Get Started
What you learned: printable summary
![Speech](https://crickmedia2.blob.core.windows.net/img/trainingpix/clicker-writer/get-started/speech.png?sfvrsn=eb8f7702_2)
Speech
The speech function allows children to hear what they’ve written:
- Enter a full stop to hear your sentence.
- Highlight text then select
to hear it.
- Click or tap a word in the document to hear it.
![Predictor](https://crickmedia2.blob.core.windows.net/img/trainingpix/clicker-writer/get-started/predictor.png?sfvrsn=50b096b0_2)
Predictor
The Predictor offers vocabulary to improve writing fluency and provide spelling support:
- Select
to start using the Predictor.
- Choose a word in the Predictor to use it.
- Select
then a word in the Predictor to hear it or right-click it.
Writing Grids
![Grids - Sentence Sets](https://crickmedia2.blob.core.windows.net/img/trainingpix/clicker-writer/get-started/grids---sentence-sets.png?sfvrsn=a1892a66_2)
Sentence Sets
A Sentence Set is a series of grids for writing simple sentences:
- Select a word in the Sentence Set to add it to your document.
- Use the forward arrow or swipe forward to move to the next sentence.
![Grids - Connect Sets](https://crickmedia2.blob.core.windows.net/img/trainingpix/clicker-writer/get-started/grids---connect-sets.png?sfvrsn=daf193b6_2)
Connect Sets
A Connect Set provides more open-ended activities. This allows children to create a more individual piece of writing with plenty of support:
- Select a word in the Connect Set to add it to your document.
- Use the forward arrow or tabs to move to the next grid.
![Grids - Word Banks](https://crickmedia2.blob.core.windows.net/img/trainingpix/clicker-writer/get-started/grids---word-banks.png?sfvrsn=959dda99_2)
Word Banks
A Word Bank provides alphabetical or topic-based word lists to use alongside the keyboard to write about any subject:
- Select a word in the Word Bank to add it to your document.
- Use SoundShift or right-click a word or phrase in the Word Bank to hear it.
- Use the tabs to move between grids.
![LearningGrids](https://crickmedia2.blob.core.windows.net/img/trainingpix/clicker-writer/get-started/learninggrids.png?sfvrsn=6199dffa_2)
LearningGrids
LearningGrids is an ever-expanding bank of free pre-made Clicker resources to save you planning time:
- Select
to open the Explorer then choose LearningGrids.
![New Clicker Set](https://crickmedia2.blob.core.windows.net/img/trainingpix/clicker-writer/get-started/new-clicker-set.png?sfvrsn=dcfba76d_2)
Creating a new Clicker Set
Make your own Clicker Sets to support children in different ways:
- Select
.
- Choose New.
- Select the type of Clicker Set you want to make.