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Customisable symbol charts for communication available in five layouts to support different access methods.

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Communication Books

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Younger Learners

Watch Peppa

A symbol chart to support communication about or while watching Peppa Pig.
It is available in five layouts (choose the option below) to support different access methods:
<ol>
<li>Finger pointing Stage 1 – 8 symbols</li>
<li>Finger pointing Stage 2 – 16 symbols</li>
<li>Finger pointing Stage 3 – 30 symbols</li>
<li>Eye pointing – 6 symbols</li>
<li>Hand (or other body part) pointing – 6 symbols</li>
</ol>
Learn more about the options for customisation offered and how they can help to meet needs your learners needs by <a href="https://acecentre.org.uk/blog/customisable_symbol_charts">clicking here</a>.

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Sing Wheels on the Bus

A symbol chart to support communication while singing Wheels on the Bus.
It is available in five layouts (choose the option below) to support different access methods:
<ol>
<li>Finger pointing Stage 1 – 8 symbols</li>
<li>Finger pointing Stage 2 – 16 symbols</li>
<li>Finger pointing Stage 3 – 30 symbols</li>
<li>Eye pointing – 6 symbols</li>
<li>Hand (or other body part) pointing – 6 symbols</li>
</ol>
Learn more about the options for customisation offered and how they can help to meet needs your learners needs by <a href="https://acecentre.org.uk/blog/customisable_symbol_charts">clicking here</a>.

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Sing Old MacDonald

A symbol chart to support communication about or while singing Old MacDonald.
It is available in five layouts (choose the option below) to support different access methods:
<ol>
<li>Finger pointing Stage 1 – 8 symbols</li>
<li>Finger pointing Stage 2 – 16 symbols</li>
<li>Finger pointing Stage 3 – 30 symbols</li>
<li>Eye pointing – 6 symbols</li>
<li>Hand (or other body part) pointing – 6 symbols</li>
</ol>
Learn more about the options for customisation offered and how they can help to meet needs your learners needs by <a href="https://acecentre.org.uk/blog/customisable_symbol_charts">clicking here</a>.

Mr Potato Head

A symbol chart to support communication while playing with Mr Potato Head.
It is available in five layouts (choose the option below) to support different access methods:
<ol>
<li>Finger pointing Stage 1 – 8 symbols</li>
<li>Finger pointing Stage 2 – 16 symbols</li>
<li>Finger pointing Stage 3 – 30 symbols</li>
<li>Eye pointing – 6 symbols</li>
<li>Hand (or other body part) pointing – 6 symbols</li>
</ol>
Learn more about the options for customisation offered and how they can help to meet needs your learners needs by <a href="https://acecentre.org.uk/blog/customisable_symbol_charts">clicking here</a>.

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Tea Time

A symbol chart to support communication around tea or a having tea party!
It is available in five layouts (choose the option below) to support different access methods:
<ol>
<li>Finger pointing Stage 1 – 8 symbols</li>
<li>Finger pointing Stage 2 – 16 symbols</li>
<li>Finger pointing Stage 3 – 30 symbols</li>
<li>Eye pointing – 6 symbols</li>
<li>Hand (or other body part) pointing – 6 symbols</li>
</ol>
Learn more about the options for customisation offered and how they can help to meet needs your learners needs by <a href="https://acecentre.org.uk/blog/customisable_symbol_charts">clicking here</a>.

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Dressing up

A symbol chart to support communication while getting out the fancy dress costumes!
It is available in five layouts (choose the option below) to support different access methods:
<ol>
<li>Finger pointing Stage 1 – 8 symbols</li>
<li>Finger pointing Stage 2 – 16 symbols</li>
<li>Finger pointing Stage 3 – 30 symbols</li>
<li>Eye pointing – 6 symbols</li>
<li>Hand (or other body part) pointing – 6 symbols</li>
</ol>
Learn more about the options for customisation offered and how they can help to meet needs your learners needs by <a href="https://acecentre.org.uk/blog/customisable_symbol_charts">clicking here</a>.

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Colours

A symbol chart to support communication about colours while getting dressed, doing art, playing games or in many other activities!
It is available in five layouts (choose the option below) to support different access methods:
<ol>
<li>Finger pointing Stage 1 – 8 symbols</li>
<li>Finger pointing Stage 2 – 16 symbols</li>
<li>Finger pointing Stage 3 – 30 symbols</li>
<li>Eye pointing – 6 symbols</li>
<li>Hand (or other body part) pointing – 6 symbols</li>
</ol>
Learn more about the options for customisation offered and how they can help to meet needs your learners needs by <a href="https://acecentre.org.uk/blog/customisable_symbol_charts">clicking here</a>.

Doctor

A symbol chart to with medical and doctor related words that could be used in real life or imaginary play.
It is available in five layouts (choose the option below) to support different access methods:
<ol>
<li>Finger pointing Stage 1 – 8 symbols</li>
<li>Finger pointing Stage 2 – 16 symbols</li>
<li>Finger pointing Stage 3 – 30 symbols</li>
<li>Eye pointing – 6 symbols</li>
<li>Hand (or other body part) pointing – 6 symbols</li>
</ol>
Learn more about the options for customisation offered and how they can help to meet needs your learners needs by <a href="https://acecentre.org.uk/blog/customisable_symbol_charts">clicking here</a>.

