Conversational Scripts
Do you serve students with limited language skills who are unsure of how to interact within a situation? Here is a great example. I give my student five cards and keep five for myself and…
Social Skills
Think Sheet: How did my actions affect others?
After hitting the ball out in 4-square, Joe completely lost his temper. He screamed, cried, yelled, and pushed one of his classmates. When the teacher asked why he reacted this way, Joe whined, “It’s not…
Social Skills in Natural Settings
Do you know that your students need social skills training, but just aren’t sure where to start? I know that I really struggled with this issue! Multiple years ago, my special education teacher and I…
Stepping beyond our four walls– co-teaching social skills
I’m a featured guest blogger at my friend Nicole’s blog, Speech Peeps! Six years ago I was faced with a new situation. We had an influx of first grade students on IEPs with social…
Social intervention after brain injury
A lovely, awesome, sweet child that I know has a brain tumor. When I began an intervention, I expected to find poor grammar, vocabulary, and retelling skills. I began our first session using one of…
eMerging SLPs: Merging into the Resource Room
Merge: A push-in classroom delivery of specially designed services. Resource Room: A room for special education and general education students receiving small group pull-out services. Students may spend 30-90 minutes per day in the…
5 Tips for Helping Children Continue a Conversation
I have over a dozen students with social communication goals. Almost every single one of those students has a goal to keep an on-topic conversation going for 3+ turns. Why? Because it is really hard,…
Assessing Social Language Skills
Assessing social language skills is hard.ย Beyond hard. You know that a child’s inter-personal skills are off, but how do you put a finger on it? I have one student who is very bright. He will…
Quick Social and Behavior Lessons
I am asked to write social and behavior lessons for many students in my school. A lot. Some of these are on my caseload, some are not. I have noticed that the teacher, counselor, and…
May the Social Skills be with you
Do you love Star Wars? I have to admit that I did not love the series growing up, but as an adult I have a whole new appreciation for Star Wars, Star Trek, and other…
The Holidays are Here!
Yesterday was Thanksgiving. That means….. today my family decorates for Christmas! My daughter loves to help put up the tree, decorate and spread cheer around the house. Last year, I went over the top and…
Magical Social Skills
Update: This product has been completely updated! If you own the previous version, make sure to download the new version for FREE! Disclaimer: This post contains Amazon affiliate links. If you know me at all,…
Fit for a Prince or Princess!
Update: This unit has been completely updated since it’s original release. It now contains a variety of multicultural princesses AND princes as well as improved clipart and activities. Plus, get a NEW freebie (click on…
Super Social Skills
This freebie is a great way to start talking about super goals for the day, lesson, or year! Plus, it can be individualized or made into a group activity. Brainstorm what super social skills you…