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What can Core and Pragmatic based AAC offer?

Posted on February 9, 2023 by Fin

Core and pragmatic approaches are two popular ways of organising AAC vocabularies. These influence the content available in a vocabulary and how it is organised, and interacted with by the user.

What can Core and Pragmatic based AAC offer?

Top Tip: getting started with Environment Control

Posted on September 6, 2022 by Fin

Grid 3 software comes equipped with Environmental Control functions. These can not only facilitate greater independence for AAC users buy may also play an important role in motivation for users…

Top Tip: getting started with Environment Control

Ukrainian communication boards

Posted on March 15, 2022 by Natasha Roberts

Our Content Team has created six communication boards to help people quickly talk about their needs and health, using symbolised core and medical vocabulary. These boards are available in Ukrainian-English…

Ukrainian communication boards

Bookbug shared reading grid sets

Posted on March 3, 2022 by Sophie

Claire from CALL Scotland shares some symbol-supported shared reading resources that were created for the Bookbug prize shortlisted books. These grid sets are available for anyone to use in Grid…

Bookbug shared reading grid sets

Introducing Grid Guide

Posted on February 15, 2021 by Hannah Craven

Grid Guide is here to help you learn more about our resources, without having to leave the software.

Introducing Grid Guide

Getting started with Environment Control

Posted on June 16, 2020 by James Reichelt

This week Adam has put together a video guide to getting started with using Grid 3 and a Grid Pad to control a TV in your home. This guide covers recording a remote button and assigning this…

Getting started with Environment Control

Using Grid to Clap for Carers

Posted on April 9, 2020 by Natasha Roberts

People across the UK are have been clapping to show appreciation for the NHS and key workers dealing with coronavirus. Here are some grid sets created by our community so that AAC users can use…

Using Grid to Clap for Carers

Easter resources

Posted on April 8, 2020 by Natasha Roberts

Happy Easter! Here are some activities from Online Grids to help you celebrate and some Super Core grids with useful words for talking about Easter.

Easter resources

Coronavirus Super Core resources

Posted on March 20, 2020 by Natasha Roberts

Providing AAC users with access to the language they need to talk about lots of different things is really important. Given the recent outbreak of Coronavirus, here are some Super Core grids…

Coronavirus Super Core resources

Mother’s Day resources

Posted on March 18, 2020 by Natasha Roberts

These activities have been designed to provide vocabulary and support learning around Mother's Day.

Mother’s Day resources

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