This checklist was created to assist speech language pathologists (SLPs) in identifying/screening social pragmatic language weaknesses/deficits in school-aged children, who may require assessment/intervention services.   Provide this form to both teacher and caregiver/s to ensure that the weaknesses are observed consistently across all settings/people.

Checklist Categories:

• Listening/Processing
• Verbal Expression
• Prosody
• Problem Solving
• Pragmatic Language
• Social Emotional Development
• Behavior
• Supplemental* Caregiver/Teacher Data Collection Form
• Select Assessments Sensitive to Social Pragmatic Deficits

Product Details:

• Team Approach
• Pediatric Psychiatric (non autistic) Diagnoses Affecting Social Skills
• Social Pragmatic Deficits in the Schools
• Psychiatric Diagnoses and Social Skills
• Specific Psychiatric Diagnoses and Social Skills
• Psychiatric Impairments and Social Competence
• Creating Intervention
• “Initial” Social Interpersonal Skills
• Pragmatic Parameters of Communication
• Intermediate Social Skill Competency
• Advanced Social Skills Competency: Skill Generalization
• Implementation: Individual vs. Group Therapy
• Components of Successful Social Skills Treatments
• Targets of Successful Social Skills Treatments
• Social Skills Intervention Approaches
• Behavior Management: Common Behavior Types
• Behavior Functions
• Behavior: Figuring it all out
• Proactive Behavior Interventions
• Teaching Replacement Behaviors
• Play Therapy
• Modified Play Therapy Intervention
• Social Stories ™ (Gray)
• Modified “Social Story”: Greetings
• Social Scripts
• Sample Social Script: Initiating Conversations with New People
• Social Skills Training Project (Baker)
• Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT)
• Social Thinking Training (Winner)
• Teaching Specific Skills: Problem Solving
• Select Problem Solving Apps
• Select Materials to Teach Problem Solving Abilities
• Teaching Specific Skills: Pragmatics
• Teaching Specific Skills: Social Emotional Competence
  • Select Materials to Teach Social Skills: Linguisystems
  • Select Materials to Teach Social Skills: Super Duper Publications
  • Select Materials to Teach Social Skills: Social Thinking®
  • Select Apps Targeting Pragmatics and Social Skills
• Teaching Specific Skills: Advanced Listening Comprehension
• Adapted Materials to Teach Advanced Listening Comprehension Skills
• Materials to Teach Narrative Production
• Parent Training to Increase Carryover
• Conclusion
• 7 “At a glance” Appendices:
• Initial Pragmatic Targets
• Pragmatic Parameters of Communication
• Intermediate Social Skills Competency
• Advance Social Skills Competency
• Individual Vs. Group Therapy Advantages
• Behavior Functions
• Proactive Behavior Interventions
• Helpful Resources
• References

This Significantly Expanded 82 slide presentation offers behavior management strategies for speech language pathologists

—  Learning objectives:—

1. Explain what type of common challenging behaviors can manifest in children with genetic, psychiatric, and neurological disorders
2. — —Describe the role of SLP in the management of challenging behaviors 
3. List behavior management hierarchy from least to most intrusive methods for students with differing levels of cognitive functioning (high-average IQ to varying levels of MR)
4. —  Describe positive proactive strategies used to prevent inappropriate behaviors from occurring

The slides include information on the following:

• Introduction
• Common Diagnoses with Behavior Challenges:
• Behavior Symptomology
  • Externalizing vs. Internalizing Behaviors
• Examples of Behaviors
• Externalizing vs. Internalizing Behaviors : Comparing Settings
• Team Approach to Behaviors
• Role of SLP on the Team
• Data Collection re: Behavior Functions
• Behavior Functions
• Importance of Determining Behavior Function
• Behavioral Observations
• Examples of Antecedents
• Importance of Differential Diagnosis
• Is it behavior or is it sensory?
• Data Collection Tips
• Assessment/Treatment Overview
• Prioritizing Intervention
• Note on Punishment
• Type of Behaviors targeted by Functional Behavior Analysis (FBA)
• Examples of FBA write-ups
• Possible Function of Behaviors
• Consequences/Processing
• Behavior Management Hierarchy
• Effective Behavior Management Modifications
  • Physical Space
  • — Session Structure
    • Positive Behavior Rules Charts
  • — Session Materials
    • Use of Social Stories to Improve Behaviors
      • Social Story: Circle Time
• Maintaining Factors
  • Cognitive
  •  Sensorimotor
  •  Psychosocial
  •  Linguistic
• Modifying Child's Behavior
• Choosing the Reward System
• Use of Praise
• Consequences and Response Consistency
• Teaching Replacement Behaviors
• 5 Case Studies with Answers
• Importance of Parental Involvement 
• Home Carryover
• Conclusion
• 9 Handy Appendices Charts
• Helpful Resources
• References

For a detailed reviews of this product by Communication Station HERE, Figuratively Speeching HERE, and Scanlon Speech Therapy HERE.

—Inattentiveness, hyperactivity, and impulsivity are the most common presenting behavioral problems in at-risk children. This updated and expanded 60 slide presentation discusses causes of hyperactivity and inattentiveness in children and teenagers beyond the ADHD diagnosis.  It addresses select speech language conditions which may mimic ADHD, including traumatic brain injury, language processing disorders, severe language disorders, social communication as well as  learning deficits. —After it's completion learners will be able to describe multiple speech language causes of inattentiveness, impulsivity and hyperactivity in at-risk children, as well as describe multidisciplinary approach for evaluation and management

Learning Objectives:

This checklist was created to assist speech language pathologists in identifying / screening social pragmatic language weaknesses / deficits in preschool children 3:0-5:11 years of age, who may require assessment / intervention services. Provide this form to both preschool teacher and caregiver/s to ensure that the weaknesses are observed consistently across all settings / people.

Checklist Categories:

• Language Processing
• Verbal Expression
• Play Skills
• Problem Solving
• Behavior
• Social Pragmatic Language
• Executive Function Skills

Read the review of this produc by Whitney Smith of the Let's Talk Blog click HERE