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Social Skills Palatine High School. Barb Gray Sophie Foucault-Lawler. Social Skills Groups – IEP & 504 plans. Girls/Boys Groups Higher skilled - relationship building, confidence, assertiveness Lower skilled - circles, feeling, problem solving making/keeping friends
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Social Skills Palatine High School Barb Gray Sophie Foucault-Lawler
Social Skills Groups – IEP & 504 plans • Girls/Boys Groups Higher skilled - relationship building, confidence, assertiveness Lower skilled - circles, feeling, problem solving making/keeping friends Examples - Friend Files, Forming Connections Pg. 2, 3, 4, 5 hand-out acquaintance-friendly-friendship-relationship
Community Based Education • 4 “L” strats- Look, Loud, Lips, Long • Conversation • Problem Solving • Speaking Skills in the Community • Example - Convo Cards Pg 6 handout
Best Buddies Program • 80 students in regular education and special education students with cognitive disabilities/ students with autism to create bonds and develop friendships • Monthly activities • Weekly connections
Commit to the PIRATEPalatine’s PROMISE School Wide Social Skills • Pride • Respect • Ownership • Motivation • Integrity • Success • Excellence School Wide PBIS (Positive Behavior Interventions & Supports) • Integrity • Respect • Achievement
Life and Learning Strategies • High functioning students with autism • 4 leveled classes • Social thinking-Expected/Unexpected Behaviors, Thinking with your Eyes., Listening with your Whole Body, Hidden Rules • Executive functioning-Planning ahead, Organizing, Prioritizing, Self-Monitoring • Problem solving • Socializing • Conversation/discussion relating to common core standards Pg. 7-10 handouts Example - social thinking awareness/convo discussion activity
Adult Transition ProgramATP • Lower functioning students • Rec/leisure skills/job sites • ATP social group-turn taking, asking for help, expressing feelings, problem solving • Communicating in context-problem solving, making plans • Handouts pg.11,12
Job Coachingtransitional students • Soft skills on the job • Video model • Social communication coach-get a job, start a job, keep a job • Examples • Self-rating • Flow chart • Cue cards • Handouts 13-17
In Context and Ever changing • Use visuals-apps(pg. 18), videos, post-its… • Work in all settings • Train T.A.s, teachers and job coaches-give examples as often as possible • Don’t assume the students infer anything • Keep it verbal if possible