Symbolizing Tips

• each symbol should represent one idea or concept
  
• more abstract symbols can be eliminated (might, so, the)
• rewrite and simplify your text to make the symbols more appropriate
  
• attempt to make sure each sentence is only on one line (design your page to act as punctuation)
  
• be sure to use the symbol that matches the meaning of the word (avoid homophones, i.e. bee for be)
• be consistent in the symbols you use (and symbol set you use)
  
• review the text by "reading" only the symbols to be sure the symbols say the same thing as the text when read along
• remember that new and abstract symbols need to be taught
• be very careful cutting and pasting text into symbolizing software, you will likely need to do a lot of editing

Links

• Five Golden Rules of Writing with Symbols
• Literacy versus Communication Symbols
• Sorting Through Symbol to Text Systems
  

Books

• Literacy Through Symbols