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About the Authors | |
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Acknowledgments | |
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Building Social Relationships | |
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Inclusive Education | |
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What are Social Relationships? | |
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Educational Importance of Social Skills and Peer Relationships | |
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Understanding Differences in Social Relationships | |
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Establishing the Conditions for Social Participation and Relationships | |
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Steps for Building Social Relationships | |
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Guidelines and Strategies to Enhance Relationships | |
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Organization of this Book | |
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Preparing the School Environment | |
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Strategies for Preparing Staff | |
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Strategies for Preparing Peers | |
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Building Support Through Peer Groups | |
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Age and Peer Support Strategy | |
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Approaches for Building Peer Support | |
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Adult Facilitation | |
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Natural Relationships and Supports | |
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Friendship Groups | |
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Supportive Relationship Programs | |
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Goal-Setting and Problem-Solving Approaches | |
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Implementing Peer Support Groups | |
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Teaching Social Skills | |
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Concepts of Social Skills and Social Competence | |
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Social Interaction Difficulties | |
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Designing Social Skills Instruction | |
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Team Process for Designing Social Skills Instruction | |
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Identify Social Skill Difficulties and the Type of Learning Problem | |
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Set Social Skill Goals for the Student | |
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Select Teaching Options that Match the Student's Specific Social Skill Difficulty | |
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Develop a Teaching Plan | |
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Implement, Evaluate, and Improve the Plan as Needed | |
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Models of Peer Support in Instruction | |
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Cooperative Learning | |
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Determine Group Lesson Goals | |
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Determine Individual Objectives | |
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Assign Students to Groups and Arrange Seating | |
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Assign Roles | |
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Determine Materials Needed | |
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Target Cooperative Skills | |
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Plan How to Monitor Group Functioning | |
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Evaluate and Give Feedback | |
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Peer Tutoring | |
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Peer Networking | |
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Getting Started and Keeping It Going | |
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Factors Influencing Social Relationships | |
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Class Composition | |
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Sustaining Relationships After School | |
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References | |
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Blank Forms | |
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Rating Scale to Assess a Student's Relationships | |
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ABC Recording Form | |
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Cooperative Learning Lesson Plan | |
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Cooperative Learning Group Agenda | |
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Individual Adaptations Plan for Cooperative Learning Activities | |
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Social Relationship Worksheet | |
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Issue/Action Planning Form | |
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Resources on Social Relationships and Peer Support | |
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Index | |