Unlocking Social Potential
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
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
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
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