ABSTRACT

Alex Kelly’s internationally renowned TALKABOUT books are a series of practical workbooks designed to develop the self-awareness, self-esteem, and social skills of people with special needs. The three TALKABOUT for CHILDREN books, now in their second edition, are specifically designed to provide a foundation of social skills through which children can grow and develop with confidence. Revised for US professionals, and with a new Foreword by Nancy Tarshis and Debbie Meringolo (Altogether Social LLC, New York), TALKABOUT for CHILDREN 2 focuses on social skills including body language, talking, and assertiveness.

Resources include:

  • An assessment framework to help identify specific needs
  • Over 60 structured activity sessions focusing on social skills, and the resources needed to deliver the sessions
  • 25 group cohesion activities to help facilitate productive group sessions
  • A three-term intervention plan

This book is an invaluable resource for therapists, teachers, child psychologists, and all professionals looking to develop the social skills of children aged 4 + or children with special needs.

chapter |10 pages

Introduction

chapter |7 pages

Introduction to Initial Assessment

part Level 1|69 pages

TALKABOUT Body Language

chapter |1 pages

Introduction

chapter Topic 1|17 pages

Talking body language

chapter Topic 2|21 pages

Talking faces

chapter Topic 3|14 pages

Talking bodies

chapter Topic 4|15 pages

Talking space

part Level 2|64 pages

Talkabout Talking

chapter |1 pages

Introduction

chapter Topic 1|12 pages

Talkabout talking

chapter Topic 2|15 pages

Talkabout speaking

chapter Topic 3|10 pages

Talkabout listening

chapter Topic 4|7 pages

Talkabout beginnings

chapter Topic 5|9 pages

Talkabout taking turns

chapter Topic 6|9 pages

Talkabout endings

part Level 3|92 pages

Talkabout Assertiveness

chapter |1 pages

Introduction

chapter Topic 1|23 pages

Saying something

chapter Topic 2|5 pages

Saying what I think

chapter Topic 3|31 pages

Saying how I feel

chapter Topic 4|11 pages

Saying no

chapter Topic 5|8 pages

Saying sorry

chapter Topic 6|12 pages

Saying something nice