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                • June: Starting and Joining a Conversation!
                  • July: Understanding and Using Sarcasm
                    • August: Nonverbal Communication and Tone of Voice
                    • Teaching Students about Detecting Sarcasm!
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                      • Icebreakers: Middle & High School Students
                      • Ready for NO Print Icebreakers for Teletherapy?
                      • Perspective taking Older Students: beyond thoughts and feelings?
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                        • Giving and receiving gifts: Inferences in speech therapy
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Teaching Inferences with Greek Mythology!

Teaching Inferences with Greek Mythology!

April 22, 2019

A blog post about using greek gods and goddesses to teach character traits and inferencing skills to middle and high school students.

Filed Under: Autism, Middle and High School, Social Communication 2 Comments

Social Skills Groups:  Middle & High School

Social Skills Groups: Middle & High School

February 23, 2019

This post about running social skills groups for middle and high school students includes a sample template and topics to include in sessions.

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Self-assessment of Social Skills!

Self-assessment of Social Skills!

January 31, 2019

Self-assessments of social skills can be both valuable from an assessment perspective as well as a valuable review and goal-setting process for your students.

Filed Under: Assessment and Progress Monitoring, Autism, Middle and High School, Social Communication Leave a Comment

Teaching Students about Detecting Sarcasm!

Teaching Students about Detecting Sarcasm!

April 18, 2018

A critical skill: detecting sarcasm in tone of voice.  Can your students do it? updated 1/2023  Are the following statements examples of sarcasm or sincerity?  Yeah,….right.  Wow.  Well, duh!  The correct answer?  You don’t know.  Why?  Sarcasm is typically identified by tone or voice and facial expressions, neither of which you have access to when reading a blog post!  Detecting… Read More

Filed Under: Autism, Middle and High School, Social Communication 2 Comments

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