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Supporting Students with Social Skills Challenges, Virtual – Summer Institute 2022

VIRTUAL COURSE LOGISTICS

• Delivery mode: Entirely virtual. There is no in-person component for the virtual courses.
• Attendance: Live, on the date and time listed in the course information section. Please be prepared to be available for a combination of synchronous and asynchronous instruction for the entire duration of this course.
• Platform: Canvas and Zoom. You will need access to a reliable internet connection and computer with video and audio. Login credentials will be emailed prior to the course beginning.

COURSE DESCRIPTION

Do you find yourself at a loss at how to address a student’s behavior? Have you tried to explain how a student’s behavior reflects poorly on them only to be met with confusion or angst? This workshop will help you understand a day in the life of a student with expressive language difficulties. These students often struggle to make friends, frequently blurt out responses, and/or make off-topic, and at times, offensive comments due to their inability to recognize, understand, and respond to social cues and expectations.

Upon completion, participants will be able to:

• Learn the overall importance of providing social feedback
• Understand why educators should provide social feedback to students
• Know how to provide that feedback
• Use strategies and specific language to address students who benefit from this type of direct social instruction.

LEVEL

This course is appropriate for educators at the middle and high school levels. 

MATERIALS

Materials will be provided electronically.