Unlocking Social Potential
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
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
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
Perspective taking with older students: beyond thoughts and feelings As SLPs and therapists, we often define perspective taking as the ability to identify the thoughts and feelings of another person. A common perspective taking IEP goal is improving the ability to provide a plausible thought or feeling of another person in a social scenario. Perspective taking is a complex… Read More