Social Language Skills

Social language is an essential part of communication. Pragmatics is how we use language to connect with one another across different social and cultural contexts. It's what allows us to build relationships and form meaningful connections- leading to belonging, a fundamental human need.

Together we work on many layers of social language:

• Understanding and using non-verbal communication — reading facial expressions, body language, and tone of voice

• Reading the room — picking up on social context and the initial steps of a conversation before a word is even spoken

• Reading between the lines — picking up on unspoken meaning and social cues, understanding figurative language, humor, and sarcasm, and recognizing when language isn't meant to be taken literally

• Maintaining and extending conversations — staying on topic, taking turns, and shifting topics naturally

• Formulating questions — asking for information, clarification, or to show interest in others..