Four sets of cards in chain game format. Words chosen to focus on several spelling patterns and give opportunities for spotting rhymes, VCe words etc. Suggestions given. Can be presented as read and find the picture, or name the picture and find the word. Backed up with a rhyme to read which brings in some of the words used in the games. Illustrated with PCS or Widgit symbols.

Symbols (c) Widgit Software 2010. Many children find it hard to hear and say consonant clusters. Print on A4 card and work through each set of two pages at a time. See Guide for further instructions.

A Danish Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale (AKA The princess and the pea / The princess on the pea). Retold at three levels: simple plus symbol-support of Widgit/PCS symbols, early reading with illustrations, and a version as a poem to read aloud (or for readers with RA 10-11y). Additional activities: colouring, read / match caption to picture and sequence.

Print on A4 card and cut AS SPECIFIED for the listening and speaking game. Designed for practising sounds that are often difficult and need generalisation work. Guide gives more detail.

Print on A4 card and cut AS SPECIFIED for the listening and speaking game. Designed for practising sounds that are often difficult and need generalisation work. Guide gives more detail.

Traditional tale - A French fairy tale Blondine, Bonne-Biche and Beau-Minon renamed as Blondie, Doe and Looker. A fairy tale retold at three levels: simple plus symbol-support of Widgit/PCS symbols, early reading with illustrations, longer version to read aloud with many opportunities for spoken language tasks. Additional activities: colouring, read / match caption to picture and sequence. This tale is well-suited to PSHE / Virtues Programme work.

Sets of pictures with text captions which include many of the 'little words' that affect meaning. Captions can be read by child or adult as appropriate. The child must choose the correct picture to label. The choice he makes will help the adult to check comprehension. Illustrated with PCS or Widgit symbols.

A mind-map (designed using Widgit's Communicate Ideas) and a table showing some of the grammatical names of types of words and their functions.

Grouped words with this sound spelt in the same way in an attempt to stimulate a mental picture to help memory. Looking at this can be followed by doing a listen and sort game. Examples illustrated with PCS or Widgit symbols.

Traditional tale - The Twelve Brothers. A Brothers Grimm German fairy tale retold at three levels: simple plus symbol-support of Widgit/PCS symbols, early reading with illustrations, longer version to read aloud with many opportunities for spoken language tasks RA 11y approx. Additional activities: colouring, read / match caption to picture and sequence, tessellations with suggestions.

Intended for repetitive practice of newly acquired speech-sounds, these two games could also be used to draw attention to the different ways we spell these sounds. (The games will not teach a child how to make the sounds - that can be quite difficult!)