Picture It Software
Powerful teacher tool to adapt curricula
Picture It Software helps you create a wide range of picture supported documents for student use. Great for schedules, flashcards, communication boards, quizzes,
and homework.
Here’s how it works: Type or import text, click one button, and Picture It automatically matches Literacy Support Pictures to your words. Easily substitute your pictures to personalize. Built-in editing features—like drag and drop, enlarge, color, and box—let you create a professionally organized lessons quickly. Your documents can be saved, printed, emailed, or bundled as an electronic book with speech and text highlighting. Make Picture It your go-to tool to adapt any standards-based curriculum.
Pix-Writer Software
Picture-assisted writing tool for students
PixWriter Software is a talking picture and word processor. It helps students write independently by combining symbol support with highlighted text and speech. Users can compose written documents without mastering phonics, spelling, and alphabet skills.
Here’s how it works: You create illustrated buttons to form a word bank by simply entering text. The program includes 10,500 pictures automatically matched to words. You can easily sequence the buttons to make phrases or arrange by parts of speech. Word banks can be color coded and range from 2 to 64 buttons. Students choose content from these buttons to create original work. Their documents can be saved, printed, or emailed. PixWriter is ideal for students at any age with intellectual disability or autism.
Slater-SunCastle Curriculum Supplements
Set of three curriculum enhancements to augment PixWriter and Picture It Software
Simply Science Curriculum—
Picture-assisted lessons for grades 3–8
This eight-unit curriculum engages students with experiments, activities, easy readers, quizzes, and projects. Student materials focus on standards-based lessons in biology plus earth, physical, and health sciences. Delivered via disk, with download available on request. Includes the following file types: PDFs for printouts, eBooks, and whiteboard display; PixWriter files for writing activities; and Picture It files for teacher editing or student read-alongs.
Read and Tell Library—Make your own library
A library of 32 adapted public domain books. Each book features vocabulary, quiz, story map, summary, character cards, and KWL chart. Delivered via disk, with download available on request. Includes the following file types: PDFs for printouts, eBooks, and whiteboard display; PixWriter files for writing activities; and Picture It files for teacher editing or student read-alongs. See details below for a list of all 32 titles.
Behavior Expectation Packs—Prepare, Reinforce, Master. Picture-assisted instruction enforces good behavior
Picture-assisted documents for school and community activities. The School Pack focuses on behaviors in common situations—like bus, classroom, and cafeteria. The Community Pack covers ten locations—like grocery store, post office, and public library.
| Age Group | Elementary |
|---|---|
| Subject | English Language Arts, Health, Science, Social Skills |
| Platform | Windows, Mac |
| Media Type | CD |
| Downloadable | Yes |
| License | 1 computer license |