Children and youth with deficits in social competence present substantial challenges for
schools, teachers, parents and peers. These challenges cut across disciplinary, instructional …

Explicitly teaching skills associated with self-determination has been promoted to support
students' independence and control over their own lives. This is especially important for …

Research suggests that incorporating the circumscribed ritualistic interests of children with
autism as a theme of activities can improve their socialization. The current study assessed …

Learners with Mild Disabilities is designed for use at the undergraduate and graduate levels
as the main text in courses addressing disabilities in the milder range of impairment …

This highly practical resource and text presents 70 interventions that have been
demonstrated to improve the classroom learning environment, academic achievement, and …

Recognizing the association between self-determination and improved educational and
postschool outcomes for children and youth with or at risk for emotional and behavioral …

Schools often resort to ineffective, punitive interventions for the 10% of K-8 students whose
challenging behavior interferes with their own and their classmates' learning. This book fills …

An adapted version of the Teacher/Staff Skillstreaming Checklist was used to determine the
level, type, and area of social skills instruction provided to general and special education …

This study investigated the use of a playful, narrative, vignette-based method, called Story
Magician's Play Time (SMPT), in supporting children's social-emotional reasoning and in …

This chapter reviews the evidence-based literature on social skills assessment and
intervention strategies for children and youth with or at risk for emotional and behavioral …