This book was developed for teachers and speech/language pathologists helping students improve functional language and communication development. Target skill areas include:
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organization
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future-oriented thinking
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verb tense agreement
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sequencing
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time concepts
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language of probability
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interactive communication
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social language
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perspective-taking
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goal setting
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problem solving
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generalization
All of these skills are used in planning and talking about planning. Planning, or understanding plans and talking about future events is often difficult for students with language impairment and/or executive functioning disorders. Also, students weak in social skills and social language areas often find planning future events overwhelming. Students with Asperger’s Syndrome or higher functioning autistic students have particular difficulty planning future events.