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Scripting is a type of role-playing activity that students can do to help them learn about and practice various social skills. Scripting gives students a "script" or written text for what to say or do in a certain situation. Practicing a skill with a script can help students transfer that knowledge and behavior to real-life situations.

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Scripting is a type of role-playing activity that students can do to help them learn about and practice various social skills. Scripting gives students a "script" or written text for what to say or do in a certain situation. Practicing a skill with a script can help students transfer that knowledge and behavior to real-life situations.

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Handy Handouts

Number 302

Free, educational handouts for teachers and parents*

Scripting: Role-Playing for Social Success!


by Rynette R. Kjesbo, M.S., CCC-SLP and Julie A. Daymut, M.A., CCC-SLP

What Is Scripting?
Scripting is a type of role-playing activity that students can do to help them learn about and practice various social skills. Scripting gives students a script or written text for what to say or do in a certain situation. With scripting, everything students act out is planned and written in advance, including the characters in the situation and the particular social scene. The organization and structure of this role-playing activity helps students learn about both appropriate and inappropriate social behaviors for everyday situations. Common scripting topics include general interactions such as making eye contact, respecting personal space, staying on topic, switching topics, and interrupting; peer interactions such as being a friend, respecting differences, peer pressure, joining in, and being left out; and social-emotional skills such as dealing with failure, dealing with embarrassment, and using humor appropriately. Other topics for scripting include conflict management, such as making an apology, and community interactions, like identifying a need in the community and taking an active role to help that cause.

How Can Scripting Help Students?


Scripting breaks a certain social skill into different steps. Practicing a skill with a script can help students transfer that knowledge and behavior to real-life situations at school, at home, and in the community. As well, scripting gives students the chance to actively participate in learning about social skills by not only modeling social behaviors, but by improving their self-awareness as they discuss and evaluate how they did with the given scene. Scripting uses real-life experiences to teach students appropriate ways to interact with others.

An Example of Scripting
An example of scripting for Personal Space, as taken from Scripting Junior by Lynda Miller, is: Ms. Jarrett Jennifer Ms. Jarrett Jennifer Ms. Jarrett PhilliP Ms. Jarrett PhilliP I know youve already learned several of the greeting skills youll be using. Who can tell me what they are? Look at the person youre talking to. Do you remember what thats called? Eye contact. Thats right. Who can tell me another greeting skill? Talk at the right loudness. What is that called? Do you remember? Yes. Its volume.

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Yes, its called volume. Who can tell me another one? Facial expression. Yes, facial expression is another greeting skill. You learned about two more. Who can tell me what they are? Posture! Right! Posture is one. Whats the last one? Personal space? Thats right. And who remembers what that means? How close you stand when you talk to somebody? Yes. Now lets practice the personal distance youll use when you greet our visitors. [She divides the group into pairs.] Take turns practicing the greeting. When its your turn, try standing close, far away, and at arms length. Then discuss which feels most appropriate. [Each group practices standing close, at arms length, and far away as they greet each other.]

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What distance seems best for greeting our visitors? I felt uncomfortable standing too close, but standing far away doesnt work. Id say we should stand at arms length. I agree. We cant shout at them, but we dont want to be too close, either. Does everyone agree? Does at arms length seem about right for greeting people you dont know? It seems right to me. [Other students agree.] OK, everyone practice standing at arms lengthnot too close and not too far. [Students continue practicing.]

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Helpful Products
The list of Super Duper products below may be helpful when working with children who have special needs. Visit www.superduperinc.com and type in the item name or number in our search engine. Click the links below to see the product descriptions. Scripting Webber Photo Cards Social Issues Item #TPX-1801 Item #WFC-35

Scripting Junior Item #TPX-1807

Social Skills Chipper Chat Item #CC-88

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