Home
What is SymbolGo for Education?
Tools for teachers designed to support all children and young people in their lessons, including those with speech, language, and communication needs or English language challenges.
SymbolGo combines software for integrating picture symbols into lessons with coaching to help teachers maximise impact with minimal effort.
How it works
* Open a lesson in PowerPoint
* Use the Symboliser buttons to add picture symbols for key words
* Teach as usual, highlighting symbols to reinforce all students’ understanding
Compatible with desktop software and online platforms such as Microsoft 365 and Google Slides
What it helps with
Helps children and young people to
- engage actively with lessons
- better understand language
- improve recall of learning
- speak with confidence
- develop independence
Helps teachers to
- maintain lesson flow
- spend less time on lesson differentiation
- engage more students
- reduce time spent managing behaviour
- improve student learning
Helps schools and colleges to
- reduce reliance on external services, prioritising them for students with the greatest need
- minimize time students spend out of class for additional support
- meet SEND obligations by ensuring access to a broad curriculum (SEND Code of Practice, Equality Act)
- create a better environment for all
SymbolGo packages
Each SymbolGo package consists of
- The Commtap Symboliser for PowerPoint for 5, 25, 100, or 300 users
- Coaching and support for you and/or key members of your team for using symbols to support communication
Screenshots
The Commtap Symboliser for PowerPoint - which is a key element of the SymbolGo package - requires desktop PowerPoint installed on Microsoft Windows. You will need this for editing - when you are adding symbols to PowerPoint documents. You can open the documents you create with anything that can open PowerPoint files, for example Microsoft 365, Google Slides.
It will take a few minutes at most to install and start using the product.
SymbolGo packages include coaching and support for users and/or key members of their team for using symbols to support communication. The principles are simple to apply in teaching - and can easily be intregrated into whatever teaching style teachers already use.
Anyone can create the account.
Individuals can purchase the Commtap Symboliser for PowerPoint for a single user. This version includes access to the webinar (but not the coaching). This is a good low-cost option for parents.
SymbolGo for Education Pricing
Free TrialPaid Subscription
SymbolGo offers packages for different numbers of users: 5, 25, 100, or 300 users. The Commtap Symboliser is also available for individual users without the SymbolGo package.
Optimised for a quick response
