"Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle." My "word of the year" was supposed to be "calm". I had every intention of learning ... Read more
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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 ... Read more
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! ... Read more
Consider a new speech deliverability model and energize your therapy!
Around this time of year, thoughts of "What am I going to do this year?" start popping in my head. I wonder if I'm going to run my speech room ... Read more
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Assessing Social Language Skills
Assessing social language skills is hard. Beyond hard. You know that a child's inter-personal skills are off, but how do you put a finger on it? I ... Read more
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 ... Read more
5 Tips for Running a Social Skills Group (Ages 7-11)
Last year, my special education teacher and myself ended up running 3 different social skills groups. They were separated by grade level for ... Read more
Get Back to Green Box (Getting Ready to Learn)
This year in social skills group, my Special Education teacher and myself have been teaching the Zones of Regulation. As part of this instruction, we ... Read more
How to use puppets in speech therapy
A few years ago, my special education teacher and myself started co-teaching a social skills group. We went through ups and downs. There were ... Read more