Pragmatic Language Resources

Between the Lines (Level 1 and Level 2) - An app that focuses on interpreting vocal intonation, facial expressions, perspective-taking, and body language.

Conversation Builder - This app targets conversational turn taking.

10 Ways - A Social Skills Game - An interactive app that helps students work on social communication.

Social Detective - We use the Social Thinking Curriculum. This app supports this curriculum.

Social Express - This is a social skills curriculum that is free until June 1. It can also be found online at www.socialexpress.com.

Everyday Speech - This is a wonderful pragmatic language curriculum that offers videos and activities targeting pragmatic language skills. It is currently offering a free trial due to COVID-19.

Video Learning Squad - A social skills curriculum that is currently offering a free trial due to COVID-19.

A few ideas to facilitate pragmatic language skills at home:

• Participate in pretend play activities with your child

• Play simple games to encourage turn taking

• Participate in group activities with family members and friends

• Create stories together

• Role play scenarios in which there are problems and solutions

• Allow your child to lead during motivating activities

• Look at facial expressions and discuss the feelings associated with the facial expressions.

• Practice through miming making faces that show different feelings.

• Look at pictures together to encourage descriptive language about a topic or thing, with the adult prompting to keep the child on topic.

Everyday Speech - This is a wonderful pragmatic language curriculum that offers videos and activities targeting pragmatic language skills. It is currently offering a free trial due to COVID-19.

Video Learning Squad - A social skills curriculum that is currently offering a free trial due to COVID-19.