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Typical Peers as Social Intervention Agents for Preschoolers with Autism

Typical Peers as Social Intervention Agents for Preschoolers with Autism. Phil Strain, Ph.D. Positive Early Learning Experiences Center University of Colorado Denver. Selecting Skills to Teach: Specific Behaviors that Lead to Friendships. Play Organizers Shares Assists Affection.

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Typical Peers as Social Intervention Agents for Preschoolers with Autism

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  1. Typical Peers as Social Intervention Agents for Preschoolers with Autism Phil Strain, Ph.D. Positive Early Learning Experiences Center University of Colorado Denver

  2. Selecting Skills to Teach: Specific Behaviors that Lead to Friendships • Play Organizers • Shares • Assists • Affection

  3. Selecting Skills to Teach:Specific Behaviors that Lead to Friendships • Lengthy Encounters • Reciprocity

  4. Selecting Skills to Teach: Specific Behaviors that Often Have a Major Effect • Greetings (“Hi”, Wave, etc.) • Smiling • “Hot” Sayings (“Cool”, “Icky”, “Fab”)

  5. Peer Mediated StrategiesLEAP’s Social Skills Curriculum • Getting Your Friends Attention • Sharing - “Giving Toys” • Sharing - “Requesting Toys” • Play Organizer • “You be the Mommy.” • Giving a Compliment • “I like your painting.”

  6. Describe Skill Demonstrate the “Right Way” Demonstrate the “Wrong Way” Child Practice with Adult Child Practice with Child Set up Reinforcement System Social Skill Curriculum – Teaching the Skills

  7. Social Skills Instruction

  8. Practicing Social Behaviors • Barber Shop Video

  9. Creating Planned Social Opportunities in the Classroom • Look at things we do for children everyday • Have children invite peers to an activity • Have children pass out and collect materials • Serve snack “family style” (Snack Captains) • Must start thinking in terms of creating social opportunities • Plan for Social Skills opportunities during your curriculum planning meetings.

  10. Arrange Materials and Classroom environment. Place Children in Positions where they can interact. Be sure children look at each other and use names. Nonverbal children can use physical contact. Remind children to try again if they don’t get a response. Remind children to “Play with your friends”. Tell children exactly what to say using simple sentences. Tips for Promoting Social Interactions

  11. Additional Fun Ideas for Building Social Awareness • Buddy Play • Peer Statues • Friendship Activities • Peer Transitions • Toys with High “Social Value”

  12. Benefits for Typical Children • More positive/accepting attitudes about people with disabilities • More social skills • Equal if not greater, developmental progress • Less disruptive/inappropriate classroom behavior • Viewed as more socially skillful by teachers and parents

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