Practical tips for using Widgit Online at home

• For Parents
  

  To create your own symbolised resources to support your child while they are away from school:

  Some young people may become anxious without the structure and routine of school; use a Widgit Online Timetables and Planners template to create a schedule or simple Now and Next board.

  Create communication and choice boards for young people to choose activities that may be different from those presented in school.

  Use the symbolised Create a Document tab to create social stories explaining what is happening and what to expect.

  Use the symbolised Create a Document tab to symbolise information (from school or websites), by copying and pasting into Widgit Online.

  Encourage and reward appropriate behaviour with the symbolised target and reward charts and ready made certificates.

  Continue and extend learning by developing vocabulary through Flashcards, Vocabulary lists and games (such as Dominoes and Bingo).

  Continue and extend learning through the symbol word matching and odd one out activity templates.

  Practice reading High Frequency Words by creating worksheets via the Probe Sheet Generators.

  Make use of the free ready-made Extras provided.

  

• For Teachers
  

  

  Create your own symbolised resources to share with your students whilst they are away from school or to prepare resources ready for their return:

  Use the ‘Create a Document’ tab to produce symbolised information and post the ‘Direct link’ created in View onto school websites to keep in touch with your pupils.

  Continue and extend learning through the symbol word matching and odd one out activity templates.

  Create topic vocabulary lists, revision games and activities, probe sheets (and many more activities) and post the ‘Direct link’ created in View onto school websites for pupils to access free of charge.

  Create symbolised resources and visual materials ready for when school returns after the coronavirus outbreak. Take a look at the Hierarchy, Sorting and Venn Diagram templates in Activities for supporting different topics.

  Use the ‘Create a Document’ tab to produce differentiated texts and instructions ready for your return to school (you can even copy and paste from Word into Widgit Online, or use the ‘speech to text’ functionality to dictate your work).

  Take a look at the free ‘Extras’ provided; there may well be a number of useful resources for supporting your next topic.

  Take a look at the free ‘Extras’ provided; The ready made Widgit Examples, may provide inspiration for activities and resources

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