Social Skills and Emotional Regulation - Ladybug Language and Literacy

Pragmatic language is the social use of language. It is the ability to appropriately use language, change language, provide background information to unfamiliar listeners, speak differently in different settings, and follow conversational rules in order to interact with others in a variety of settings.

Pragmatic language ability involves the ability to appropriately use language (e.g., persuade, request, inform, reject), change language (e.g., talk differently to different audiences, provide background information to unfamiliar listeners, speak differently in different settings, etc) as well as follow conversational rules (e.g., take turns, introduce topics, rephrase sentences, maintain appropriate physical distance during conversational exchanges, use facial expressions and eye contact, etc) all of which culminate into the child’s general ability to appropriately interact with others in a variety of settings.

Social Skills groups

Social language contains many nuances that can be taught explicitly during small group instruction, and are then reinforced through structured activities and dialogue.

Skills which are directly taught include initiating communication; sharing + gaining attention; physical + verbal turn taking; stating and understanding emotions/feelings; asking + answering questions; using basic conversational skills; maintaining personal space; demonstrating interest in others.

Emotional Regulation

Self-regulation is the ability to manage your emotions and behaviors in accordance with the demands of each situation. This can be a very tough lesson for children to learn as emotions and social language are abstract in nature. We are all continually working on self-regulating, as we all experience emotions. When we recognize that we are becoming less regulated (e.g., stress, frustration, excitement), many of us know how to manage our feelings and have our own strategies to get back to a healthy place.

For some kids, they struggle with identifying their own feelings and emotions as well as modulating their response to the nature of the problem. A child who seems to “over react” to small matters may be viewed as having difficulty managing their emotions and regulating their responses.

At Laybug Language and Literacy, we offer direct and explicit instruction through structured and individualized activities that promote acquisition of skills and strategies for social communication and emotional regulation.

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