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Talkabout for Children 2
Developing Social Communication
Series: Talkabout
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Talkabout for Children 2: Developing Social Communication, 3rd edition is a bestselling professional workbook, designed to support educators and therapists who deliver social and relationship skills groups for children. Social communication is an essential aspect of our quality of life, and this resource helps to develop...
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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.
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Talkabout for Children 2: Developing Social Communication, 3rd edition is a bestselling professional workbook, designed to support educators and therapists who deliver social and relationship skills groups for children.
Social communication is an essential aspect of our quality of life, and this resource helps to develop this in young children aged 4-11 years old. The book introduces the second level of the Talkabout hierarchy and provides three sections full of practical activities exploring the areas of Talkabout Body Language, Talkabout Conversations, and Talkabout Assertiveness. Resources include:
- Planning and evaluation forms
- A three-term intervention plan for schools
- Over 60 structured activity sessions focusing on social communication
- Ideas for group cohesion activities to use at the beginning and end of sessions
- All the supplementary handouts and images needed to deliver the session, with resources available to photocopy or download and print.
Fully updated and revised, this third edition is presented with full-colour illustrations and handouts and includes a new introduction by Alex Kelly reflecting on her own experiences of using the resources since they were first developed. This key resource will help teachers, teaching assistants, health care professionals and parents to support children’s social communication.
Series: Talkabout
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Talkabout
This core Talkabout manual is a practical resource essential for Speech and Language Therapists and other professionals who need to help people with special needs develop social skills. Over 60 activities form an extensive, structured social skills programme that can easily be adapted for use with children, adolescents, and adults. Written by bestselling author and practising Speech and Language Therapist,...PaperbackSold Out -
Talkabout Assessment of Social Skills
The purchase of the TASS manual includes access to the downloadable assessment tool for one user. If you would like to purchase additional downloads for multiple users, please email TASS@tandf.co.uk. For more information on the TASS and the Talkabout series, as well as helpful videos and guidance developed by the authors, please visit https://routledgelearning.com/TASS. Talkabout Assessment of Social Skills (TASS)...PaperbackSold Out -
Talkabout Assessment of Social Skills
The purchase of the TASS manual includes access to the downloadable assessment tool for one user. If you would like to purchase additional downloads for multiple users, please email TASS@tandf.co.uk. For more information on the TASS and the Talkabout series, as well as helpful videos and guidance developed by the authors, please visit https://routledgelearning.com/TASS. Talkabout Assessment of Social Skills (TASS)...HardbackSold Out -
Talkabout for Adults
Talkabout for Adults is a practical resource to help therapists or support staff develop self-awareness and self-esteem in adults. It is particularly aimed at adults with an intellectual disability (learning disability) or older children with special needs. This resource has been adapted from Talkabout for Children: Developing Self-awareness and Self-esteem to suit an older audience. Some activities are almost identical,...PaperbackSold Out -
Talkabout for Children 1
Talkabout for Children: Developing Self-Awareness and Self-Esteem is a bestselling professional workbook supporting educators and therapists who deliver social and relationship skills groups for children with social, emotional, or behavioural difficulties. Self-awareness and self-esteem are essential prerequisites to developing social skills. As such, this book serves as an excellent first step in any social skills programme. This resource establishes the...PaperbackSold Out -
Talkabout for Children 2
Talkabout for Children 2 is a bestselling professional workbook, designed to support educators and therapists who deliver social and relationship skills groups for children. Social communication is an essential aspect of our quality of life, and this resource helps to develop this in young children aged 4-11 years old. The book introduces the second level of the Talkabout hierarchy and...HardbackSold Out -
Talkabout for Children 2
Talkabout for Children 2: Developing Social Communication, 3rd edition is a bestselling professional workbook, designed to support educators and therapists who deliver social and relationship skills groups for children. Social communication is an essential aspect of our quality of life, and this resource helps to develop this in young children aged 4-11 years old. The book introduces the second level...PaperbackSold Out -
Talkabout for Children 3
Talkabout for Children: Developing Friendship Skills is a bestselling professional workbook supporting educators and therapists who deliver social and relationship skills groups for children with social, emotional or behavioural difficulties. This resource creates the final level of the Talkabout hierarchy, where self-awareness comes before non-verbal skills and non-verbal skills precede verbal skills, with assertiveness coming last. Resources include: An assessment...PaperbackSold Out -
Talkabout for Teenagers
Talkabout for Teenagers is a bestselling professional workbook supporting educators and therapists who deliver social and relationship skills groups for older children and young adults with social, emotional or behavioural difficulties. It is a complete group work resource that offers a hierarchical approach, with ready-made material to assist teaching social and relationship skills specifically to older children and young adults....PaperbackSold Out -
Talkabout Relationships
The third title in the successful Talkabout series, Talkabout Relationships reflects current literature and research on developing relationships for people with learning disabilities. It aims, through group work, to improve self-esteem and relationship skills in people who are having difficulties in making or maintaining friends. This highly illustrated, practical resource is designed to help teachers or therapists to work through...PaperbackSold Out -
Talkabout Sex and Relationships 2
Talkabout Sex & Relationships 2 is a comprehensive toolkit for all therapists, educators, and support staff who deliver sex education to people with special needs. It is intended primarily to support group work, but activities can be easily adapted to suit the needs of individuals with varying abilities. The resource emphasises the importance of being well-informed in regards to the...PaperbackSold Out -
Talkabout Theory of Mind
Theory of mind is a key consideration in autism spectrum conditions and is frequently associated with social, emotional, behavioural, and mental health difficulties. The latest practical workbook in the TALKABOUT series, this book is designed to support those for whom theory of mind does not come naturally. It teaches strategies that can be used to identify others’ thoughts and feelings...PaperbackSold Out
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781032293608
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 30 April 2024
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Routledge
Edition: 3rd edition
Illustration: 7 Tables, black and white; 182 Line drawings, color; 1 Line drawings, black and white; 182 Illustrations, color; 1 Illustrations, black and white
Audience: Professional and scholarly
DIMENSIONS
Width: 210.0mm
Height: 297.0mm
Weight: 860g
Pages: 276
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About the Author
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.
