SPEECH

Practicing Conversation Role-play Script

Goal: 4+ turns on topic, besides greeting and farewell

1. Greetings (Hey! Hi! What’s up? How are you?

2.Ice Breakers—Starting a conversation—Choose a topic.

a) Ask a question:

Rote questions? (These are usually the first question on topic question cards)

What did you do yesterday, over the weekend?

What are you going to do after school—the weekend?

What music do you like?

Have you seen a good movie lately?

How many brothers and sisters do you have?

How do you like this weather?

Do you have any pets?

What’s you Favorite? ( Food, movie, song, tv show, singer/performer, music,

Sport, class, teacher, restaurant, store, pet/animals, place to go, vacation, holiday, etc)

b) Give a compliment I like your. . .

c) Make a comment –I love this weather.

I hate this weather.

I went to the movies

I went to. . . (Lagoon, Disneyland, park, mountains, the mall, my grandparent’s house, friend’s house, dance, sport event, concert)

I like to. . . (actions and activities—play video games, play basketball, dance, sing)

I like to go to (places)

I like (nouns—food, movies, songs, shows, pets, places to eat or shop, activities, sports, dances.

3. Keep the Conversation going (Taking turns)

a) Respond to questions with 1 or 2 pieces of information and 3 or more words (use pacing card).

b) How about you? (Ask the question back) (Ask the question back to them if they look confused)

c) Extend topic to related topic (What do you think about. . . Do you like . . . . .

d) Switch topics

Signal the topic switch: (I want to talk about . . .)

Ask a question about what you want to talk about (Did you see . . . ?)

Tell about something that happened (to them, movie, someone else)

4. Contingent questions and comments (You have to listen to what your partner is talking about and talk about that!)

a) Make general comments (that’s cool, that sounds fun, I like that too!)

b) Agreement--- (Right, uh-huh, yeah, yes, you’re right; That’s awesome)

c) Make a comment that relates to what they said:()

d) Ask a question about what they’re talking about—

How did that make you feel?

Did you like that?

What was your favorite?

Follow-up questions on topic (see topic cards or script others to practice)

5. End Conversation—Social Pros always say Goodbye!

Rote: See ya later

Nice talking to you

Adios

Nice to see you

Good bye

Prompting hierarchy - How to Help a Student Respond

Act as Jiminy Cricket, behind shoulder or beside student.

1) Wait 5 or more seconds for them to ask or respond

2) Verbally prompt by starting the statement or offering a choice of statements for response

3) Model question or response.

4) Model telegraphic phrase or word by word.