Bilingual Access
English and Spanish boards help students, families, educators, and staff participate with greater confidence.
Two Languages · One Inclusive Voice
Bilingual A-Frame Communication Boards
Bring accessible communication wherever it is needed. These portable English and Spanish core boards give students, families, educators, and community members immediate access to essential vocabulary for expressing needs, ideas, feelings, and choices.
- English and Spanish
- Portable A-Frame Design
- Core AAC Vocabulary
- Indoor and Outdoor Use
Designed for Everyday Inclusion
Communication Support That Moves With Your Community
Place accessible English and Spanish vocabulary wherever conversations happen—from classrooms and therapy spaces to school entrances, events, and shared community areas.
Core AAC Vocabulary
High-frequency words support everyday requests, feelings, questions, choices, and meaningful social interaction.
Portable Support
The foldable A-frame format makes it easy to bring communication access to the spaces where it is needed most.
Visible From Both Sides
The double-sided presentation keeps communication visible, approachable, and available from either direction.
Communication in Action
Language Happens Everywhere
Bring Communication Into the Moment
Communication skills grow through meaningful, everyday interactions. The portable A-frame allows educators to model language where students are already learning, playing, connecting, and making choices.
Language in Context
Educators can model words while real activities and conversations are happening—not only during structured instruction.
Shared Communication Access
Students, peers, teachers, and families can use the same visual vocabulary to build understanding and participation.
Designed in Each Language
Two Languages. Two Thoughtfully Designed Systems.
The English and Spanish boards may share a visual foundation, but they are not copies of one another. Each board was independently organized around the vocabulary, grammar, and communication patterns of its language. That distinction is essential for creating an AAC tool that feels natural to the people using it.
English Design
Built Around English
The English board reflects the words and grammatical structures English speakers use to build meaningful messages throughout the day.
- English pronouns and possessives such as I, you, he, she, it, my, mine, we, and ours.
- Frequently used English helping words, articles, connectors, and prepositions.
- Vocabulary placement designed to support natural English sentence building and consistent motor planning.
Diseño en Español
Diseñado Para el Español
The Spanish board reflects how Spanish speakers naturally combine pronouns, verbs, articles, possessives, gender, and agreement.
- Language-specific forms such as él, ella, lo, la, este/esta, mío/mía, and nosotros/nosotras.
- Vocabulary selected and organized around natural Spanish communication—not English word order.
- Spanish labels, grammatical distinctions, and symbol relationships designed to support authentic message construction.
More Than Translation
Core Vocabulary Cannot Be Reduced to a Word-for-Word Swap
A translated label does not automatically create a linguistically appropriate communication system. Languages differ in grammar, frequency, word forms, sentence construction, and the ways speakers express relationships between ideas.
Different Core Words
The most useful and frequently occurring words are not identical across languages.
Different Grammar
Spanish uses gender, agreement, and word forms that do not map directly onto English.
Natural Message Building
Each layout must support the way speakers naturally combine words in that language.
Consistent Motor Planning
Thoughtful placement helps users find vocabulary efficiently and build fluency through repeated use.
The Smarty Symbols Standard
Expert Design in Every Word, Symbol, and Placement
Language-Specific Vocabulary
Words selected for meaningful everyday
communication in each language.
Purposeful Organization
Vocabulary arranged to support recognition,
modeling, and efficient access.
Consistent Visual Language
Clear Smarty Symbols illustrations create a
familiar and cohesive communication experience.
Designed for Real Use
Every decision supports students, educators,
families, and communication partners.
This is not one board translated into another language. It is one inclusive product containing two carefully developed communication systems—each designed to respect the language and the people who use it.
Purpose-Built Portability
Built to Move. Designed to Stay Put.
The communication system is only effective when people can reach it. This professional A-frame transforms two expert-designed language boards into a portable, freestanding communication station that can be placed exactly where interaction is happening.
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Two Languages, Two Purposeful Sides
The English and Spanish systems are displayed on opposite sides, giving each language a complete, dedicated communication surface.
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Ballast-Ready Stability
An internal cavity can hold up to 10 pounds of sand or water, adding stability on blacktops, walkways, and other flat surfaces.
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Fold, Carry, and Reposition
The folding structure and molded carrying handle make it easy for staff to move communication access between school spaces.
