There are good reasons and bad reasons to use worksheets in child therapy and social-emotional teaching.
Bad reason # 1: Worksheets can make it much faster and easier to prepare for the class or therapy session. Worksheets provide visual evidence that “therapy” took place.
Bad reason #2: Our learning activity is taking place in school, where children are supposed to be writing.
However, there are some very good reasons to use worksheets at times when we are helping children with social and emotional problems.
Good reason #1: Some children will express something significant in writing which they might be hesitant to express aloud.
Good reason #2: Many children on the autism spectrum need quiet to think clearly – constant discussion might impair their concentration.
Good reason # 3: Worksheets that include drawing can be extremely helpful to some children. Some children can at times express in a simple picture what they might not be able to say aloud.
All of my published books include some worksheets. This website has multitudes of free worksheets you may wish to try. You can search for “worksheet” in the search box.
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