with the Symbols Inclusion project. Altogether there are over 400 resources supporting a range of learning topics, offering excellent value for money.
On-Line Shopping
The new shopping cart allows you to buy standard Widgit products which will be shipped directly to you, as well as buying the new low-cost downloadable resources.
Downloading resources allows us to keep the prices really low.
17/10/05
Widgit Rebus symbols in the ISAAC Website
Widgit Software, have been working in collaboration with ISSAC (International Society for Augmentation and Alternative Communication) to help symbolise their website using the pioneering Widgit Rebus Symbols.
09/06/05
Live 8
With this being such an important topic at the moment, we have put together a Live 8 special on Symbol World. This has a wealth of information on why Bob Geldof put together the Live 8 event, the situation in Africa and what we should be doing to help.
Any feedback you have on this section would be very much appreciated, please email info@symbolworld.org
06/04/05
Communicate: Webwide
Communicate: Webwide is now available and ready to distribute to customers.
For anyone that has Webwide you can now hear Symbolworld speak. View the site in standard mode and click the speech icon and Webwide will speak the article back to you.
Communicate: In Print 2
now available in North AmericaCommunicate: In Print 2 is now available for distribution in North America.
This can be purchased directly from Teach Grid for USA sales or Bridges for Canadian sales.eLive - Election Special
With the Election such a topical issue at the moment an Election Special has been put together within eLive giving areas for discussion on the election process.
This area has been created as a tool to help you talk about the General Election with people who have learning difficulties and to raise awareness of some of the issues.
There is information on the election, the political parties, parliament, members of parliament and the results.
The results has the number of MPs for 2001 and will be updated as soon as we have the results for 2005.
We are in consulation with the political parties and the information we have has been approved by them.
Any feedback you have on this section would be very much appreciated, please email info@symbolworld.org
01/02/05
- eLive
This month's issue is now up on SymbolWorld
We have a couple of new additions to the magazine this month - a Community section and Signs of the Zodiac. Community is about Jobs - 'What's it like to be a ....' and will feature various people in the community telling us about their job. This month is about a Policeman. Signs of the Zodiac has been added to the Fun section and will tell you a little bit about particular traits a person has, what their birthstone is, ruling planet, lucky numbers etc. February's star sign is Aquarius.
The Feature this month is from one of our contributors, Martin. He recently met the President of South Africa and wanted to share his story with us. The Recipe is for a Rhubarb and Raspberry Crunch Layer and the How To is making a Valentine Card as well as the usual sections on News, Film and Jokes.
Remember, if you would like to contribute a piece of work to eLive, please email info@symbolworld.org and we can answer any questions you may have.
04/01/05
- eLive
This month's issue is now up on SymbolWorld
The Feature is an article on the brand new, Colour Widgit Rebus Symbols. The article has been written using colour symbols and should give you a feel for how these will look in your own writing. Any feedback on these new colour symbols would be greatly appreciated and you can email your comments to info@symbolworld.org
The Games section is a jigsaw this month, with the PDF version of eLive having a wordsearch. The Profile is from Bob Casey, Rugby Player for London Irish Rugby Club.The recipe is a Chicken Korma plus the usual sections of News, Film and Jokes.
24/12/04
This comes with Communicate: In Print 2 in colour, a
new version of this popular symbol publisher. There are nearly 1000 new
symbols added to the set, plus a full colour set to match the black and
white.
Click here for more information
on the new program features and how to upgrade.
01/12/04
- eLive
This month's issue is now up on SymbolWorld
Features this month include a gallery from Ganton School, the theme being Giacomo Balla's 'Street light', this is their interpretation. We also have the traditional Christmas Story accompanied with colour pictures. Profiles are from Ade Adepitan, basketball player for Great Britain and presenter for the BBC and Phil Murphy, player for London Irish Rugby Club. We have a seasonal How To on making a paper chain. This is a nice easy activity to brighten up your homes. Plus the usual sections on News, Film, Recipe and Jokes.
29/11/04
- Christmas Pack
A pack of materials in PDF format ready to be printed DOES NOT NEED ANY SPECIAL SOFTWARE*.
The Christmas Pack has activities for Pre-school-year 1 and is also suitable for special schools
Also included with the download is a special utility program - Find Widgit PDF Files. This will enable to you quickly find where you haev installed the PDF files for any of the Widgit and Sip Resources.
*Needs Adobe Acrobat Reader.
01/11/04
- eLive
This month's issue is now up on SymbolWorld
Features include a trip to the Olympics in Greece and the ISAAC Conference in Brazil. A new Gallery section is included this month, which has pictures designed by one of our contributors. Our Profiles this month are from Paul Gustard, player for London Irish Rugby Club and John Peel, Radio 1 DJ. John Peel gave SymbolWorld an interview for the November issue of eLive. He will be greatly missed by the millions of fans that listened to his shows and will be remembered for his personality aswell as his contribution to broadcasting. Widgit Software send their deepest sympathies to his family and friends.
30/09/04
- Great News!
Communicate: In Print has been nominated for an award. In Print is on the shortlist for a Nasen/TES award.
Read what the judges said
- eLive
This month's issue is now up on SymbolWorld
We have Profiles from Charles Kennedy, leader of the Liberal Democrats and Pooja Shah, actress from EastEnders. Features include a visit to Olympia in Greece, a story, and a poem from one of our younger contributors. There is a seaonal How To this month on making a pumpkin party bag, plus our regular sections on News, Film, Jokes and Recipes.
