ERIC Number: EJ974994
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Publication Date: 2011
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Application of Academic Design Principles to Social Skills Instruction
Snider, Vicki E.; Battalio, Rosemary
Beyond Behavior, v21 n1 p10-19 Fall 2011
Public schools are replete with children and adolescents like Billy, Reid, and Rowdy whom teachers describe as rude, disruptive, and obnoxious, and not all of them are in special education. Asher (1990) estimated that 10% of school-age children have social skills deficits severe enough to be rejected by their peers and up to 75% of children with disabilities in early childhood programs need remediation in social skills (Odom, McConnell, & McEvoy, 1992). Professional educators generally agree that public education has a responsibility to help all learners attain a minimal level of social, as well as academic, competence. Surveys of teachers indicate that the majority of general and special educators think that social skills training should be part of the curriculum (Bain & Farris, 1991), and 94% of special education teachers believe that social skills training is an important component in the education of students with emotional and behavior disorders (EBD; Battalio & Stephens, 2005).
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Behavior Disorders, Special Education Teachers, Special Education, Public Education, Surveys, Interpersonal Competence, Teaching Methods, Social Behavior, Student Behavior, Functional Behavioral Assessment, Scaffolding (Teaching Technique)
Council for Children with Behavioral Disorders. Council for Exceptional Children, 1110 North Glebe Road, Arlington, VA 22201-5704. Tel: 612-276-0140; Fax: 612-276-0142; Web site: http://www.ccbd.net/publications
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Grade 6; Middle Schools
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Wisconsin
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