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The document summarizes a social skills assessment developed by Taylor and Jasper in 2001. The assessment measures 30 social skills across two categories: skills that are "in progress" and skills that are "mastered". Some of the skills assessed include initiating and reciprocating greetings, following instructions from peers, taking turns, asking and answering social questions, making comments about objects, pretending, and offering assistance. The assessment aims to evaluate an individual's social skills development.

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Social Skills Assessment by Taylor and Jasper (2001) : Page 1 of 2

The document summarizes a social skills assessment developed by Taylor and Jasper in 2001. The assessment measures 30 social skills across two categories: skills that are "in progress" and skills that are "mastered". Some of the skills assessed include initiating and reciprocating greetings, following instructions from peers, taking turns, asking and answering social questions, making comments about objects, pretending, and offering assistance. The assessment aims to evaluate an individual's social skills development.

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Social Skills Assessment by Taylor and Jasper (2001)

Skill In Progress Mastered


Looks at peer when instructed by adult
Establishes eye contact when name is called by peer
Reciprocates greetings
Initiates greetings
Imitates peer’s actions
Imitates peer’s actions when instructed by an adult
Imitates peer’s verbalizations
Follows instructions presented by a peer
Follows instructions to play with peer
Takes turn with toy or activity
Answers social questions presented by a peer
Reciprocates social questions
Initiates social questions
Follows play initiations stated by peer
Reciprocates comments about objects
Reciprocates social information (beginning,
intermediate, advanced)
Makes play initiation statements
Shows toy items to peer
Requests preferred items
Gives items requested by peer
Attends to items when requested by peer
Plays games with peers
Responds to and initiates parting statements
Directs play task
Follows play related directions
Asks question following reciprocation statement
Initiates comments about objects
Asks to join play activity
Learns new responses by observing peer (verbal)
Learns new responses by observing peer (non-verbal)
Responds to and reciprocates compliments
Responds affirmatively to peer’s requests
Requests assistance from peer
Offers assistance to peer
Pretends to be teacher or student
Plays pretend games
Initiates pretend play with peer
Uses assertive language
Relates experiences to peer
Offers personal information

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Social Skills Assessment by Taylor and Jasper (2001)

Skill In Progress Mastered


Invites peer to join play activity
Delivers messages stated by peer
Comments about play activities
Asks questions to gain information
Comments about play behaviour of peer
Asks permission of peer to play with peer’s toys
Responds to refusals
Responds to peer’s gestures
Differentiates when to ask a question and when to
reciprocate information
Initiates topic for conversation
Demonstrates appropriate non-verbal behaviour when
listening or speaking to peer
Responds to peer’s comments about personal states
Expresses empathy
Offers alternative play activity
Acknowledges similarities or differences between self
and peer
Makes subtle comments to peer’s statements
Plays guessing game
Defends peer
Joins conversation
Responds to changes in conversational topic
Responds to non-verbal cues of listener

** assessment from Taylor and Jasper (2001)

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