http://fweep2.edublogs.org In the keyboard of life, always keep one finger on the escape key...and a hammer under your desk Sun, 26 Apr 2009 09:24:13 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 http://fweep2.edublogs.org/makaton-symbols/comment-page-1/#comment-45 fweep2 Sat, 25 Apr 2009 20:24:55 +0000 http://fweep2.edublogs.org/makaton-symbols/#comment-45 Hi Judy, thanks for posting. It's a tricky one, but i would probably go for Communicate in Print, (which is the newer version of writing in symbols), just because it has more flexibility at different ability levels than Boardmaker seems to. I came across the Somerset symbols not long ago, and a great resource for people with learning difficulties using hospital services. Its a shame that this isn't used consistently any more, as it was a very clear approach by the looks of it. Hi Judy, thanks for posting. It’s a tricky one, but i would probably go for Communicate in Print, (which is the newer version of writing in symbols), just because it has more flexibility at different ability levels than Boardmaker seems to. I came across the Somerset symbols not long ago, and a great resource for people with learning difficulties using hospital services. Its a shame that this isn’t used consistently any more, as it was a very clear approach by the looks of it.

]]> http://fweep2.edublogs.org/makaton-symbols/comment-page-1/#comment-44 Judy Valentine Sat, 18 Oct 2008 16:00:12 +0000 http://fweep2.edublogs.org/makaton-symbols/#comment-44 When I taught in F.E in Somerset it was clear. We used STC, Somerset Total Communication ,a signs and symbols system using Writing with Symbols from Widgit . This was used by Adult Learning Disability Services and I believe the schools. Now in West Sussex there dooesn't seem to be any clear direction. The local special school uses Boardmaker, we have Writing with Symbols from Widgit but don't use it . I would like us to buy the colour Communicate in Print Which is best Boardmaker or Communicate in Print? When I taught in F.E in Somerset it was clear. We used STC, Somerset Total Communication ,a signs and symbols system using Writing with Symbols from Widgit . This was used by Adult Learning Disability Services and I believe the schools. Now in West Sussex there dooesn’t seem to be any clear direction. The local special school uses Boardmaker, we have Writing with Symbols from Widgit but don’t use it .
I would like us to buy the colour Communicate in Print
Which is best Boardmaker or Communicate in Print?

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