Description: This program uses a proven formula for making social skills "stick"—familiar characters, predictable routines, and memorable, concrete behaviors. Loveable Matt and Molly help things go smoother at home by showing youngsters the right and wrong ways to act. This popular program teaches eight social skills such as answering a knock at the door, hand washing, getting ready for bed, watching TV, caring for a pet, answering the phone, and more. Interaction with the stories develops social language skills in sequencing, predicting, question-answering, and processing verbal information. The program includes eight stories with these ready-to-use components: -Four full-color, 8 1/2" x 11" pictures to tell each story (32 story sequence pictures total). -Four large-print sentence strips per story that students match to the correct illustrations (32 sentence strips in all). -Question flash cards and wrong/right cards for students to learn ways to act in social situations. -A teacher manual with complete lesson plans and teaching techniques designed to engage students in learning. The manual includes: - ready-to-use lists of yes/no, wh-, and how questions for each story - teaching suggestions - a pocket-size version of each story - a list of easy-to-find props for role-playing each story sequence - a progress chart Each lesson follows the same two-day routine and can be used with one student, a small group, or an entire class. Matt and Molly are the main characters of every story, so students begin to consider them good friends as they progress through each lesson. Day one routine is: -sing the Matt and Molly theme song -introduce the story -describe the picture cards and introduce the vocabulary/concepts -predicting activity -story review activity -differentiate right and wrong behavior -what's missing activity -match printed sentences to the corresponding picture -yes/no questions activity -wh- and how questions activity -preparing to act out the story activity Day two routine is: -sing the Matt and Molly theme song -story review activity -act out the story -anticipate the next story activity -homework sheet with pocket-size version of the story

Series: see LS-7600

Publisher: Linguisystems

Keywords: social skills;picture stories; language