The Conversation Train
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The Conversation Train

A Visual Approach to Conversation for Children on the Autism Spectrum

Joel Shaul

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The Conversation Train

A Visual Approach to Conversation for Children on the Autism Spectrum

Joel Shaul

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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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Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Year
2014
ISBN
9780857009548
Topic
Education
Subtopic
Inclusive Education
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

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