How Not to Teach Social Communication What is the opposite of using scaffolding to teach social communication skills during your speech therapy sessions? “Read this story about ____ (insert social communication skill), answer these questions and then show me how you mastered the skill.” Yikes! No structured learning, no vocabulary review, no self-assessment, no practice, no feedback, no safety net…and… Read More
Teaching Cyber safety to High School Students
What cyber safety concepts should we cover? Teaching cyber safety or cybersecurity to high school students can be a daunting task, given all the online risks they face. What are the important internet safety topics to address with our high school students? In the United States, 50% to 97% of teens aged 13 to 17 years are active on at… Read More
Teaching Formal & Informal Communication
Formal or informal communication? updated 1/23 In the world of texting, social media and multiple avenues of communication via technology, the lines between formal and informal communication can be blurry. Understanding the differences between them is a valuable skill for our speech therapy students. Students need to understand that each type of communication has a time and a place. They need… Read More
Topic Appropriateness & Oversharing
Do you teach the skills of topic appropriateness and oversharing to your students with social communication differences? Do you have students that don’t know what information to share with others? Do they have a good understanding of what things you can say to friends versus family versus strangers? Topic appropriateness and oversharing are two important social communication skills to cover with… Read More
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