Pragmatic Language and Life Skills: Texting Boom Cards

Functional Life Skills: Texting Social Skills- What Should I Text?

We’re learning more and more from autistic adults that having a conversation and staying on topic are critical skills. In addition, in the digital world, texting can be a critical life skill. This topic is included in the scope of practice of speech therapy under both pragmatic language and receptive/expressive communication.

This file contains a link to access interactive task cards using Boom Learning ™. Audio and real photos are included for a portion of the activity.

What’s Included?

Real Photos

Optional Cues that Slide in and Out

Differentiated Levels

1) Information on Texting for Parents, Teachers, Providers, and Students

2) Open Ended Live Practice

2) Level One Practice: Two Choices to Slide In/Out

3) Level Two Practice (No Cues): Prompt, Optional Emojis, Typing Space, No Cues

4) Level Two Practice (With Cues): Prompt, Optional Emojis, Typing Space, Cues Slide In/Out

This deck includes a variety of information and activities for teaching conversation and life skills. It could be used in neurodiversity affirming practice as a way to work on functional communication skills.

Teach conversational skills in a safe and functional way in order to increase your student’s ability to participate in conversations.

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