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
Perspective-taking activities middle & high school!
Perspective-taking helps us avoid rash judgements! Many of our speech therapy students on the spectrum, or those with ADHD or mental health challenges, are impulsive in their first impressions of people and situations. The October lesson plan for social skills is devoted to perspective-taking. This post is about perspective-taking activities for middle and high school students-you can find ideas for… Read More
Social Rules for Community Settings!
Do you teach social rules or social norms by community setting? The experience of one student Recently, one of my high school teletherapy students faced a manifestation determination because this student had exposed his/her private parts during an online class. He/she gave no thought to the fact that they were on camera and what camera view the students in the… Read More
Developing Perspective taking with Younger Children
Do you work on developing perspective taking with younger students in speech therapy? The social skill of perspective taking is the ability to look beyond your own personal viewpoint and consider another person’s perspective or point of view. Teaching perspective-taking to younger students can be challenging. Have you asked yourself, “how do I teach it to students who barely have… Read More