Teaching Social Skills in the Classroom - Presented by : Merlissa McFarlane
PART ONE - DEFINING SOCIAL SKILLS Social Skills are skills that children use to communicate and interact with each other. Social Skills can be verbal and non-verbal, gestures, body language and physical appearance. Social skills should be appropriate to the situation of communication and be under the cognitive control of the learners. At all levels of development, social skills can be taught, practiced and learned for effective and meaningful social interactions. Social Skills can be classified into four sub-divisions. They are; * Survival - Listening and Following directions * Interpersonal - Empathy and Politeness * Problem Solving - Accepting responsibility and Decision -making * Conflict Resolution - Dealing with peer- pressure PART TWO - CHARACTERISTICS OF SOCIAL SKILLS PART THREE - IMPORTANCE OF SOCIAL SKILLS Good social skills have numerous benefits and are mo...