Real Talk: Am I in the Zone? Level 2 for Teens
This three-session class works on conversation skills that keep in us "in the zone" with social/pragmatic skills!
Miss Suzanne (M.A., CCC-SLP)
Average rating:
4.9
Number of reviews:(119)
What's included
3 live meetings
1 hrs 45 mins in-class hoursClass Experience
Learners will interact with the instructor and each other to learn how to keep their conversational skills "in the zone" in order to build communication confidence and peer relationships. I am keeping enrollment small on purpose so that students have maximal chances to practice their emerging skills. We'll discuss certain social situations, practice scripts, problem-solve, troubleshoot, and discuss. Because learners excel differently, multiple modalities are used: text, photos, drawings, lecture, discussion, gestures. Class 1: Brush up on what it means to be "in the zone" or "out of the zone"; what we think versus what we say; convo practice. Class 2: Review what we think versus what we say; picking conversational topics by knowing your audience; convo practice. Class 3: Review picking conversational topics; asking questions; turn taking; convo practice. My teaching style is engaging, warm, enthusiastic, real, and empathetic. All types of learners welcome! Learners might want to take Level 1 first or concurrently, but that is not required at all (a quick review of Level 1 skills is done at the first class meeting).
Learning Goals
Learners will improve their communication skills by learning to be "in the zone" with their conversations. They'll learn the difference between thinking and saying, using clues to determine if their conversational partner is acting positively or negatively to their communication, and how to ask questions as a start to true turn-taking. And, of course, there will be conversational practice in EVERY class!
Other Details
Parental Guidance
n/a
External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Sources
Material pulled from 30+ years of experience in the fields of linguistics, education, and special education. Class inspired by the work of Timothy Kowalski, M.A., CCC-SLP, an award-winning social communication specialist and author of multiple books.
Joined February, 2020
4.9
119reviews
Teacher expertise and credentials
2 Degrees
Master's Degree from San Jose State University (San Jose, CA, U.S.A.)
Bachelor's Degree from University of California Irvine (Irvine, CA)
Besides teaching on Outschool (and being an Outschool parent since 2019), I am a speech-language pathologist with an M.A. in Education (Speech-Language Pathology & Audiology) and a B.A. in Linguistics, with an emphasis in Sociolinguistics (in other words, how people use language socially, in interactions, and in popular culture). I have worked with students from one end of the autistic spectrum to the other, as well as non-ASD students who have pragmatic language issues and social language difficulties. I have been in practice as an SLP since 2003, and have owned my own private practice since 2006. I have hundreds of continuing education hours in topics related to speech-language pathology, social language, reading, dyslexia, language disorders, stuttering, traumatic brain injury, psychology, executive functioning, autism, articulation, vocal hygiene, and phonology, among others areas. I am also twice-exceptional and neurodiverse, and the parent of multiple twice-exceptional and neurodiverse children.Reviews
Live Group Class
$16
weekly or $48 for 3 classes1x per week, 3 weeks
35 min
Completed by 3 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 13-18
1-10 learners per class
