A "Tools for Teachers" Approach for Infusing Social Skills Instruction into Daily Teaching Activities
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
12-2009
Abstract
This article shows school personnel ways to infuse social skills instruction into their existing instructional activities throughout the school day by:
- Integrating social skills and academic instruction.
- Amplifying the impact of preplanned instruction through impromptu responses to naturally occurring social skills problems.
- Adding a social skills dimension to the classroom environment and routines.
This article introduces and illustrates use of the Social Skills Tools for Teachers, a suite of instructional planning aids available on the web at www.csde.umb.edu/ToolsforTeachers.php Findings presented show that school personnel have successfully utilized the Tools to incorporate social skills instruction into daily teaching activities.
Recommended Citation
Leffert, James S.; Brady, Mary E.; and Siperstein, Gary N., "A "Tools for Teachers" Approach for Infusing Social Skills Instruction into Daily Teaching Activities" (2009). Center for Social Development and Education Publications. 1.
https://scholarworks.umb.edu/csde_pubs/1
Rights
Copyright © 2009 by the author. This work is licensed to the public under the Creative Commons Attribution License.
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
Comments
Published in TEACHING Exceptional Children Plus, Vol. 6, Issue 2 (2010).