Social+Skills

Many resources and tips on this site relate to helping children increase social perspective taking skills, emotion awareness and management, conversation skills, interpretation and use of non-verbal communication, and to develop friendship and interaction skills. There are also ideas and information related to receptive and expressive language needs surrounding students who are identified with Asperger Syndrome, PDD-NOS, “high” functioning autism, non-verbal learning disability, ADD/ADHD, and other related social cognitive areas.
 * Jill Kuzma's Social Skills

Students will do the following:
 * Self-Esteem Lesson Planning
 * 1) Explore the concept of self-esteem
 * 2) Analyze their personal strengths and weaknesses
 * 3) Consider the role self-esteem plays in a healthy life
 * Subject:** Social/Emotional Health
 * Grade(s):** 6-8
 * Duration:** One or two class periods

**Speaking of Speech.com** is an interactive forum for speech/language pathologists and teachers to improve communication skills in our schools by:
 * Speaking of Speech: Social Skills/Pragmatics
 * exchanging ideas, techniques, materials, and lessons that work,
 * finding out about materials before you buy,
 * seeking and giving advice on therapy and caseload management issues, and
 * exploring a myriad of helpful resource links.

// Note: Mary Kate Land teaches Montessori grades 4-6, and is the new facilitator for our [|Social and Emotional Learning] group. She's got some excellent ideas and years of experience working with SEL. We hope you'll join us for some practical, supportive and inspirational discussions. //
 * Five Simple Techniques to Incorporate Social and Emotional Learning.

Love and Logic® is a method of working with students which was developed by educational expert Jim Fay, child psychiatrist Foster W. Cline, M.D. and Charles Fay, Ph.D. Love and Logic has many tools for educators, principals and districts that promote healthy parent/teacher and teacher/student relationships and positive school wide discipline. And yes, Love and Logic works along with all other school discipline programs. It actually makes them work better!
 * Love and Logic