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Pragmatic & Social Skills

Pragmatic language or social skills refers to the way an individual uses language to communicate. It involves three major communication skills: 1) using language to communicate in different ways (like greeting others, requesting, protesting, asking questions to gain information, etc), 2) changing language according to the people or place it is being used (i.e. we speak differently to a child than we do to an adult; we speak differently inside vs. outside), and 3) following the rules for conversation (taking turns in conversation, staying on topic, using and understanding verbal and nonverbal cues, etc).

An SLP can work with your child to teach them these social language skills so that they can more appropriately participate in conversations with others. You can learn more about social/pragmatic language on the American Speech-Language Hearing Association’s (ASHA)  site.

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Allison Winters, M.Ed., CCC-SLP
Allison Winters
M.Ed., CCC-SLP. C-SLT
Shawnee, KS 66216
913-777-4SLP (4757)

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“Allison has been a critical part in helping my daughter learn how to read more efficiently and she is now reading above her 5th grade-level. I am so thankful for all she has done for our family.” -Amy 
 
“Not only were we able to schedule an evaluation with Mrs. Winters within 3 weeks of initially calling, she answered all of my questions so we knew exactly what to expect on the day of testing. She also set aside time for a separate 2 hour meeting for my husband and me explaining all of Nathan’s results and gave us a plan to help him with his reading!” -Nicki N.

"Mrs. Winters helped me a lot with my reading. At first I didn't like having to go see her every week after school but now I don't mind at all because I can read!" -Luke Z.