![]() ![]() Once you have dragged and dropped the image, the screen will change to this Locate the image of the bubbled word you saved in your desktop folder and drag it over to where it says, “Drag & drop file here”. You will now have the choice to either click on “Upload Image” or “Upload Pattern”.Ĭlick on “Upload Image”. Now click on “Upload”, found at the lower left side of the screen.Once you are at your Cricut Design Space Home Page, click on “New Project” in the upper right corner of the screen.There are also some great beginner tutorials on YouTube. Move through a few sample projects offered by Cricut to get an idea of how the machine works. This is important as you will want to save projects you have created. Create your personal account, if you don’t already have one. Now you can connect your Cricut to your computer and download the Cricut application from Cricut Design Space. Since the materials used in this process are relatively expensive, you will want to use many more words than 2, to fill up your page (this will make more sense later on). Note: for the sake of simplicity, I will give my step by step process using only these 2-word shapes. I then repeat the process of saving the image and placing it in my “Word Families” folder on my desktop. I also want to simply have the word shape, without the letters, so I will click on “Remove text”, to create a bubbled shape. Since I am in the process of creating Word Families, I have saved my example word, “sit” in my “Word Family” file on my desktop. png) or on my Mac, I can press “command/shift/4” all at the same time which also takes a screenshot (and again, saves it as a. You can save a copy of the word shape by either taking a screenshot of the word (on a MacBook Air, that saves it as a. ![]() Once a word is created (with the preferred Font size, Gap Width, Outline Width, and Bubble Color), save a copy of it in a folder on your desktop. I can then click on “Custom” at the pull down window next to “Font”, browse to locate the. Since this font isn’t one that is offered on the roman-word-bubbling tool, I have it downloaded as a. Make sure to use a font that is simple with commonly shaped letters and most importantly, a font that your student is familiar with. To begin, create the word shapes you want to cut on the Cricut, by using the roman-word-bubbling tool found here (insert link). Since magnetic paper does not pull through my Brother printer very well (the magnetic side sticks to the inside, metal parts of the machine!), I first print off the “Bubble” words on Shipping Label adhesive paper, then peel off the backing and stick that to the magnetic paper, before cutting. The All-In-One Board sits at a slant, allowing the words to be better placed in the student’s best field of view. *When I work with my students, I create my “Bubble” words on magnetic paper, so that I can present the word shapes on an APH All-In-One Board (the white, magnetic side facing forward). Feel free to add comments to this post and share how you have used the Cricut to create your “Bubbled” words.Ĭolor Printer (I use a Brother HL-4570CDW)Ĭricut Cutting Machine (I use a “Cricut Maker”)īlack, cardstock weight paper (I use 65 lb.) Please note that these instructions may not be the best way to achieve the end result there may be a better way to use the Cricut or a more efficient listing of steps. After much practice (and ruined pieces of paper!), I found a way to do it. But I could find no tutorials, or YouTube videos to teach the process. When I heard about using a Cricut Cutting Machine to speed up the process, I was all in. This is because the cutting of the shapes is often time consuming and difficult (often needing an X-acto Knife and cutting mat). Once the “Bubbled” word shape is created, the process for me slows down. Roman’s book (Chapter 2) or learn more about use of the roman-word-bubbling tool on YouTube here For more information on the use of this technique, see Dr. Christine Roman and discussed in her book, “ Cortical Visual Impairment: Advanced Principles”, use of word shapes in conjunction with other more traditional methods, often works well when providing instruction in literacy. ![]() Having the new Roman Word Bubbling tool () to create “Bubble” Words has been extremely helpful for those of us who use “Bubbling” as a strategy for increasing literacy skills in our students with CVI. ![]()
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