social skills palatine high school
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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 - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
B A R B G R A YS O P H I E F O U C A U LT- L A W L E R
SOCIAL SKILLS PALATINE HIGH SCHOOL
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 handoutsExample - 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