Alex Kelly’s internationally renowned TALKABOUT books are a series of practical workbooks designed to develop the self-awareness, self-esteem, and social skills of people with special needs. The three TALKABOUT for CHILDREN books, now in their second edition, are specifically designed to provide a foundation of social skills through which children can grow and develop with confidence. Revised for US professionals, and with a new Foreword by Nancy Tarshis and Debbie Meringolo (Altogether Social LLC, New York), TALKABOUT for CHILDREN 2 focuses on social skills including body language, talking, and assertiveness.
This book is an invaluable resource for therapists, teachers, child psychologists, and all professionals looking to develop the social skills of children aged 4 + or children with special needs.
Author(s): Alex Kelly, Nancy Tarshis, Debbie Meringolo
Edition: US ed.
Publisher: Routledge
Year: 2019
Language: English
Pages: 274
Cover
Half Title
Series Page
Title
Copyright
Contents
Foreword
Preface to the second edition
Acknowledgements
About the author
Introduction
Initial Assessment
Level 1 TALKABOUT Body Language
Introduction
Topic 1: Talking body language
Activity 1 Silent movies
Activity 2 Building bodies
Activity 3 Dissecting bodies
Activity 4 Talking body parts
Activity 5 Our TALKABOUT rules
Topic 2: Talking faces
Activity 6 The blindfold game
Activity 7 Find a face
Activity 8 Bingo faces
Activity 9 Making masks
Activity 10 Emotional sentences
Activity 11 Why are faces important?
Activity 12 A story about faces
Activity 13 Stop and stare
Activity 14 A day in the life
Topic 3: Talking bodies
Activity 15 Walk this way!
Activity 16 Posture thermometer
Activity 17 When we are tense / relaxed…
Activity 18 Why are bodies important?
Activity 19 A story about our bodies
Activity 20 Give us a hand
Topic 4: Talking space
Activity 21 Space control
Activity 22 Touch control
Activity 23 What happens when…
Activity 24 A story about space
Activity 25 Space hoppers
Activity 26 Certificate of achievement
Level 2 TALKABOUT Talking
Introduction
Topic 1: Talkabout talking
Activity 1 A puppet show
Activity 2 Our TALKABOUT rules
Topic 2: Talkabout speaking
Activity 3 Talking to Gary or Brad
Activity 4 Turn up the volume
Activity 5 Racing rates
Activity 6 Why is good speaking important?
Activity 7 Gary and Brad have a chat
Topic 3: Talkabout listening
Activity 8 Back to back
Activity 9 Good commenting
Activity 10 Face to face
Topic 4: Talkabout beginnings
Activity 11 Beginnings for Brad
Activity 12 Starting out
Activity 13 Pass the greeting
Activity 14 Musical starters
Topic 5: Talkabout taking turns
Activity 15 Gary and Brad want to talk
Activity 16 Talking to Gary and Brad
Activity 17 Pass the buck
Activity 18 Twenty questions
Topic 6: Talkabout endings
Activity 19 Gary needs to go
Activity 20 Ending it with Brad
Activity 21 A story about conversations
Activity 22 Talk this way
Activity 23 Certificates of achievement
Level 3 TALKABOUT Assertiveness
Introduction
Topic 1: Saying something
Activity 1 The lion, the mouse, and the owl
Activity 2 We’re on our way to the circus
Activity 3 The assertive scale
Activity 4 Being a wise owl
Topic 2: Saying what I think
Activity 5 Tell me a story
Activity 6 Stop, think, speak, & listen
Topic 3: Saying how I feel
Activity 7 Funny feelings at the circus
Activity 8 Feeling worried
Activity 9 Feeling nervous
Activity 10 Feeling angry
Activity 11 Feeling frightened
Activity 12 Feeling sad
Activity 13 Saying how I feel
Topic 4: Saying no
Activity 14 Douglas the dog learns to say no
Activity 15 Saying no
Topic 5: Saying sorry
Activity 16 Say sorry!
Activity 17 The lion & mouse learn to say sorry
Activity 18 Saying sorry
Topic 6: Saying something nice
Activity 19 Clara the complimenting cat
Activity 20 Saying something nice
Activity 21 Certificates of achievement
Group Cohesion Activities
Plan of Intervention
Forms
Plan of intervention
My Talkabout targets (1)
My Talkabout targets (2)
How did I do? (1)
How did I do? (2)
Session evaluation
Certificate of achievement
Index
