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
Informal Pragmatics Assessment of Social Communication
The Evolving Definition of Pragmatics Informal pragmatics assessment of social communication should have both a receptive and an expressive component. Using a video based assessment tool allows the evaluator to efficiently obtain information about what the student understands about the skill as well as how the student uses it. The definition of pragmatics has evolved to recognize the receptive and… Read More
Boom Cards for Social Skills
Are you using boom cards for social skills? Updated 1/23 Are you looking for online social skills games to use during speech therapy sessions? Are you a teletherapist that teaches social skills in an online format? Maybe you are already using some Boom cards, but you’re wondering “what makes a quality set of Boom cards for social skills?” According to… Read More
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