Social Skills Corner: 9 Tips for Talking to Parents About Their Child’s Social Challenges
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[Source: Social Thinking]
by Michelle Garcia Winner
I recently gave a full-day training to the entire teaching and specialist staff for the Lafayette School District in California to help them learn how to teach students to relate more effectively in peer-to-peer project-based learning situations, working as a classroom group, etc. It was a pleasure to work with and continue to learn from the teachers, specialists and parents. Throughout the day one sentiment surfaced again and again: that while teachers are taught “classroom management skills” as part of their education and training, they’re never really taught how to help their students with social-emotional challenges nor teach social
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