Ages: 11-18
Grades: 6-Adult

Increase success in social communication with instruction that systematically targets specific skills and uses a variety of learning methods. The activities teach explicit aspects of social skills in everyday contexts with these learning strategies:

• explicit instruction
• modeling
• observation
• discussion
• role-playing
• other guided practice

The activity pages are filled with graphic organizers and interesting photos. The lessons give students specific, clear directions that help them navigate their often confusing social world. The lessons can be presented to individual students or small groups of students. A pretest/posttest is included in each book.

With Spotlight on Social Skills Adolescent: Emotions, students explore how emotion affects responses and how to respond appropriately to others' emotional states. They learn how to handle bullies and to use self-control in emotionally-charged situations, as well as consider hidden factors for a behavior.

40 pages • 8.5 x 11, softcover • ©2008