Smarty Symbols for SLPs2023-10-23T18:42:33-04:00

Custom Visual Support for Speech Therapists

We made creating custom speech therapy resources easy, faster, powerful and simply beautiful!

Tackle the challenges of time consumption, lack of diversity, and cost with Smarty Symbols Studio. Step into a new era of speech therapy where you spend less time creating materials and more time making a difference.

What can you create with Smarty Symbols Studio?

What can you create with Smarty Symbols Studio?

Communication Boards

These can help students understand and manage the daily events and routines. They are particularly useful for students with autism or other communication disorders.

Flashcards

Visual flashcards can be used for a variety of purposes, such as vocabulary building, categorization activities, articulation therapy or social-emotional learning.

Visual Schedules

These can help students understand and manage the daily events and routines. They are particularly useful for students with autism or other communication disorders.

Social Stories

These can help children understand social interactions, situations, behaviors, or concepts, which might be challenging for them.

Custom Activities

This could include board games, dice games, or sequencing activities that are created to specifically cater to the learning needs and interests of the students.

The Struggle of Custom Material Creation

As a Speech-Language Pathologist, do you find yourself overwhelmed by the demands of crafting custom materials?

You’re not alone. Many SLPs face the same challenges, such as:

Time-Consuming Preparation:

Crafting individualized materials from scratch can take hours out of your week—time better spent directly helping your clients.

Lack of Customization:

Off-the-shelf resources often don’t align with the unique needs of your clients, whether it’s diverse imagery or targeted language skills.

Restricted Customization:

Many existing solutions offer limited customization options that restrict your creative freedom and adaptability.

Surface-Level Representation:

While some competitors offer ‘diversity’ by simply allowing you to change the skin tone of characters, we understand that true diversity encompasses unique clothing, hairstyles, and much more.

The Ultimate Solution: Smarty Symbols Studio

Meet Smarty Symbols Studio—the game-changer you’ve been waiting for. Say goodbye to the hassles of time-consuming preparation, limited resources, and restricted customization.

Drag, Drop, Done:

Experience the ultimate simplicity with our intuitive platform. Creating custom resources is as easy as drag-and-drop. Craft personalized resources in minutes, not hours.

Images That Resonate:

Our expansive library of over 70,000 captivating symbols isn’t just large—it’s meaningful. Choose from a range of diverse and contemporary images that truly connect with your clients.

Ready-Made Resources:

Why start from scratch when you can build upon greatness? Access over 10,000 pre-made activities, gain inspiration, share your creations, and find community support.

Start Creating Engaging Speech Therapy Materials More Efficiently

Ready to create engaging, personalized resources? Choose your plan and let us save your time.

Monthly Plan

$10.99 / month

  • Access over 70,000 images

  • 10,000 Ready Made Printables

  • On-Screen Games

  • Cancel Anytime

SLP Yearly Plan

$89 / year

  • Same benefits as monthly

  • Less than $8/month when paid yearly

  • Cancel Anytime

I have been using Smarty Symbols for a little over 2 years now. It is by far my favorite image resource library. Smarty Symbols offers online access to all of their images and templates, which is super convenient, especially for those of us who serve students at multiple locations. I don’t always have my own laptop with me, but I am able to access Smarty Symbols from any computer on the Internet. I have even used them with adults in skilled nursing facilities. After seeing how much I loved them, my special education co-op purchased licenses for all of our SLPs. Smarty Symbols is so convenient and easy to use; you have to try them out!

Kristin Immicke, M.S CCC-SLP

What’s so special about Smarty Symbols Studio?

What’s so special about Smarty Symbols Studio?

Includes Over 70,000

Modern & Inclusive Images

At the heart of our software lies an enormous and continually expanding library, brimming with over 70,000 contemporary images that resonate with children of all ages. Each symbol is thoughtfully designed, ensuring they are easily identifiable, contemporary, and appealing to today’s kids. With such a diverse and expansive selection at their fingertips, educators and families can drop and drop them into a template to create a myriad of resources, from lessons to games, that make learning fun, interactive, and impactful.

Includes Over 70,000

Modern & Inclusive Images

At the heart of our software lies an enormous and continually expanding library, brimming with over 70,000 contemporary images that resonate with children of all ages. Each symbol is thoughtfully designed, ensuring they are easily identifiable, contemporary, and appealing to today’s kids. With such a diverse and expansive selection at their fingertips, educators and families can drop and drop them into a template to create a myriad of resources, from lessons to games, that make learning fun, interactive, and impactful.

Select from hundreds of educational templates

Our versatile templates are easy to use and save you time. With hundreds of ready-made layouts, you can quickly make visual schedules, communication boards, and special classroom activities. Just pick a template, make it your own, and you’re ready to go. You spend less time on setup and more time on teaching. Plus, your resources keep their unique touch. Our templates are like your helping hand, making your job quicker and simpler.

Simply drag and drop images to create your resources with ease!

Over 10,000 Ready Made Resource to Use in Therapy

Why start from scratch when you can build upon greatness? Access over 10,000 pre-made activities, gain inspiration, share your creations, and find community support.

Start Creating Engaging Speech Therapy Materials More Efficiently

Ready to create engaging, personalized resources? Choose your plan and let us save your time.

Monthly Plan

$10.99 / month

  • Access over 70,000 images

  • 10,000 Ready Made Printables

  • On-Screen Games

  • Cancel Anytime

SLP Yearly Plan

$89 / year

  • Same benefits as monthly

  • Less than $8/month when paid yearly

  • Cancel Anytime

More Awesome Features

With thousands of professionally crafted images at your fingertips, you can unlock a world of possibilities and take your TPT store to new heights.

