Social skills and speech therapy are important in all aspects of a student’s life and building social skills has numerous benefits in one’s development.
LA Speech is a speech therapy provider, we share these tips and tricks on how you can improve your child’s social skills.
Self-Monitoring
It is easy for a student to perform perfectly in a session one day but the next time you see them they may have forgotten everything they learned. In order to help students self-monitor themselves, utilize their memory skills through incorporating mnemonic devices, songs, and sequences. This way, students will have a way to remember and self-monitor themselves.
Engaging in New Activities
In order to prepare a student for successful interactions in new situations, develop a way to introduce change into a routine. For example, put a post-it in their room stating, “Something new will happen today” on days with a different routine. Over time, this post-it trick can enable students to better deal with larger, unexpected situations.
Utilizing Interests and Hobbies
We all learn best when we’re interested and invested. In order to engage students and motivate them, use their interests to teach appropriate conversational sharing and then relate it to academic concepts.
Interacting with Children of the Same Age
As adults, we have certain expectations of our children. When practicing communication, parents have the ability to fill in the gaps. However, in order to ensure that social interactions have developed properly, a child needs to practice each new interaction skill with someone of the same age group.
Strengthening Non-Verbal Cues
Fights, disagreements and perceived hurtful conduct can often be related back to a child missing non-verbal cues. Communication goes beyond words; effective and successful communication comes from understanding both the verbal and non-verbal.
About LA Speech Therapy Solutions
LA Speech Therapy is a speech therapy service that serves the greater Los Angeles area. To book a consultation, visit our website or call (323) 522-6701. We are located at 2836 Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90026. Follow us on Facebook for more tips!
