What is another word for "brain job"?
executive functions!
Name atleast 3 "brain jobs"!
time management, organization, planning, self control, emotional control, metacognition, persistence, flexible thinking, task initiation, attention, working mem
Name one thing you learned about another student in social language group this year. Think back to the beginning of the school year when we talked about our interests.
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STEPS was an acronym we learned about at the beginning of the year to help us learn about conversational skills. Can you remember what it stands for?
Space, Taking Turns, Eye contact/gaze, Polite, Stay on Topic
Can you remember what any of the letters in "IEP" stand for?
Individualized Education Plan
Give an example of a goal you have set in the past and accomplished.
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Give an example of a goal you would like to set for the rest of the school year, and talk about one of the steps you will take to achieve (meet) it!
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We discussed friendships and peer pressure earlier this year. In your own words tell us what "peer pressure" means!
Influence from other people in your peer (age) group; can be positive or negative!
Name atleast 10 students on your teaching team!
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Name 3 ingredients you would put in your ideal "friendship soup!"
safety, goofiness, trust, kindness, etc
Name one or more of the conversational skills we practice each week during our "big question" discussions at the start of each group.
Taking turns, making comments, asking follow up questions, turning towards speaker, etc
Give an example of a brain job that helps you succeed at school.
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Fill in the blank: _____ _____________ is a brain job that helps us start and complete our work at school.
Task initiation
How can you tell that someone is a good friend?
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Tell the group one thing you remember learning or working on in social language group so far this school year.
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