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The Conversation Train
A Visual Approach to Conversation for Children on the Autism Spectrum
- 72 pages
- English
- PDF
- Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF
The Conversation Train
A Visual Approach to Conversation for Children on the Autism Spectrum
About this book
This inventive colour picture book uses the metaphor of a train to teach basic conventions of conversation to children with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs).
Engines are like greetings; they get the train going. Freight wagons are like different speakers' turns; it is good to have at least a few when you are in conversation. A set of points guiding a train from one track to another is like a tactful change in the topic of conversation. When a conversation veers off-topic it is like a derailed train. As well as attractive colour photographs of trains, the book contains engaging photocopiable worksheets and colouring pages to help promote skill generalisation.
This highly visual approach to conversation is ideally suited to children with ASDs aged approximately 5-13.
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Contents
Introduction
1
SECTION
ONE:
THE
CONVERSATION
TRAIN
3
Part
One:
Starting
a
Conversation
5
Part
Two:
Taking
Turns
in
Conversation
11
Part
Three:
Staying
On
Track
17
Part
Four:
Changing
Topics
29
Part
Five:
Ending
the
Conversation
37
Part
Six:
Putting
it
all
Together
45
SECTION
TWO:
THE
CONVERSATION
TRAIN
WORKSHEETS
53
What
Do
the
Different
Parts
of
the
Train
Mean?
54
Hello
Words,
How
Are
You
Words,
Switch
Track
Words
and
Goodbye
Words
55
Fix
the
Mixed-Up
Conversation
56
Things
You
Love
Can
Make
You
Go
Off
Track
57
People
You
Know
and
What
They
Like
Talking
About
58
People
You
Know
and
What
You
Both
Like
Talking
About
59
The
Two-Person,
On-Track
Worksheet
60
Choosing
the
Right
Words
with
Different
People
61
Keeping
Track
of
Staying
On
Track
62
Conversation
Train
Colouring
Pages
63
Table of contents
- The Conversation Train: A Visual Approach to Conversation for Children on the Autism Spectrum
- Introduction
- Section One: The Conversation Train
- Section Two: The Conversation Train Worksheets