Introduction. Promote Skill Generalization Using the Train Imagery. Using the Worksheets. Section One: The Conversation Train. Part One: Starting a Conversation. Part Two: Taking Turns in Conversation. Part Three: Staying On Track. Part Four: Changing Topics. Part Five: Ending the Conversation. Part Six: Putting it All Together. Section Two: The Conversation Train Worksheets. What Do the Different Parts of the Train Mean? Hello Words, How Are You Words, Switch Track Words and Goodbye Words. Fix the Mixed-Up Conversation. Things You Love Can Make You Go Off Track. People You Know and What They Like Talking About. People You Know and What You Both Like Talking About. The Two-Person, On-Track Worksheet. Choosing the Right Words with Different People. Keeping Track of Staying on Track. Conversation Train Coloring Pages.
The rules of conversation explained with trains!
Joel Shaul is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who specialises in ASDs. Through his organisation, Autism Teaching Strategies, he provides workshops on social skills teaching and mental health treatment methods. He is also co-creator of Ryuu social skills products. He provides clinical and consultation services at The Watson Institute of Sewickley, PA. Joel's website can be found at www.autismteachingstrategies.com.
This is a really clever and helpful book aimed at giving autistic
children a better understanding of how everyday conversations work,
using the analogy of a steam train... using illustrations of the
freight wagons, the author shows how important turn-taking is in
conversation... It's very appealingly done, and there are
photocopiable worksheets at the back for reinforcement and
assessment. This is a very high-quality resource, confidently
recommended.
*ACHUKA Reviews*
The Conversation Train: A Visual Approach to Conversation for
Children on the Autism Spectrum is a unique, one of a kind book
that cleverly uses a train analogy for teaching conversation... at
the end of the book there is a section of worksheets for the child
to complete that can be copies... I would love to see this book in
every library and elementary school class room because so many now
do include children with autism.
*Horizons - Autism Society of Michigan Quarterly Newsletter*
I really enjoyed how the book breaks down each element of a
conversation, has several examples and then has visuals to help
support the child's own conversations. I can see how practical a
book like this would be for a verbal child who is struggling with
how to enter, maintain and end a conversation.
*eyes on autism (Australia)*
This author, an American Clinical Social Worker who specializes in
Autistic Spectrum Disorder, uses the metaphor of a train to help
children who find conversation difficult to gain control over the
conventions... This is an interesting, imaginative and well
illustrated guide for anyone seeking to help a young person with
ASD to feel more confident when sharing a conversation.
*The School Librarian (SL)*
Using a steam freight train as a metaphor, this picture book is
aimed at helping children on the autistic spectrum learn
conversational skills... The book is a simple concept in simple
sentences that will be reasonably easily grasped b y children who
find holding conversations difficult, and the pictures of the train
will hold interest. This is a marvelous tool in the autistic
spectrum world, and will provide fun as well as learning.
*Healthy Books blog*
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