Friendship/Social Inclusion

Question 1

social skills training helps students learn

Answer 1

1. how to work in groups
2. make friends
3. recognize and respond appropriately to feelings of others, resolve conflicts
4. understand strengths, challenges them
5. deal with frustration+anger

Question 2

integrate social skills training

Answer 2

1. embedding social skills into academic activities
2. using vignettes +videos that address social skills
3. helping students maintain reflective journals of social skills
4. helping students identify natural cues+consequences for prosocial behaviors
5. employing cooperative learning arrangements

Question 3

teaching students w/out disabilities-individual differences

Answer 3

1. direct instruction
2. teacher attitude +behavior
3. simulation
4. positive role models-successful individuals with disabilities
5. guest speaker
6. films +books

Question 4

facilitating friendships

Answer 4

1. talking about friendshups
2. cooperative learning groupings
3. peer support committees and class meanings
4. class wide peer tutoring
5. peer buddy partner system

Question 5

rationale-cooperative learning and inclusion

Answer 5

1. segregation->integration
2. opportunities to interact with one another in structured social situations
3. students in cooperative classrooms are more likely to show affection toward other classmates, invite others to join group, thank/praise each other
4. cooperative learning is recommended

Question 6

characteristics of cooperative learning approaches

Answer 6

1. positive interdependence and working for group goals
2. face to face interactions
3. individual accountability
4. emphasis on interpersonal skills

Question 7

development of programs

Answer 7

1. form cooperative learning groups (heterogenous)
2. prepare students (peer-led activities; typical roles-leader, encourager, reporter, time keeper)
3. select curricular content
4. select cooperative learning approach
5. monitor program effectiveness

Question 8

how do cooperative learning strategies relate to inclusive classroom?

Answer 8

1. LRE-age appropriate placement in inclusive public schools
2. SMART IEP
3. evidence based strategies
4. systematic data based instructional decisions
5. collaboration among team members
6. home-school partnershup
7. school wide PBS
8. social inclusion with peers without disabilities
9. structured transition planning
10. evaluate independent learners
11. inclusive service delivery

Question 9

social characteristics ASD

Answer 9

1. many students w/ASD have extraordinary difficulties in language development, which negatively impact abilities to interact successfully
2. students w/ASD often don’t communicate in order to obtain attention of others +may not communicate for social purpose

Question 10

social characteristics ID

Answer 10

1. students w/ID tend to be less accepted by peers +more likely to be rejected
2. have few friends outside school
3. have immature behaviors that lead to other students avoiding them

Question 11

social characteristics EBD

Answer 11

1. problems in social interactions
2. students don’t have appropriate skills necessary for them to interact with peers +adults

Question 12

social characteristics AD/HD

Answer 12

1. challenges with coping, social demands at school, home, other settings
2. may not recognize the need to behave differently in social situations
3. few close relationships

Question 13

self esteem

Answer 13

students w/AD/HD have lower self-esteem than peers who are same age

Question 14

motivation

Answer 14

desire to engage in activities

Question 15

perception +competence

Answer 15

ability to recieve, interpret, respond to subleties of interpersonal interaction

Question 16

social characteristics LD

Answer 16

1. low self esteem, less accepted by peer without disabilites; more likely to be bullied
2. may feel lonely+depressed, through adolescence +adulthood
3. some are well-liked+well-adjusted