A "Tools for Teachers" Approach for Infusing Social Skills Instruction into Daily Teaching Activities

Autor/inn/en	Leffert, James S.; Brady, Mary E.; Siperstein, Gary N.
Titel	A "Tools for Teachers" Approach for Infusing Social Skills Instruction into Daily Teaching Activities
Quelle	In: TEACHING Exceptional Children Plus, 6 (2009) 2, Artikel 6 (25 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1553-9318
Schlagwörter	Learning Problems; Classroom Environment; Internet; School Personnel; Interpersonal Competence; Teaching Methods; Educational Resources; Grade 4; Curriculum; Evaluation Methods; Educational Practices; Observation; Elementary Education; Grade 5 + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Lernproblem; Klassenklima; Unterrichtsklima; Schulpersonal; Interpersonale Kompetenz; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Bildungsmittel; School year 04; 4. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 04; Curricula; Lehrplan; Rahmenplan; Bildungspraxis; Beobachtung; Elementarunterricht; School year 05; 5. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 05
Abstract	Students participate in a "social community" of learners. For children with learning problems, mastering the skills needed to actively participate in this community can be a challenge. How can teachers find time to provide social skills instruction, given the pressures to teach academic subjects first and foremost? This article shows school personnel ways to infuse social skills instruction into their existing instructional activities throughout the school day by: (1) Integrating social skills and academic instruction; (2) Amplifying the impact of pre-planned instruction through impromptu responses to naturally occurring social skills problems; and (3) 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 infuse social skills instruction into daily teaching activities. (Contains 1 figure and 5 tables.) (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Council for Exceptional Children. 1110 North Glebe Road Suite 300, Arlington, VA 22201. Tel: 888-232-7733; Fax: 703-264-9494; e-mail: cecpubs@cec.sped.org; Web site: http://escholarship.bc.edu/education/tecplus
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10