Social Communications Therapy

Pragmatic/social skills are needed for effective social communication, and they can impact  a child’s writing, verbal, and non-verbal (i.e., gestures, facial expression, eye contact, etc.) language skills. Difficulties in this area are demonstrated by a child’s inability to employ appropriate language based on social context, understand the needs of the listener, comprehend figurative language, and abide by the rules of storytelling or conversational speech. Social communication therapy involves a variety of techniques that develop a child’s ability to understand, self-monitor, and modify the ways in which he/she communicates. Some of these methods include activities such as role-playing, reading social stories, watching videos, character analysis, board games, and direct instruction.