Core words are useful words that support communication in any settings, during any activities and with anyone. Core word communication charts are a great way to get started with paper based AAC! Simply print and use whilst chatting in whatever situation you find yourself.
It is available in five layouts (choose the option below) to support different access methods:
<ol>
<li>Finger pointing Stage 1 – 8 symbols</li>
<li>Finger pointing Stage 2 – 16 symbols</li>
<li>Finger pointing Stage 3 – 30 symbols</li>
<li>Eye pointing – 6 symbols</li>
<li>Hand (or other body part) pointing – 6 symbols</li>
</ol>
Learn more about the options for customisation offered and how they can help to meet needs your learners needs by <a href="https://acecentre.org.uk/blog/customisable_symbol_charts">clicking here</a>.

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This fully revised and updated illustrated guide describes what’s required to construct and use a communication book with a preliterate individual.  This second edition builds on all that was good about the original, much loved guide, incorporating the wealth of experience of the full Ace Centre team.  The guide offers clarity for parents, carers and professionals in developing communication books that progressively help people to communicate an increasing number of messages.  
The guide sets out:
<ul>
<li>An updated, stable core vocabulary that is available from every topic page to promote its use.  The core vocabulary is developed through five stages and includes a newly simplified Stage One.</li>
<li>Ideas for developing a fringe vocabulary that can meet an individual’s interests, needs and varied environments, with plenty of examples included.</li>
<li>A continued promotion of the communication of rich ideas through symbols rather than the production of grammatically correct sentences for face-to-face communication.</li>
<li>A new approach to organising pages and accessing vocabulary with a suggested menu, tabs and supports for navigating around the book.</li>
<li>The importance of a communication partner who is taught, through the guide, to use and model the symbols during communication and to support and scaffold the learner’s own communication attempts.</li>
</ul>
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The guide itself with its sample pages is presented in an A5 file, but a learner’s communication book can easily be created at A4 size if this is preferred.  Templates for use with most resource making software are available for download along with worksheets to assist in generating page and vocabulary ideas. Download the templates here:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://backend.acecentre.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/DUCB-Ace-Centre-BM6-Templates-2.25.zip">Boardmaker V6 Templates </a></li>
<li><a href="https://backend.acecentre.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/DUCB-Ace-Centre-BM7-Templates-2.25.zip">Boardmaker V7 Templates</a></li>
<li><a href="https://backend.acecentre.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/DUCB-Ace-Centre-InPrint-3-Templates-2.25.zip">InPrint3 Templates</a></li>
<li><a href="https://backend.acecentre.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/DUCB-Ace-Centre-MindExpress-Templates-2.25.zip">MindExpress Templates</a></li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://acecentre.org.uk/resources/identifying-vocabulary-to-personalise-aac/">Identifying Vocabulary to personalise my book</a></li>
</ul>
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DUCB - Developing and Using a Communication Book

Designing and using alphabet charts

Alphabet Chart Pack - charts you point to

SpeakBook

High Frequency Words & Phrases with QWERTY alphabet for Pointing

Appraising an AAC Resource in a Language You Do Not Speak

Communication Pack for Adults who Benefit from Symbol Support

This communication book is designed to be used by someone who can point to fairly small messages. The template will need to be completed with personalised words and phrases that are communicated repeatedly and useful to deliver quickly.

A5 Communication Book you can point to

Access to paper-based symbol resources when pointing is difficult

Clues Book

Listener Mediated Scanning ABC Chart Pack

Coaching Communication Partners

Pragmatic Auditory Scan Communication Book

Editable templates for creating a Pragmatic Auditory Scan Communication Book designed to support individuals who find pointing difficult by offering an auditory partner assisted scanning to express messages. Flexible and easy to personalise, the resource follows a pragmatic organisational structure and can be edited in Microsoft PowerPoint or Google Slides. Includes both colour and monochrome versions, plus an introductory help sheet.
This is an updated version (2026).

Understanding The Benefits of Assistive Technology

Abbreviation expansions - blank template

Abbreviation expansions

A4 Whole word and QWERTY book you can point to

There are a huge array of apps available on app stores and a wide range of solutions from commercial suppliers to help you communicate when you are literate and want to ‘type out a message’.
We’re often asked which resource is “best” but there is nothing that’s “best” for everyone! 
Instead, to help you find the right solution for you, it’s worthwhile to think about what features these AAC resources have and think about what features you need. Follow the link above for all the video and resources.

Understanding the Features of Electronic Text Based AAC

<div>This pack includes:</div>
<ul>
<li>3 pages for sentence building</li>
<li>1 symbol Choice Board: Spring Things</li>
<li>1 symbol Choice Board: Descriptions</li>
</ul>

Spring Writing

<div>This symbol supported resources is based on the principles of Predictable Chart Writing,  a process for pupils with emerging literacy skills.</div>

This is a FREE online taster webinar to introduce you to Ace Centre&#8217;s popular Developing and Using a Communication Book resource.

How to Develop and Use a Communication Book (DUCB)

A communication chart to support conversation around carving a pumpkin for Halloween.

Halloween pumpkin carving

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