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The transition to secondary school can be a daunting time for any child, particularly children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) or a learning disability. Talking About Secondary School is a resource designed to help ease the transition between Primary and Secondary School.
This resource gives children the opportunity to discuss common situations and challenges that may arise in Secondary School, thus, helping them to cope with the extra social demands and complicated routines. Successful management of these situations is dependent on the young person’s social skills, emotional intelligence, and interpersonal problem-solving capacity, as well as the response of others and the context of the event. This pack aims to teach children specific strategies to manage these situations, as well as preparing them for the changes that they will face when starting secondary school.
For more information see below.
Our popular “Talking About” series focuses on developing situational understanding and verbal reasoning skills in children. Each pack concentrates on a specific aspect of the child’s life (for example Secondary School) and how these skills may be put into practice in this setting. The idea originated from Educational Psychologist Marion Nash and has been developed by Helen Rippon, SLT.
This Talking About Secondary School pack depicts a range of challenging social and educational scenarios that children may encounter while at secondary school. Scenarios include:
The pack is full of Helen Rippon’s beautifully illustrated images which act as a tool for presenting children with these challenging scenarios. The pack has two sets of pictures. A colour/black and white set in a style appropriate for older children and a set of black and white pictures for younger children.
Full instructions for use are provided. The therapist/teacher or parent should present one of the large pictures to the individual or group while providing a description of the scenario. Here, it may be useful to widen the discussion by asking how the person may be feeling, or asking if anyone in the group has encountered a similar situation. Then, offer the small, associated pictures in order to provide possible courses of action. The pictures show both appropriate and inappropriate ways of behaving, which will allow for a lively discussion about the ‘right’ thing to do. Many of the situations lend themselves to role-play and ‘rehearsal’ of social conversations, which are useful for small group work, and when working with children with Autistic Spectrum Disorder.
Format: PDF file available as a download, Colour and B&W alternative pictures and instructions, 89 pages.
Age: 10-11+ years
Snippets: Upgrade your account to send specially selected extracts of this resource, via our website, to parents and carers for homework exercises. The snippets for this resource include colour illustrations and the following activities:
7 to 11 years, 11 to 16 years
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