[SENco-forum] Speaking and Listening

My son did "Socially Speaking" after completing "Time to Talk" earlier in
his school life.  His social skills have really improved.  This year the
whole school have taken part in SEAL -social, emotional and
literacy -projects and assemblies etc., and this has had a really big
impact.

Being able to understand the process of turn taking in conversations, how to
improve listening skills, to make positive comments as well as learning to
empathise has increased positive interactions and put in place positive
strategies to de-escalate situations. Being able to do this in real life it
then becomes easier to do in literacy tasks when trying to understand what
comes next in a scenario or what a character might do.

My son has less problems with taking things literally, is learning that just
telling the truth is not always what is required (!) and likewise not to
blurt out every thought that runs through his head, but it is slow going
sometimes.  All this appears to be the result of developmental delay that
you find with dyslexia (thought it was Autism originally), but still has
made it impossible for him to have any real friends until Year 6.

He has just taken part in the Leaver's assembly this morning and after
spending a week attending High school part time we can feel a little more
confident that he will survive the transfer.
Sharon

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