id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-314196-1go07yi6 Bondy, Andy Promoting Functional Communication Within the Home 2020-05-12 .txt text/plain 5285 316 71 During this time of home confinement, many families will need to look at opportunities for their children to use existing functional communication skills or even to acquire new skills. When a child is having difficulties with a family activity or routine, determine whether a problem with one or more of these specific communication skills is contributing to the difficulty. The key to teaching this type of lesson is to create situations involving the use of moderately rewarding items or activities when the child is relatively calm. Asking for help is universally important because everyone at some time will be in a situation where the solution to a problem must come from someone else. -Potential solution: Marshall's parents teach him "the no game." They tell Marshall that sometimes they will say no to him, but if he responds calmly, they will provide other types of rewards-special time with them when he can pick which game to play. ./cache/cord-314196-1go07yi6.txt ./txt/cord-314196-1go07yi6.txt