Friendship 101: Helping Students Build Social Competence
Author(s): Juliet E. Hart Barnet, Kelly J. Whalon
Year published: 2013
Publisher: CEC
Number of pages: 165
Product Number: P6138
ISBN Number: 978-0-86586-490-0
Member Price: $25.95 (16% off)
Non-Member Price: $30.95
The eighth volume of the CEC Division on Autism and Developmental Disabilities’ Prism series, Friendship 101 focuses on building social competence, friendship making, and recreation and leisure skills among students with autism spectrum disorder and other developmental disabilities. Chapters in this evidence-based, user-friendly guide address the needs of students in different developmental periods (from pre-K through young adulthood), providing teachers, parents, and teacher educators with tools and strategies for enhancing the social skill development of these children and youth. Presented through an ecological perspective, together these chapters emphasize building social competence within and across school, home, and community contexts.
Table of Contents:
- Chapter 1: Assessing Social Competence
- Chapter 2: Let's Play! Teaching Play Skills to Young Children
- Chapter 3: Peer-Mediated Learning Strategies
- Chapter 4: Employing Teacher-Mediated Social Skills Strategies
- Chapter 5: Using Embedded Instruction to Enhance Social-Emotional Skills
- Chapter 6: Maximizing Social Competence Through Family and Caregiver Interventions
- Chapter 7: Developing Effective Peer Networks
- Chapter 8: Let's Hang Out! Facilitating Meaningful Recreation and Leisure
- Chapter 9: Let's Talk About Sex: Promoting Healthy Relationships and Sexuality