Hyperlexia Webinar on Social Skills

Jun 11, 2020 | Blog

On May 26th, 2020 we hosted a webinar on social skills and strategies for hyperlexic children

Our Founder, Phyllis Kupperman, and Assistant Director, Ciara Nally, shared so many helpful tips for families and educators to support social skills, building social competency, and supports for pragmatic language. 

If you missed the first hyperlexia webinar, you can check that out here.

Resources we discussed in our reading webinar included:

Downloadable Resources

Online Resources

Everyday Speech – Making Eye Contact
Everyday Speech – Listening With Your Body
Everyday Speech – Making Connected Comments
Everyday Speech – Seeing Someone Else’s Side
Everyday Speech – Think It or Say It
Turn Taking (Ellen DeGeneres + Elmo)
Active Listening (Furry Potter + The Goblet of Cookies – Sesame Street)
Size of Problem
Emotion Identification (Inside Out)

Bonus
The classic Phyllis shared – OOPS I made a mistake