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About Symbols

Introduction to symbolsIntroduction to symbols
What symbols are and the difference between pictures and symbols
Widgit SymbolsWidgit Symbols
About the Widgit Symbol Set and how they are developed
Symbol usersSymbol users
Symbols can help anyone who has difficulty with text
What's it like?What's it like to be a non-reader?
Put yourself in the position of a non-reader by trying this test
How symbols are usedHow symbols are used
Discover the applications of symbols in documents, signs and websites...
CFE'sCommunication Friendly Environments
Enabling learners to develop
Parents using symbolsParents using symbols
How symbols can support children with vocabulary, communication, engagement and behaviour
Guide to good symbol contentGuide to good symbol content
How to create effective symbol materials
Widgit booklets Widgit booklets
PDF guides to 'What we do', 'Symbols in education' and 'Guide to symbols
Legal responsibilitiesLegal responsibilities
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Using Symbols to Support ASD TeachingUsing symbols to Support ASD teaching
Hints, tips and practical examples of how symbols can support autism spectrum teaching by Steph Reed, Autism Specialist Teacher
OFSTED’s new inspection arrangementsOFSTED’s new inspection arrangements
How Widgit Symbols and software can help schools meet the new requirements
Why kindness is the key to a more inclusive worldWhy kindness is the key to a more inclusive world
Cate Rae, Managing Director of Widgit explores why she believes that kindness is more essential than we might think when it comes to creating a more inclusive world.
Why kindness is the key to a more inclusive worldAiding Literacy Development with Symbols in Early Years
Our Senior Education Consultant, Sue White, describes how the use of symbols in supporting communication skills can be vital for some children and plays an important role in the development of emergent reading skills for all.
Developing the building blocks of EnglishHelping refugee pupils develop the building blocks of language
Six strategies to help schools meet the needs of child refugees and other pupils with English as an additional language (EAL).
Adapting SEND Communication and language interventions for mainstream classrooms.Three special needs interventions that can help all children
Sue White talks to Victoria Annan, the lead for Autism Resourced Provision (ARP) at Chalgrove Primary school, to find out how she supports teachers to adapt SEND communication and language interventions for mainstream classrooms.

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