Pragmatic Skills Checklist: Social Communication Screener for Speech Therapy
Saying social skills are hard for a student does not tell you where to start. This checklist gives you a fast, structured way to rate ten pragmatic skills, so you leave an observation with clear, specific data.
What's Inside
- Student Name, Age, Observer, Grade or Level, and Date fields
- Ten skill areas: Eye Contact, Facial Expressions, Back-and-Forth Conversation, Turn-Taking, Staying on Topic, Transitioning Topics, Requesting, Greeting, Expressing Needs and Wants, and Understanding Social Norms
- A behavior description for each skill area
- A five-point frequency scale: Always, Often, Sometimes, Rarely, Never
- An Overall Notes and Recommendations section
How It Helps You
- Breaks pragmatic language into specific, observable behaviors
- Lets you compare ratings across sessions and settings
- Shows whether a skill is emerging, inconsistent, or well established
Ways to Use It
Use it as a quick screener, as part of a larger evaluation, or to gather teacher and parent input. Repeat it over time for progress monitoring.
Who It's For
Speech-language pathologists, special education teachers, and other professionals monitoring social communication.
Format
PDF (print-ready) and PPTX (editable). Instant download. One-page checklist.
Need more than one?
If this screener fits your caseload, more checklists for observation and progress monitoring are ready to use. The Special Education Checklists Bundle (1) includes this resource and more in one download, and you save 57% compared to buying each item separately.
