Unlocking Social Potential
Benefits of Teaching Them! Asking questions is considered an important academic and listening skill. We teach students to ask them to seek clarity and understanding of academic content. In speech therapy, we also teach them as a way of compensating for difficulties with auditory processing. Asking clarifying questions also helps in social situations, when we seek understanding of the perspective… Read More
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