Conversation Social Stories & Simple PECS Communication Tool 3.2
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Publisher Description
Conversation social stories is made up of four social stories about different conversational skills and simple communication tools to go with them.
The stories focus on greetings, asking someone to play, what to talk about in a conversation and tips for great conversations. Some of the stories include square buttons with images that play whatever part of the conversation the the story is about. The buttons are similar to PECS in that they have a picture that represents the idea, and then play a message when tapped.
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The app opens up to table of contents to choose which of the four stories to read. Some of the stories have buttons that play examples of things to say when each one is pressed. The stories focus on important conversational skills including greetings, asking someone to play, tips on where to stand, how to end a conversation and many more!
Starting or maintaining a conversation can be difficult for any child, and may be especially difficult for children diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder, Down syndrome or other special need.
Children with special needs often need more direct instruction of social skills like conversations.
Teaching conversational skills to any child may be easier and less stressful when visual supports, like social stories are used. This social story explains accurate social information and ensures that your child will know what to expect when having a conversation.
Social stories are an important type of visual support often used with children diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder, Down syndrome or other special need. This social story uses simple text and descriptive pictures to explain why and how to initiate, maintain and end a conversation.
Social interactions, such as conversations may be especially difficult for children with an autism spectrum disorder. Many children, especially those diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder, Down syndrome and other special need, often fail to pick up on social cues, making learning a social skill especially difficult. Social stories may increase awareness of how to initiate and maintain a conversation.
Social stories were first defined by Carol Gray in 1991 and are commonly used to break down a task or social situation into small and easy to understand steps, often accompanied by descriptive pictures. Social stories are incredibly easy to implement and are used by many professionals for a wide range of behaviors.
Oct 1, 2014
Version 3.2
This app has been updated by Apple to display the Apple Watch app icon.
Updated for iOS 8
About Conversation Social Stories & Simple PECS Communication Tool
Conversation Social Stories & Simple PECS Communication Tool is a paid app for iOS published in the Kids list of apps, part of Education.
The company that develops Conversation Social Stories & Simple PECS Communication Tool is Touch Autism. The latest version released by its developer is 3.2.
To install Conversation Social Stories & Simple PECS Communication Tool on your iOS device, just click the green Continue To App button above to start the installation process. The app is listed on our website since 2014-10-01 and was downloaded 8 times. We have already checked if the download link is safe, however for your own protection we recommend that you scan the downloaded app with your antivirus. Your antivirus may detect the Conversation Social Stories & Simple PECS Communication Tool as malware if the download link is broken.
How to install Conversation Social Stories & Simple PECS Communication Tool on your iOS device:
- Click on the Continue To App button on our website. This will redirect you to the App Store.
- Once the Conversation Social Stories & Simple PECS Communication Tool is shown in the iTunes listing of your iOS device, you can start its download and installation. Tap on the GET button to the right of the app to start downloading it.
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- After Conversation Social Stories & Simple PECS Communication Tool is downloaded, you'll see an INSTALL button to the right. Tap on it to start the actual installation of the iOS app.
- Once installation is finished you can tap on the OPEN button to start it. Its icon will also be added to your device home screen.
