This is a free course demonstrating some of the key aspects in supporting social communication needs within the classroom environment
Key concepts covered include:
Introduction:
- What are social communication difficulties?
- How to support children with social communication difficulties including the use of visuals.
Stage 1 – Supporting children at the preverbal stage:
- What is stage 1 and what are we aiming to do at this stage?
- The types of ‘Communication Temptation’
- Why this stage of development is important?
- The principles of Intensive Interaction
- How to support emotional regulation at stage 1.
Stage 2 – Supporting children at the beginning to use language:
- What is stage 2 and what are we aiming to do at this stage?
- How we can use our language to support their language development.
- The use of language grids
- How to support emotional regulation at stage 2.
Stage 3 – Supporting children using conversational skills:
- What is stage 3 and what are we aiming to do at this stage?
- How to support interaction with peers including different activities
- How to support emotional regulation at stage 3.
