Visuals to Increase Social Skill Independence
Do you constantly have students nagging you to help them when another student is bothering them? What about if they need the password for the computer? I know I do. This usually seems to occur because my students are missing the necessary social skills to deal with the problem appropriately on their own. So, I tried to take some of the hardest parts of our day and make visuals to help my students (and myself!) out. Here are a few examples.
This first example is hung by the computer. Computer rules (with visuals) are listed at the top. On the bottom, the sentence strips can be removed so that they can be handed to a teacher or another student. These are great for verbal as well as non-verbal to work on asking for help or for a turn.
We also struggle with students bothering each other while they are on the computer. So, I created this sign that a student can use to point at or hand to another student if they are being bothered (instead of hit, scream, etc.).
Another visual I have says, "I'm sorry." This is posted near our "time out" chair. That way, when a student comes back from time out, they can use this visual to remind them to apologize to the person they upset/hurt. This can also be removed so it can be physically handed to another person.
This first example is hung by the computer. Computer rules (with visuals) are listed at the top. On the bottom, the sentence strips can be removed so that they can be handed to a teacher or another student. These are great for verbal as well as non-verbal to work on asking for help or for a turn.
We also struggle with students bothering each other while they are on the computer. So, I created this sign that a student can use to point at or hand to another student if they are being bothered (instead of hit, scream, etc.).
It is placed right near the computer for easy access.
Another visual I have says, "I'm sorry." This is posted near our "time out" chair. That way, when a student comes back from time out, they can use this visual to remind them to apologize to the person they upset/hurt. This can also be removed so it can be physically handed to another person.
If you have other examples, I would love to hear what has been working for you!
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