Talkabout for Children 2: Developing Social Communication

ISBN-13: 9781032293608 / Angielski / Miękka / 2024 / 290 str.

Alex (Managing director of Alex Kelly Ltd; Speech therapist

Opis

The third edition of this bestselling professional workbook helps to develop social comunication in young children. Fully updated and revised, it will help teachers, teaching assistants, health care professionals and parents to support children’s social communication.

Recenzje

"Talkabout is working really well in our school. Every child has different needs and Talkabout caters to all of them. It’s keeping them in the classroom. It’s fun, it’s enjoyable, and it’s what they look forward to in their week." -  Lakhvinder Kaur, Year 9 TA, SEMH school, Birmingham, 2021

"Easily and quickly implemented in class and groups! Lots of fun and very enjoyable!" - Kirstie Davies, teacher, Wales, Feb 2022

“I feel very lucky to work in a school where our pupils get the opportunity to utilise Talkabout resources and to see the benefit that this has made to them and their peers. You are making a difference!” – Nicole Thomas, Teacher, 2017

“All in all, Alex, what a wonderful world for kids it would be if your social skills programme were in all schools across the continents”– Catherine Varapodio Longley, Parent, Melbourne, 2013

Spis treści

Preface

Introduction

Level 1 TALKABOUT Body Language

Level 2 TALKABOUT Conversations

Level 3 TALKABOUT Assertiveness

Group Cohesion Activities

Plan of Intervention

Forms

Index

O autorze

Alex Kelly is a Speech and Language Therapist with over 35 years’ experience of working with both children and adults with a learning disability and specialising in working with children around social and relationship skills. She set up her own business (Alex Kelly Ltd) in 2009 providing training and consultancy work in social skills around the UK and abroad. She then set up Speaking Space Ltd in Romsey, Hampshire, a company that provides speech and language therapy and a day service for adults with a learning disability which is now being run by her friend and colleague Naomi Pearson. Alex is the author of the bestselling ‘Talkabout’ resources and ‘Working with Adults with a Learning Disability’. She still lives in Hampshire and divides her time between her Talkabout training and personal commitments.