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Social Skills
Social Skills - Task Analyzed
Use these to show your students what these skills "look like."
Teach these skills by name and then use that name when redirecting for that skill!
----- For Example, when I student "tattles" -talk to them about the appropriate way of "reporting behavior," when they argue - talk to them about "accepting no," and so forth.
The first several skills are some of the first that need to be mastered.
Many times, IEP behavior goals can be categorized into one of these skills.
Here is part of a behavior goal taken from an IEP:
Student will utilize coping strategies to handle stressful situations or work demands in which he manifests anxiety, anger, aggression or withdrawn behavior (i.e. putting head down, talking out, saying he can't do the task.)
The Task-Analyzed skills below that would possibly relate to this IEP behavior goal are: Controlling Emotions, Reporting Behavior (if the stress if from the actions of a peer,) Making a Request (get help on work,) and probably more.
Use the language of the skills frequently to help the student understand how the skills transfers to many situations.
----- For Example, when I student "tattles" -talk to them about the appropriate way of "reporting behavior," when they argue - talk to them about "accepting no," and so forth.
The first several skills are some of the first that need to be mastered.
Many times, IEP behavior goals can be categorized into one of these skills.
Here is part of a behavior goal taken from an IEP:
Student will utilize coping strategies to handle stressful situations or work demands in which he manifests anxiety, anger, aggression or withdrawn behavior (i.e. putting head down, talking out, saying he can't do the task.)
The Task-Analyzed skills below that would possibly relate to this IEP behavior goal are: Controlling Emotions, Reporting Behavior (if the stress if from the actions of a peer,) Making a Request (get help on work,) and probably more.
Use the language of the skills frequently to help the student understand how the skills transfers to many situations.
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ROLE-PLAYINGRole-playing activities are the BEST way to teach social skills.
The students LOVE to get up and perform and they love to watch you do it, too! EXPERTS in our field say that you SHOULD NOT have the students practice the WRONG way of doing the skills! Have one of the teachers demonstrate the wrong way. You could incorporate student input by getting their suggestions on what the wrong way is. This is where the teachers get to have some fun! It is also a GREAT way for the teachers to practice giving positive feedback for compliant behavior and supportive feedback for non-compliant behavior. It is NOT EASY to give supportive feedback sometimes when the student is "working our last nerve," and although we are supposed to be equipped to be immune to allowing that to happen - it happens. Think about how HELPFUL it can be to practice responding to inappropriate behavior when it is done in a non-threatening role-playing activity! It is SO much easier for me to say the "right" thing to Susie Q. when we are role playing and no emotions are actually involved. You can even "mess-up" (or have NO IDEA what to say) with no worries! Start to laugh and ask your students what they would say to someone who behaved that way! This practice is going to help me tremendously when the situation actually occurs! Role-playing is easy to do! Pick a skill, read the steps aloud, provide an example, practice! | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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