Behavior Intervention and Support Module:
Social Skills Instruction
Lou Denti, Ph.D.
Special Education Program
California State University, Monterey Bay
~ Module 3, Session 6 ~
Activity 1
- Discuss the process you would take to plan social skill instruction in your respective setting. What is your rationale for using this approach? What factors should you consider?
- List the behaviors you assume increase student success in your classroom. Now observe two students in your class for an hour or two and compare their behavior with your list. What are the similarities and the differences in the two lists? How can you use this information to either design or purchase a social skills curriculum?
- Do social skills programs work for aggressive antisocial students? If you think they do explain in detail. Where would you find such a program?
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When teaching social skills do you match instructional approach with student characteristics, preferences, and culture?
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