Social skills resources for children who are not English-speakers
I have assembled these resources for parents or professionals providing social / emotional skills teaching to children who do not speak English. These include:
*Resources that are based mainly on images instead of words
*Resources that are editable, so you can easily add text in your own language
(Elsewhere on this website, I have a number of resources translated into Polish, German, French, Spanish and Albanian.)
This is one of my best hands-on resources for helping children practice conversation basics including greetings, “how are you’s,” staying “on track,” switching topics, and ending the conversation. There is also a screen-based version that works really well. The principles are derived from my book, The Conversation Train.
The simple Venn diagram worksheet can easily be modified for non-English speakers. Most of the picture cards work fine without being able to read the English text. These resources are derived from my book, The Green Zone Conversation Book.
I collaborated with an Australian to produce this popular set of resources. The emotions appear to be universal. You don’t have to color them, but children enjoy doing it.
This is a very useful resource. In my own work, I use it several times a week. Children enjoy taking part in the creation of the meters, and it provides helpful continuity between one therapy session and the next.
A toy balance is an invaluable social skills resource for your office, speech room or classroom.
I designed this resource carefully so that it is easy to use. You can create a game ahead of time for the children, but in my own work I prefer to create the game with the children, during our time together, so that the children are actual co-creators of the game.
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