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Talkabout
This core Talkabout manual is a practical resource essential for Speech and Language Therapists and other professionals who need to help people with special needs develop social skills. Over 60 activities form an extensive, structured social skills programme that can easily be adapted for use with children, adolescents, and adults. Written by bestselling author and practising Speech and Language Therapist,...PaperbackSold Out -
Talkabout Assessment of Social Skills
The purchase of the TASS manual includes access to the downloadable assessment tool for one user. If you would like to purchase additional downloads for multiple users, please email TASS@tandf.co.uk. For more information on the TASS and the Talkabout series, as well as helpful videos and guidance developed by the authors, please visit https://routledgelearning.com/TASS. Talkabout Assessment of Social Skills (TASS)...PaperbackSold Out -
Talkabout Assessment of Social Skills
The purchase of the TASS manual includes access to the downloadable assessment tool for one user. If you would like to purchase additional downloads for multiple users, please email TASS@tandf.co.uk. For more information on the TASS and the Talkabout series, as well as helpful videos and guidance developed by the authors, please visit https://routledgelearning.com/TASS. Talkabout Assessment of Social Skills (TASS)...HardbackSold Out -
Talkabout for Adults
Talkabout for Adults is a practical resource to help therapists or support staff develop self-awareness and self-esteem in adults. It is particularly aimed at adults with an intellectual disability (learning disability) or older children with special needs. This resource has been adapted from Talkabout for Children: Developing Self-awareness and Self-esteem to suit an older audience. Some activities are almost identical,...PaperbackSold Out -
Talkabout for Children 1
Talkabout for Children: Developing Self-Awareness and Self-Esteem is a bestselling professional workbook supporting educators and therapists who deliver social and relationship skills groups for children with social, emotional, or behavioural difficulties. Self-awareness and self-esteem are essential prerequisites to developing social skills. As such, this book serves as an excellent first step in any social skills programme. This resource establishes the...PaperbackSold Out -
Talkabout for Children 2
Talkabout for Children 2 is a bestselling professional workbook, designed to support educators and therapists who deliver social and relationship skills groups for children. Social communication is an essential aspect of our quality of life, and this resource helps to develop this in young children aged 4-11 years old. The book introduces the second level of the Talkabout hierarchy and...HardbackSold Out -
Talkabout for Children 3
Talkabout for Children: Developing Friendship Skills is a bestselling professional workbook supporting educators and therapists who deliver social and relationship skills groups for children with social, emotional or behavioural difficulties. This resource creates the final level of the Talkabout hierarchy, where self-awareness comes before non-verbal skills and non-verbal skills precede verbal skills, with assertiveness coming last. Resources include: An assessment...PaperbackSold Out -
Talkabout for Teenagers
Talkabout for Teenagers is a bestselling professional workbook supporting educators and therapists who deliver social and relationship skills groups for older children and young adults with social, emotional or behavioural difficulties. It is a complete group work resource that offers a hierarchical approach, with ready-made material to assist teaching social and relationship skills specifically to older children and young adults....PaperbackSold Out -
Talkabout Relationships
The third title in the successful Talkabout series, Talkabout Relationships reflects current literature and research on developing relationships for people with learning disabilities. It aims, through group work, to improve self-esteem and relationship skills in people who are having difficulties in making or maintaining friends. This highly illustrated, practical resource is designed to help teachers or therapists to work through...PaperbackSold Out -
Talkabout Sex and Relationships 2
Talkabout Sex & Relationships 2 is a comprehensive toolkit for all therapists, educators, and support staff who deliver sex education to people with special needs. It is intended primarily to support group work, but activities can be easily adapted to suit the needs of individuals with varying abilities. The resource emphasises the importance of being well-informed in regards to the...PaperbackSold Out -
Talkabout Theory of Mind
Theory of mind is a key consideration in autism spectrum conditions and is frequently associated with social, emotional, behavioural, and mental health difficulties. The latest practical workbook in the TALKABOUT series, this book is designed to support those for whom theory of mind does not come naturally. It teaches strategies that can be used to identify others’ thoughts and feelings...PaperbackSold Out -
Talkabout Transitions
This is a comprehensive programme of activities designed to support young people as they make the transition from education to employment. Following the hugely successful TALKABOUT structure, the programme is broken down into topics and activities, each constructed to teach the skills necessary for further education or employment. Topics explore the various opportunities available to school leavers, offer guidance on...PaperbackSold Out
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