EDUC3300 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Social Skills, Language Disorder, Conflict Resolution
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Rule governed behaviour which we use when we carry out social tasks (williams, Students need to have: verbal, non-verbal, cognitive skills. Allows us to interact with others, initiate and maintain relationships, integrate into school and community. Vital for the development of self-esteem, language and behaviour. Training in this area is particularly important for students who have deficiencies, especially: asd, adhd, specific language impairment, ld. Up to 10-15% of regular students have difficulties developing appropriate skills(seah. Social skills are related to school behaviour. Good social skills often lead to appropriate behaviour. Good social skills improve acceptance by other children. This is turn can lead to more risk-taking in social situations. Students with poor social skills may be taken advantage of by less scrupulous people. Everything we do that involves other people, requires social skills. Using language functions to interact with others. Early functions: label, repeat, answer, greet. More complex: give compliments, apologise, thank, protest.
