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Asking for Help Social Story PDF

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Asking for Help Social Story PDF preview

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Social story cover titled It is OK to Ask for Help, showing a girl at a school desk raising a paper and pointing to it
Introduce the story before reading it aloud together
Social story page on starting school: text says there are lots of new things to learn, with a boy writing in a notebook
Opening page that sets the school scene for the reader
Working independently: text says most things at school I can do by myself, as a boy sorts beads by color
Builds confidence before the story turns to hard tasks
Recognizing difficulty: text says sometimes there will be work I find difficult, with a girl scratching her head
Prompt students to name a task they find tricky
Struggle is normal: text says everybody finds things difficult sometimes and nobody knows everything, with a puzzled boy
Discussion point: everyone gets stuck at times
Seeking support: text says when we find things difficult we must ask someone for help, as a teacher helps a boy write
Key message page to revisit when a student is stuck
Reassurance: text says it is always OK to ask and no one will ever be cross if I ask for help, beside an OK hand sign
Eases worry about getting in trouble for asking
Peer support: text says I might ask a friend to explain the work to me, showing two boys talking at a desk
Model how to ask a classmate before group work
Honest work: text says it is good to ask a friend for help but not to copy their work, with two children each writing
Clarifies the line between getting help and copying
Asking the teacher: text says if a friend cannot help, put my hand up to let her know I need her; girl raises her hand
Practise the hand-up routine after reading
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Special Resources, Social Skills

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About This Product

Social stories use a patient and reassuring tone to teach children about social situations in a way that can be easily understood. Social stories are particularly useful for children on the autistic spectrum for whom social cues can be challenging and who often suffer anxiety if they do not know what to expect from a situation however social stories can also be useful for any child who is struggling to understand a situation or concept or needs help to understand a social skill or social cue, expectations, perspectives, common responses or is troubled about an upcoming event.

This social story is to support children who struggle to ask their teachers for help when they do not understand the work.

These books should be used over and over to reinforce the point so I would suggest either putting the pages into a display book or laminating and binding them.

Clipart images courtesy of Kari Bolt.

What's Included

Includes a 14 page PDF social story

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social story asking for help

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