The first authoritative text on the teaching of Blissymbolics


By Eugene T. McDonald
Designed for instructors of persons requiring Blissymbolics within their augmentative communication system. Emphasis is on system, assessment, teaching methods and helping those in the symbol user's environment to support the Blissymbol program.
Coil Bound /170 Pages PB 403 Teaching and
Using Blissymbolics. $30.00		 Previous Screen

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

An excellent resource book for the initiation and
ongoing implementation of a Blissymbol Program


Edited by Shirley McNaughton
Contributing authors include: Shirley McNaughton, Lynnette Norris, Penny Parnes
This insightful resource book is written in three parts: the System of Blissymbolics, Communicating, and Programming. Contributing authors are Toronto professionals with over ten years experience working with Blissymbol users and training professionals.
Soft Cover / 256 Pages  Communicating with Blissymbolics  PB402
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Blissymbols for Preschool Children


By Anne Warrick
A practical book for instructors interested in providing a symbol program within a preschool setting. It contains information regarding physical and psychological assessment and offers many ideas to integrate Blissymbols into the regular program. Also contains a section on selecting vocabularies for preschoolers.
Soft Cover / 40 Pages PB 407   Blissymbols for Preschool Children
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Introducing Blissymbolics - A Guide for Parents and Friends



By Leesa Owram

A useful guide for parents and friends of symbol users who are interested in helping the Blissymbol user communicate.
Soft Cover / 50 Pages Introducing Blissymbolics -
A Guide for Parents and Friends.   PB 408   $12.00		 Previous Screen

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Blissymbolics - A Living language

This twenty-minute videotape presents the main reasons for the use of Blissymbolics as an augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) system. The emphasis is based upon its language capabilities which afford the learner a means of representing grammar concepts as well as vocabulary items.
Some of the special features of Blissymbolics such as its indicators and the capacity it provides for generating new symbols are demonstrated. The manner in which it is taught is shown by teachers in Bliss classrooms in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Examples are given of technologies which apply to Blissymbols as the graphic representational system for communicating and for literacy learning.

 With the large number of symbol options now available to augmentative communicators, the videotape provides the basic information about Blissymbols that should be part of every AAC specialist's knowledge base. Blissymbols provide a unique language capability that should be carefully considered within the symbol selection process for each individual.

Blissymbolics - A Living Language seeks to support responsible recommendations by professionals and informed decision-making by AAC users.
S106 Blissymbolics A Living Language
NTSC (North American) version -$25.00		 S105 Blissymbolics A Living Language
PAL (European) version - $45.00 
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Speaking for Our Selves

Speaking for Our Selves is a videotape planned and presented by four AAC users - John Dowling, Kari Harrington, Susan Odell, and Ann Running. Their message is the need for patience, time and understanding in order that each person who lacks functional speech can have the opportunity of interacting with others to their maximum potential. Examples of effective communication are given. This videotape is an excellent way to introduce groups to persons who use AAC.
S 107  Speaking for Our Selves   $25.00
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BlissWrite - BlissNet

This is a videotape introducing the wordprocessing program BlissWrite as a part of a computer-mediated communication program, BlissNet - BlissWrite uses Bliss as well as traditional print. An AAC user demonstrates the capabilities and functions of the program. The videotape is a good overview of BlissWrite and BlissNet.

BlissNet $15.00
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