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Durable, Replaceable Graphics
The 24 × 36-inch, 3 mm plastic inserts are designed for frequent use and can be replaced without replacing the entire frame.
24 × 36 in.
Graphic area
Double-Sided
English and Spanish
20 lb
Empty frame weight
+10 lb
Optional ballast
Bilingual A-Frame Core Communication Board ( Spanish/English)
Simple School Procurement
From Selection to School-Ready
Whether you are purchasing with a school card, requesting a formal quote, or submitting a district purchase order, our team guides your project from the first selection through final production.
Choose How to Order
Order online with a credit card, request a custom quote, or submit an official school or district purchase order.
Configure Your Board
Select the bilingual English and Spanish option, choose a black or white A-frame, and identify any customization needs.
Share Your Details
Provide your school name, high-resolution logo, and any approved vocabulary or visual customization requests.
Review Your Proof
Receive a professional digital proof and review the complete design before anything enters production.
Approve and Receive
Once approved, your board is manufactured, carefully prepared, and shipped directly to your organization.
Please note: Project timing begins after all required information is received. Production does not begin until the final design proof has been approved.
Purchasing for a School or District?
We support credit-card purchases, formal quotes, and organizational purchase orders.
Permanent Inclusive Signage
Fixed Location Core Board
Provide universal AAC accessibility across your entire play area. Engineered from industrial-grade aluminum composite, our English-only fixed core board provides high-frequency communication symbols for children and adults of all abilities.
- High-frequency core vocabulary layout in clear, standard English
- Heavy-duty 3mm Aluminum Composite Material (ACM) for extreme weather resistance
- Anti-graffiti, UV-resistant laminate for long-term outdoor display
- Pre-drilled mounting options for fences, posts, and exterior walls
Product and Language FAQs
Questions About the Bilingual Core Board?
Learn how the two language systems, portable frame, customization process, and school purchasing options work together.
Can English and Spanish be combined on one side by simply changing or adding translated text?
Not without compromising the quality of the communication system. A Spanish core board should not be created by placing Spanish translations underneath the words on an English board. Core vocabulary, grammar, pronouns, articles, word forms, and sentence patterns function differently in each language.
Smarty Symbols therefore provides English and Spanish with their own complete, independently organized sides. This protects readability, preserves consistent symbol placement, and gives each language the space needed to function as a natural communication system.
The bilingual A-frame includes a complete English
system on one side and a complete Spanish system
on the other—not two crowded languages competing
for space on one panel.
Why can’t English core words simply be translated word for word?
The most frequently used words are not identical across languages. Spanish also includes grammatical distinctions such as gender and agreement, along with language-specific pronouns, articles, possessives, and verb patterns.
Each board must be designed around how speakers naturally construct messages in that language. Translation is part of the process, but it cannot replace language-specific vocabulary selection and organization.
What is included in the bilingual A-frame design?
The A-frame presents the complete English Core Communication Board on one side and the complete Spanish Tablero de Comunicación on the opposite side. Each panel includes core vocabulary, questions, actions, descriptions, social words, an alphabet, numbers, and clear yes-and-no responses.
Can the board be customized for our school?
Yes. Available customization options may include adding your school or district logo, adjusting approved vocabulary, and coordinating selected design details with your organization.
The Smarty Symbols team will gather the necessary information and provide a digital proof for your review before production begins.
Can we choose the color of the A-frame?
Yes. The portable frame is available in professional black or white options. Both provide the same freestanding, foldable format and integrated carrying handle.
Will we approve the design before it is produced?
Yes. You will receive a professional digital proof showing the final board design, customization, and branding. Production begins only after your organization reviews and approves the proof.
Can schools and districts submit a purchase order?
Yes. Schools and districts can order online with a purchasing card, request a formal quote, or submit an official purchase order. Smarty Symbols can also provide its W-9 for your business or procurement office.
Where can the portable Core Communication Board be used?
The portable design allows communication access to move between classrooms, hallways, therapy spaces, cafeterias, libraries, school entrances, playgrounds, and community events. The A-frame requires no permanent wall or post installation.
Expert Guidance Available
Let’s Plan Your Bilingual Communication Access
Meet with the Smarty Symbols team to discuss language design, school branding, customization, purchasing requirements, or a broader school-wide implementation.
Purchasing for a school or district?
Download the Smarty Symbols W-9
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