16/08/04
- Welsh Writing with Symbols 2000
The Welsh version of Writing with Symbols 2000 is now available, making this the 13th foreign language version for release. For further details please visit our products section
- Job Vacancies
Widgit Software have two vacancies available. We require an SEN Publishing Director and an SEN Product Consultant.
For further details of these positions and who to contact, please click the link to download a pdf file. Widgit Senior Posts (14kb)
02/08/04
- eLive!
August's issue is now up on SymbolWorld.
This month's issue includes a Quiz, Profiles from Chris Tarrant, TV Celebrity and Jason Bent, player for Plymouth Argyle. Features include a poem from Susan, a new contributor to SymbolWorld and Ganton School who are one of our regular contributors. The recipe is a Chicken Stir Fry, from George Hastwell School who supply all our monthly recipes.
Next month's celebs are ANT and DEC so don't miss out and make sure you visit SymbolWorld next month.
05/07/04
- eLive!
The July issue is now up on SymbolWorld
We have now added an area to SymbolWorld where you can tell us your comments about the site without registering, this is quick and easy and can be totally anonymous if you wish. Please fill this in as we really appreciate your comments.
This month's issue includes a film quiz, Profiles from Mo Mowlam and Derek Martin (Charlie Slater, EastEnders). Features include a trip to Tel Aviv in Israel and a commemorative event about D-Day at the Duxford Air Show.
Celebs to look forward to next month are Chris Tarrant, TV personality and Jason Bent, football player for Plymouth Argyle.
03/06/04
- eLive!
The June issue is now up on SymbolWorld
The FREE pdf of eLive is still available and we are asking users to register with just a couple of short easy questions.
In this month's issue we have Profiles from Phil Neville, Manchester United player and also Wendy Richard (Pauline Fowler, EastEnders). The How To shows you how to make a Noughts and Crosses game. This will keep you amused during the holidays and will save on paper.
Next month's celebs are Mo Mowlam and Derek Martin (Charlie Slater, EastEnders) and remember - get in touch and send in your contributions by emailing to contact@symbolworld.org
17/05/04
- Communicate: In Print -
is now available
The brand new symbol desktop publisher is now being shipped to all of you who ordered this program in advance.
This unique program enables you to create books, posters and newsletters easily and quickly both with and without symbol support. The program comes with the complete Widgit Rebus symbol set as well as over 1500 coloured Widgit pictures. Importing graphics has never been so easy. It has many features such as speech bubbles, arrows, lines and text boxes which can be inserted with a single click or by dragging and dropping into place. It comes with a sample set of books already on board and will be invaluable to anyone who wants to create professional looking printed materials.
For further details on the program - Communicate: In Print
Read the press release
30/04/04
- Communicate: In Print
This is now very close to release.
Watch this space for further details - Communicate: In Print
- eLive!
The May issue is now up on SymbolWorld including a FREE trial pdf for printing.
Games included in this months issue are jigsaws, but if you download this months magazine you will receive a crossword aswell. Thanks again to the London Irish Rugby Team for providing this months profiles. Keep an eye out for future issues as we have profiles from Phil Neville (Man Utd) and John Peel (Radio DJ) in the pipeline.
- Let's Sign and Write
This is now available and all orders are being despatched - Let's Sign and Write
01/04/04
- eLive!
The April issue is now up on SymbolWorld.
You can now download a FREE trial copy of the magazine in a printable format. Try this out and let us know your thoughts by emailing contact@symbolworld.org
In the 'How To' section this month we have a couple of great ideas of things to make for Easter and should keep you busy during the Easter break. Celebrity Profiles are from London Irish Rugby Club and the Goal Keeper for Tranmere Rovers.
22/03/04
- Training in Writing with Symbols 2000
We have two new dates/venues for Writing with Symbols 2000 basic training:
19th April 2004 - Melksham Development Centre, Wiltshire
22nd and 23rd April 2004 - Erlas Centre, Wrexham
For all enquiries please either email info@widgit.com or angie@widgit.com or telephone 01223 425558.
The cost is £75.00 per person and includes a light lunch.
01/03/04
- Let's Sign and Write
This is now very close to being released so keep an eye out for details on availability.
For further information on Let's Sign and Write, visit our products section - Let's Sign and Write
- eLive!
March's edition is up on SymbolWorld.
We have a great gift idea for Mother's Day in the 'How To' section plus Celebrity Profiles, a Pasta Recipe, News and Film plus much much more - eLive
13/01/04
| Widgit at BETT and The Fringe Widgit were previewing Communicate: In Print and Communicate: Webwide, the first programs in their new Communicate series. There was also a first chance to see the web based email program Communciate: SymMail. Being a web based application, the user does not need to install the symbols onto their machine but can access them through any internet browser. Also on show was a new set of images to support British Sign Language, and a Welsh version of Writing with Symbols 2000. Hundreds of visitors came to the Widgit stands at both exhibitions, which were extremely busy. |
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The BBC review Communicate: Webwise
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Web
opens up for learning disabled By Geoff Adams-Spink |
02/01/04
- eLive!
eLive! our new monthly symbol magazine is now up and running and is getting a fantastic response. It's jam packed full of great stuff and a big thank you goes out to all our contributors.
For all you football fans out there, this month's issue has a profile of Watford Goalkeeper, Alec Chamberlain.
Alec was very happy to send a photograph and answer some questions for us.
Writer and Presenter Griff Rees Jones has kindly agreed to be our celebrity profile for next month's issue so watch this space!
Remember, contributing to SymbolWorld is very easy, so if you have anything you would like to put on the site please email your work and any questions to contact@symbolworld.org
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