The Social Play Record: A Toolkit for Assessing and Developing Social Play from Infancy to Adolescence (Jkp Resource Materials)

Social play is about relating to others, playing and making friends - all of which are key elements for social inclusion, adjustment and well-being. ''The Social Play Record'' is a practical resource for assessing and developing social play in children with autistic spectrum disorders (ASDs) or difficulties with social interaction. This toolkit is designed to be used collaboratively with children, parents, carers and practitioners. It is suitable for assessing children of all learning abilities and stages of development, from early infancy to adolescence, and includes photocopiable assessment and intervention materials. The toolkit is divided into user-friendly sections, including: a guidance section, which also gives information on what constitutes social play, its significance, development and how to address social interaction difficulties; an assessment section for recording stages of social play and key abilities, such as independent and peer play, friendship and advanced group skills; an intervention section, which gives step-by-step directions for developing key social play skills. Parents, teachers and professionals working with or caring for a child with social interaction difficulties will find this toolkit an essential assessment resource. The Social Play Record......Page 3 Contents......Page 7 What is the Social Play Record?......Page 9 PART 1: USER GUIDE FOR THE SPR ASSESSMENT RESOURCE ......Page 11 1 Overview of the SPR Assessment......Page 13 Play Observation Sheets......Page 17 Practitioner Rating of Peer Relationships......Page 19 Peer Preferences Chart......Page 20 Questionnaire about Friends......Page 22 Scoring the SPR Assessment......Page 23 Planning Intervention......Page 26 3 The SPR Asessment Sheets......Page 29 Home Comments Sheet ......Page 30 Early Social Play......Page 32 Unoccupied......Page 33 Independent Play......Page 34 Peer Play......Page 35 Advanced Group Play......Page 38 Friendship Skills......Page 39 Practitioner Rating of Peer Relationships......Page 40 Peer Preferences Chart......Page 41 Questionnaire about Friends......Page 42 Summary Sheet......Page 44 Class Summary Sheet......Page 45 Planning Sheet......Page 46 Score Sheets......Page 47 Progress Chart......Page 51 PART 2 LINKS TO INTERVENTION......Page 53 4 How it all Fits Together......Page 55 Early Social Play......Page 56 Independent Play......Page 58 Peer Play......Page 61 Advanced Group Play......Page 65 Friendship Skills......Page 66 Conclusion......Page 71 APPENDIX 1: WORKED EXAMPLES FROM THE SPR ASSESSMENT......Page 73 APPENDIX 2: IDEAS AND TEMPLATES FOR DEVELOPING SOCIAL PLAY......Page 89 APPENDIX 3: SMALL STEPS CHARTS......Page 103 APPENDIX 4: THEORY AND RESEARCH......Page 131 EVALUATION BY USERS......Page 138 REFERENCES......Page 139 Introduction: what is the social play record? Pt. 1. The SPR assessment An overview Summary sheet Home comments sheet Early social play Unoccupied Independent play Peer play Practitioner rating of peer relationships Peer preferences chart Advanced group play Friendship skills Friends questionnaire Planning sheet Score sheets Progress chart Class summary profile User guide for the spr assessment How to use: The recording sheet The home comments sheet The practitioner rating of peer relationships The peer preferences chart The friends questionnaire Scoring the spr assessment Planning intervention Pt. 2. Links to intervention How it all fits together Early social play Unoccupied or preoccupied Independent play Peer play Advanced group play Friendship skills Conclusion References Appendices: Appendix 1: worked examples Appendix 2: ideas and templates Appendix 3: small steps charts Appendix 4: theory and research 4.1. what is social play? 4.2. social play and children with autistic spectrum disorders 4.3. how the social play record was developed Evaluation by users. Chris White. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Mode Of Access: World Wide Web.