Every Opportunity Productions

Making social skills real

Dr. Lynn Koegel from the Koegel Autism Center UCSB endorses video!


"Great video! Wonderful ideas!  I like the inclusion"
 
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What do people think about DVD 1?

 

 

"Finally, a social skills/play intervention program on DVD that helps parents and professionals teach our kids how to play in a step-by-step format! Hooray!"

 

-Judy Segal, MA, CCC/SLP

 

 

 

 

"My son's favorite part of the DVD is the "uh-oh" moments.  We watch them again and again!   As a parent, I think they make great teaching moments.  The interactive approach helps kids develop their own problem-solving abilities."

 

-Parent of a child with autism

 

 

 

 

"Look! they are working together!"

 

-Ben, age 4, while watching the DVD in his classroom

Every Opportunity Productions is a unique video modeling concept!

 

This video is designed to be used as a teaching tool for all children, including children with Autism, Aspergers, PDD-NOS, Nonverbal Learning Disorder (NVLD or NLD), developmental delays and Down's Syndrome, parents, teachers, and therapists.

 

Unique to this video series:

 

  • Information from the professionals about using the product
  • Instructional play component shown from the point of view of the learner
  • Children playing in preschool in a natural, unscripted way
  • Interactive quiz teaches children learn several ways to solve social problems that naturally occured during the filming of this video.

 
Volume 1, A Closer Look at Preschool: Beginning Play Skills uses video modeling to teach functional play skills that are crucial to the development of each preschool child. Children must learn how to play with basic toys and art materials in order to join and play successfully with others. Learning these play skills with peers supports the development of appropriate social behavior.

 

 

The children in the video were filmed naturally, in a preschool environment with unscripted interactions. In this way, we were able to demonstrate not only desired play and social skills, but also focus on those moments when skills are not quite what we expect them to be - and provide a natural way to solve the problems.  In this video you will see children engaged in many skills, such as:

 

  • Learning how to play with basic toys, alone and with peers.
  • Joining in with other children and inviting friends to play.
  • Starting and completing tasks independently.
  • Working cooperatively and problem solving.

Our video offers a unique experience for children. Children need to watch for Tanko, the girl with binoculars! Tanko cues the viewer tp pay attention because an important social skill is coming.  The screen freezes while a voice over explains what is happening. Children then watch the social skill unfold in a natural, unscripted manner in a real preschool setting!  

 

Check out scenes, below:


 

Another approach of video modeling that has been used successfully is to "show the video from the perspective of the child learning the skill, showing only the hands of the model" (Shipley-Benamaou et al., 2002). Our video includes an instructional component that shows the child how to engage in each of the group play activities that the group of children are playing. The early learner can watch this important instructional video quietly, or with voice narration that teaches the child the play "thought process". 

 

See a clip, below:

 

 

 

An important feature of our video is problem solving, or as we call them, "uh-oh" moments!  We have dedicated a portion of our video to address several everyday social problems that naturally occurred during filming.


Check out the clip, below:

Purchase the video at:

 

www.difflearn.com

 

 

 

Contact us!  contact@everyopportunityproductions.com

 

 
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