Social Story :Going to School is a visual aid that helps Parents/Carers communicate what school is, while building and setting expectations. Can be used to create Schooling or School readiness. The booklet helps carers communicate clearly in short simple sentences what to expect from school.
What is a Social Story: Going to School?
The Going to School Social Story is a visual aid that uses images and words to help a learner know what to expect at school as well as feel safe and comfortable going to school. It’s a great tool to use to help learners understand about transitioning from home to school.
Some learners feel anxious about going to school. Learning and reviewing what to expect can help them overcome that anxiety. It can help prepare them for the school day and provide a smooth transition in the mornings. Seeing visual cues presented in a short and simple story, can help the learner absorb the information more easily than just being told verbally.
The goal of the Going to School Social Story is to teach learners the importance of going to school every day and to ease their stress and anxiousness about school.
A benefit of having it read like a story, is it allows the carer to read the social story as often as wanted and with inflection to make it more interesting to the learner.
