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Assessment of Contexts and Determining Socially Valid Skills Assessment of contexts means determining contexts in which the student will—or could—potentially function and the types of opportunities for social interaction within each of those contexts. However, identification of social contexts alone is insufficient. In addition, you must identify what skills are needed within those environments and […]

Social Competence Versus Social Skills Teaching social skills is an important but insufficient goal. The purpose for teaching social skills is to improve individuals social behavior and ultimately their social functioning. But social functioning does not occur in isolation. Social functioning requires interactions among individuals, and successful social functioning requires positive, healthy, and developmentally appropriate

Socialization and LRE As you have learned, the Individual with Disabilities Education Act (U.S. Department of Education, 2016a) requires students with disabilities be educated in the least restrictive environment (LRE) , and to the extent educational progress can be made in inclusive settings, the LRE means that education should occur with peers without disabilities. Decisions

Implications of Socialization Deficits Many people believe that socialization deficits are related to—even rooted in—cognitive and communication deficits. Kanner (1943) attributed the characteristic social isolation of children with autism specifically to insufficient language skills. Furthermore, development of joint attention skills in infancy is thought to be an important prerequisite to cognitive and communication development in

Socialization Characteristics and Implications Social behavior is complex and varied, and it can also be subtle. It involves both verbal and nonverbal behaviors, and relies heavily on communication as a facilitator. Social behavior differs by age, but several types of general social behaviors are critical throughout the life span. For example, children and adults alike

Examine the information gaps that still exist within the project Sequencing is the organizing of events together in an orderly manner to help a learner understand their course and even in solving their problems (Turner, 2016). Sequences that are involved in teaching mainly focus on teaching the skill, expansion of knowledge and understanding and giving

Characteristics of the learner for a need of curriculum expansion There are several characteristics that are associated with curriculum expansion. They include: the marital status of the youth, their means of income, the number of children they desire to have, their age, their lifestyle and the number of siblings the youth has. Instructional objectives Cognitive:

A need analysis for curriculum expansion Introduction There are several learning activities that take place in a school environment and all these are aimed at improving and enhancing the learners understanding. However, in any learning environment there are challenges that arise and these challenges in most cases hinders schools from achieving their goal. The challenges

Determine the type of evaluation approach that is most appropriate for your project. The following are notes for assignment 3 instead of making a video so it’s important that you read this entire message and note the instructions I give below regarding this week’s written assignment. Do not complete the assignment without reading my instructions

Identify the steps you would take to formally evaluate the social contexts and demands for Jian. Scenario 3: pre-k socialization intervention  Scenario assignments are designed to help the candidate synthesize and apply course content to real-world situations involving individuals with ASD.  In Scenario #3, candidates will create a socialization intervention plan for a student with