Search Images by Speech Sound

The Perfect Phonics and Speech Sound Resources

Unlock a world of phonics and speech sound resources with Smarty Symbols’ unique feature – “Search by Sound.” Our innovative platform allows you to easily find images that correspond to specific phonics or speech sounds, making it a breeze to create engaging and effective educational materials.

With over 60,000 high-resolution images at your fingertips, you can seamlessly incorporate visuals that match the sounds you’re teaching. Whether it’s initial sounds, digraphs, blends, or more complex phonemes, our extensive library ensures you’ll find the perfect images to support your teaching objectives.

Two Weeks Free Trial for Speech-Language Pathologists

Ready to Transform Your Speech Therapy Practice? Try Smarty Symbols Studio Risk-Free for 14 Days. Cancel Anytime Before the Trial Ends to Avoid the Annual Charge of $89.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

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Welcome to our Speech Therapist FAQ section! This is where we address your most pressing questions and concerns as dedicated speech therapists. Whether you’re curious about how our extensive image library can support your practice, eager to understand the flexibility of our resource creation tools, or interested in how Smarty Symbols can revolutionize your therapy sessions, we have the answers you need. Let’s transform your speech therapy materials together and engage your clients in innovative ways like never before!

Can students access Smarty Symbols Studio directly or is it intended only for educators and staff?2023-05-08T17:12:18-04:00

Smarty Symbols Studio is designed specifically for educators and staff, not for direct student use. Educators access the platform to create materials that can be printed or presented during lessons with their students. As a result, only one license is needed per teacher, allowing them to create materials for all their students. The platform does not require any student information to be added, as it is not intended for direct student use. This ensures that educators have the necessary tools to create customized learning materials while maintaining student privacy.

How can Smarty Symbols support my Occupational Therapy practice?2023-10-23T19:14:03-04:00

Smarty Symbols offers an expansive library of over 70,000 images and templates designed to be easily integrated into your OT materials. Whether you’re focusing on sensory integration, fine motor skills, or daily living activities, our platform provides versatile resources that can be customized to each client’s unique needs.

How do I cancel my subscription?2023-07-28T13:30:40-04:00

To cancel your subscription, the process is quick and simple. First, log in to your account using your credentials. Once logged in, navigate to the bottom of the page where you’ll find the “Manage Subscription” option. Click on it to proceed.

Within the “Manage Subscription” section, you’ll find the option to “Cancel Subscription.” Click on this option to initiate the cancellation process. Your subscription will be promptly canceled, and you’ll retain access to your account and the website until 30 days from your last payment date.

We strive to make the subscription management process as convenient as possible, so you can easily make changes to your membership whenever needed. If you have any questions or encounter any issues during this process, don’t hesitate to contact our customer support team for further assistance. We are here to ensure a smooth experience for all our valued users.

How does the Smarty Symbols website work?2023-08-03T14:37:41-04:00

We intended to create this website as a go to place for creating custom learning materials for children. Smarty Symbols Studios offer four main areas of use:

  1. Image Library: Access to over 35 thousand illustrations organized by categories that are typically needed within educational settings such as animals, fruits, vegetables, social studies, geography, etc. Users may select to download the images individually as a jpg or png images to be utilized on a third party program such as power point to create any kind of materials. Our search feature allows users to search images by keywords, sounds within the words, or categories associated with that image.
  2. Printing Center: The Printing Center is where users can make full use of the image library by dragging the images to one of hundreds of templates of common activities such as communication boards, bingo, writing activities, flashcard and many others. Users may add multiple pages to each document and take advantage of the potential to fully customize their resource. Once the resource is created, users can save their file for future download and edits.
  3. Game  Creation:  The Game Creation is a new section of Smarty Symbols Studio. It allows users to create games using Smarty Symbols! Drag and drop images, make images as buttons, play audio and display animation to create on screen lessons.
  4. Activity Library:  The activity library is where users get access to over 9,000 ready made resources created by other users. Anyone is able to find activities, open and edit to make each of the existing resources their own.
How often are new images added to the Smarty Symbols library?2023-05-08T16:48:49-04:00

Smarty Symbols Studio made its debut in 2014, featuring an initial collection of 10,000 colorful images. Since then, the platform has expanded its image library to offer 35,000 colored images and an additional 35,000 outline images, totaling over 70,000 images. The library has been enriched with new characters and images tailored to users’ search needs.

Smarty Symbols adds approximately 2,000 new images to the library each year, although this number may vary based on user needs and demand. The platform prioritizes frequently searched vocabulary and specific areas where there is a desire to expand the available offerings. This approach ensures that the library stays relevant and continues to cater to the evolving needs of its users.

Teachers in my district have a license to smarty symbols studio, can I use the images to crate playground communication boards?2023-09-27T14:54:47-04:00

No, under the standard license, teachers or school districts are not permitted to use Smarty Symbols’ images for large-scale public displays like playground communication boards without obtaining a separate, written license agreement from Smarty Symbols LLC. This restriction is explicitly outlined in the “Signage and Public Display Restrictions for Standard Licensees” clause of the Smarty Symbols Standard Membership License Subscription Agreement.

However, Smarty Symbols offers specialized licensing options for creating communication boards for schools at a district level, as well as manufacturing custom playground communication boards. For more information on obtaining a specialized license for this specific use case, you can visit Playground Communication Boards or directly contact Smarty Symbols LLC.

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