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iRubric: Conversation skills/Social thinking rubric

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Conversation skills/Social thinking Conversation skills/Social thinking Rubric for maintaining conversation, topic maintenance, joining a conversation, understanding humor Rubric Code: YX9974X By rarmstro Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: Communication Type: Assessment Grade Levels: 6-8, 9-12

Progress Chart
	Beginning 1 pts	Emerging 2 pts	Developing 3 pts	Accomplished 4 pts	Excels 5 pts
Demonstrating Interest Makes on-topic comments and/or asks relevant questions to staff and/or peers	Beginning Comments frequently show poor listening or takes topic back to personal interest even when modeling or support is provided	Emerging Occasionally can use information about listener or topic to contribute but only after direct verbal prompting or modeling	Developing Sometimes when verbal prompts are given but comments are still awkward or redundant	Accomplished Can contribute to most conversations after discussion with minimal prompting (e.g., Daniel, what did you think? or "Tell me more, Daniel.")	Excels Can independently contribute relevant on-topic comments and/or ask relevant questions on-topic
Flexible Thinking Accepting changes about schedules, class work, or expectations	Beginning Often gets "stuck" or perseverates on the idea of a change and is hard to redirect despite support being provided	Emerging Often gets "stuck" or perseverates on an idea when there is a change but sometimes can be redirected with support	Developing Sometimes gets "stuck" or perseverates on an idea but often can respond positively when provided with preparation and/or redirection	Accomplished Usually accepts changes if preparation has occurred	Excels Independently respond to changes in an appropriate manner
Taking Turns/Maintaining Topic Knows when and how to interrupt and/or change the topic when having a conversation	Beginning Needs many redirections/reminders to wait appropriately or not change topic and cannot maintain topic for long periods	Emerging Can self-monitor turn-taking and maintain topic briefly with ongoing verbal prompts	Developing Can self-monitor turn-taking and maintain topic with 1-2 verbal reminders	Accomplished Can self-monitor turn-taking and maintain topic with occasional verbal reminders	Excels Can independently self-monitor turn-taking and maintain topic