Functional Conversation Games Larry Irwin Kleiman

Description Ages: 9–AdultGrades: 4–Adult This is the first product to create a natural conversational flow—one of the most challenging tasks in therapy! The games replicate natural conversational interactions. Clients have choices and freedom in selecting topics, creating responses, determining the order of turns, and the amount of time for each topic. The skills necessary for successful conversation—vocabulary, grammar, critical thinking and reasoning with social awareness, listener perspective, and nonverbal language—are integrated into the games. Functional Conversation Games consists of: A 40-page manual with directions, reproducible game boards and materials, and dozens of conversation prompts and supports. Three card decks are used to teach 25 conversational strategies. Clients learn to express functional topics, ask questions, and give appropriate, specific comments. Deck 1 Conversation Topics: 200 topics in the themes of Friends & Family, Everyday Happenings, Special Occa