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Soc Com: Definition
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Social communication refers to language that is used in social situations. During the school years this refers to a child's ability to use language (syntax, semantics, and pragmatics) to interact with others in a host of situations, from entering peer groups to resolving conflicts.
In the preschool years, social communication is often described according to children's assertiveness and responsiveness, and their ability to use language for a variety of communicative intentions (e.g., greeting, commenting, requesting, acknowledging, answering, etc.). As children get older, social communication becomes increasingly more complex and dependent upon a variety of contextual demands.
Social communication might also be viewed as becoming increasingly important in the lives of school age children, as their success in interacting with peers comes under closer scrutiny. The particular social situations that school age children experience on a daily basis is far more sophisticated and unpredictable than the environments that characterize the lives of younger children. Not only must school age children use their language to mediate higher level cognitive tasks, they must also contend with new social roles and regulate increasingly complex social interactions. Children's social communication deficits often become strikingly apparent as they progress through the primary grades; this may be because the demands on language increase. Indeed, language is the primary means by which school age children succeed in establishing and maintaining social relationships. The pivotal role that language plays in teacher-related and peer-related adjustment places school age children with compromised language skills not only at social communicative risk but also jeopardizes their ability to participate in social environments. (Gresham, 1998)
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