Helping Students Hone Key Communication Skills (Parents can help too)

“Students who can text but struggle to talk.”

This is an excellent article presenting the need for communication skills in the world of “ping-pong” texting. The suggestions presented here are all practices that parents can reinforce with their own students.

An interesting research note: “Albert Mehrabian, a UCLA professor, found that 58 percent of communication is through body language, 35 percent through vocal tone, pitch, and emphasis, and a mere seven percent through content of the message (Mehrabian, 2008).”

“In other words, a student whose social skill set is limited to the use of their phone has roughly seven percent of what they need to be an effective communicator.”

To read the entire article go to: “Helping Students . . .”