Description

Ages: 6 and up

Grades: 1st and up

Author: Rachele Ellsworth, M.S., CCC-SLP

Strengthen social language comprehension through real-life scenarios!

Speech Corner Photo Cards for Determining Meaning from Social Language – Elementary is a card set is designed to help students develop the ability to interpret indirect language, sarcasm, and everyday figurative expressions. Using age-appropriate situations and clear photo prompts, these cards support deeper social understanding and pragmatic inference skills.

Help students “read between the lines” with confidence!

Each card presents a realistic social scenario featuring indirect communication cues, followed by prompts to help students analyze what was said—and what was really meant.

Targets essential social-pragmatic goals:

• Understanding Indirect Requests
  Teach students how to recognize when someone is implying a need or request.

• Interpreting Sarcasm
  Build awareness of tone, body language, and social context.

• Decoding Figurative Language
  Help students grasp expressions that go beyond literal meaning.

• Improving Inference Skills
  Strengthen students’ ability to draw conclusions based on social cues.

Perfect for:

• Elementary students with pragmatic language goals

• Speech therapy, counseling, or classroom use

• 1:1 sessions, small groups, or home programs

Key Features & Benefits:

• 50 high-quality photo cards with realistic social scenes

• Promotes critical thinking and peer interaction

• Encourages meaningful discussion and language use

• Created by a speech-language pathologist

Includes:

✔️ 50 double-sided photo cards
✔️ Real-world social language scenarios
✔️ Age-appropriate content for elementary students
✔️ Visual cues to support comprehension