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Social Communication Assessment
What is it about?
Language sample analysis can be used to assess social communication skills in school-age children. This tutorial explains why language sampling should and can be used to gain valuable social communication information. The reader will also learn specific tips and tricks for providing socially driven prompts and interactions to gain the desired social communication data.
Why is it important?
Few current assessments provide natural, complex contexts for measuring social skills in real time. Using language sample analysis focused on social communication skills will provide professionals with more specific intervention targets and lead to increased progess.