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Synopsis
This second edition of an important and essentially practical book is now fully updated and revised to take into account the significant developments that have been made in using symbols to support literacy. It is full of ideas and examples of the ways in which access to literacy can be enhanced through the use of symbols, based on the experience of the authors and many practitioners. Topics covered include how symbols are being used in schools, colleges and day care centers; ways in which symbols can help to enhance learning and independence; lots of new examples of good practice from practitioners; the results of the Rebus Symbol development project; how symbols fit in with the National Literacy Strategy; and how symbols can be used to make information more accessible.
Teachers in mainstream and special schools, teaching assistants, day-care workers and parents should find this book helps them understand how to use symbols to improve literacy and aid communication.
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About the Author
Tina Detheridge and Mike Detheridge are both educators and developers of software for people with learning difficulties and pioneers of techniques for the use of symbols to support the development of literacy and self expression for people who do not use text.
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"[This book] gives a rationale for using different symbol systems and a valuable guide to their use in practice. Many a teacher and parent will attest to the extraordinary liberation a symbol system can effect and this book will help others enormously in their use of these."
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-"The Times Educational Supplement
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- PublisherDavid Fulton Publishers
- Publication date1997
- ISBN 10 185346483X
- ISBN 13 9781853464836
- BindingPaperback
- LanguageEnglish
- Edition number1
- Number of pages132
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