[senit] symbol translation

hi in the thread below I had used the symbol

hi still battling on with symbol translation training,
what some staff do with ease ,others struggle with. 
have come up with some levels of task. Some didn't
realise that in a typical picture story of 250 words
you might need to replace /change about 100 symbols.

level 1
as separate practice tasks; 
using F12 to remove grammatical symbols
F11 to rename symbols
replacing anaphoric pronouns
removing past tense markers
removing plural markers and suffixes

levle 2
combined tasks such as the widgit document referred to
below

level 3
Translate a simple short story into Makaton symbols
(eg Where’s Spot)

Write a simple set of instructions for a student using
Makaton Symbols
(eg washing hands after using toilet and before
eating, or bedtime routine)

Make a simple Worksheet using Makaton symbols in WWS
(eg to match Makaton symbols or match symbols to
written words)

level 4
Translate a longer story into Makaton symbols
(eg The bear hunt)

Write a harder set of instructions for a student using
Makaton Symbols
(eg a cooking recipe)

Make harder Worksheets using Makaton symbols in WWS
(eg using cloze procedures, dashed print,)

the later tasks particularly try and make things that
the staff person will use in class with their own
students. Any thoughts or additional tasks- especially
"real" or curriculum-based ? 

thanks
david

--- david fettes <davidfettes3 at yahoo.co.uk> wrote:

> hi in the thread below I had used the symbol
> translation advice at
>
http://www.widgit.com/symbols/about_symbols/symbol_use/index.htm
> it was recieved well by that particular group of
> staff. However more recently I have repeated this
> with
> other staff and run into problems using this as a
> handout. Working through the advice with the group
> on
> the iwb proves deceptively easy, but when it comes
> to
> individual or paired practice using the same sheet
> it
> becomes evident that there is too much in this
> advice
> sheet it needs to be drastically broken down for
> some
> situations. With its coverage of F11, F12,
> wordlists,layout ideas etc and using terms such as
> pronouns it seems to 1. be set at about level 4 NC 
> 2. require a familiarity with using wws albeit in a
> way that may be poor at symbolising 3. require ICT
> skills above beginners level. So at one end you have
> people using wws confidently but needing specific
> advice on symbol translation and at the other end
> you
> have people struggling to use wws (and with need of
> symbol translation advice). 
> So 1. is it worth trying to teach symbol translation
> principles to the latter group at an early stage or
> is
> it better to let them get lots of practice at just
> using the program ? 
> 2. If it is worth it- has anyone come across a small
> step introduction to symbol translation at about NC
> level 2 ?
> david
> --- david fettes <davidfettes3 at yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
> 
> >  Thanks to everyone who contributed to the
> > discussion
> > on symbol translation we had a useful short
> training
> > session for staff using many of the ideas
> discussed
> > to
> > try out symbol translation at the computer
> > especially
> > using WWS2000 F12, F11 and language
> simplification.
> > David 
> > 
> > 
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