Symbols (c) Widgit Software 2010. Print 2-up on A4 paper. Cut to A5 pages. The task is to look at the whole word and not just part of it. At the lower level the pages have words first with symbols and then without. The words only change by different word-endings. These are for good young readers or older children of lower ability who are focusing solely on the beginnings of words. Includes suggestions.

Supplied with notes about a way to work on the concept of size comparison. Illustrated with PCS or Widgit symbols. Work from real objects through matching pictures up to using general knowledge and the ability to think abstractly to sequence non-matching pictures and then text.

See the guide for suggestions. These two similar resources are intended for barrier game activities and the pictures need accurate descriptions including a preposition word. Illustrated with Widgit symbols. Good for receptive and expressive language. Text captions can also be used as a reading-for-meaning task with readers.

Symbols (c) Widgit Software 2010. Eight pages with an action picture and 3 symbols to stand for Subject-Verb-Object. ‘Symbol reading’ can be an excellent way to prompt children with delayed language skills to string more words together in the correct order. Accept any efforts at a word for each symbol without correction or asking for the child to copy you. However you can give praise and confirm the effort by saying back the simplest grammatical version of the child’s effort.

Symbols (c) Widgit Software 2010. Two files of verbs.

Symbols (c) Widgit Software 2010. Some silly re-makes of nursery rhymes with symbol support to read, predict, and then cut up and match.

Designed for young boys with social communication disorder (or other language delay). Encourage simple remarks. Play Pairs or matching. Ideas given for use.

Symbols (c) Widgit Software 2010. Bonds to 5 (and subtract from 5). Three similar stories and worksheets. Print the three stories 2-up on A4 paper. Print the worksheets on A4 paper. Suggestions on the worksheet pages use a very visual ‘take-away’ method first (by destroying the correct number of images). Then, the child has to say how many are needed to replace them to get back to 5 before the next sum, and cut the correct number of images for the replacement. Sums are also presented in written form.

Three resources to help children with impaired language skills understand and benefit from this lovely book used in so many schools. Illustrated with PCS or Widgit symbols. The pages could be presented with a simplified telling. If the CD is available, it is always useful to hear the story read exactly the same lots of times and the pages could accompany this. The song prompt cards for one of the CD songs lists the 'wow words' - listen and find the card, or use the card to sing the song with the instrumental version. The mind-map is a prompt for children to retell the story in their own way.