Articles
New Social Skills CD-ROM Gets Texas Preschooler Moving in the Right Direction
From the ages of one to three, Conner was acting out and throwing tantrums, and was well on his way to becoming his daycare's class bully. Early intervention, plus regular sessions with the Preschool
Playtime series of CD-ROMs, resulted in quick and dramatic improvements in Conner's social skills.
A Preschooler Joins the World with a Little Help from His Friends
Three-year-old Christopher showed difficulties in comprehending and using speech
appropriately, and was referred to a therapist. When the therapist encouraged
the use of the Preschool
Playtime CD-ROMs from Social Skill Builder, his mother Noreen was astonished and delighted with his rapid progress.
For Parents: Social Skills Assessment and Training Methods
Taking your child to a speech pathologist or psychologist for assessment
is the first step to identifying social deficits and customizing a training
program to fit your child's needs. This article gives parents a description
of the typical assessment process and discusses a wide spectrum of social
training techniques the practitioner may recommend for your child.
Priming Kids with ADHD for Interpersonal Success
Children with ADHD don't only face learning challenges; they frequently
experience substantial social difficulties as well. Covering methods
ranging from no-tech to high-tech, this article discusses techniques
that have proven effective in teaching social skills to children with
ADHD.
Development of Social Skills in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
It is notoriously difficult for children with ASD to acquire social skills
that come to many of us naturally. This article presents the reasons
why it's so critical that caregivers and educators not give up prematurely
on their efforts to teach social skills to children with ASD.
Teaching Social Skills
Children with developmental disabilities have difficulty understanding
basic interactions and the unspoken rules of social behavior. Fortunately,
parents, educators and therapists can now choose from an array of effective
tools that can significantly streamline the process of teaching social
skills to children.
Facts about Autism Spectrum Disorder
With its causes and cures not yet fully understood, autism is a condition
shrouded in mystery. This article presents a concise list of the established
facts that scientists and educators have discovered about Autism Spectrum
Disorders and the people who are afflicted by them.
Research Studies
Video Modeling Research Overview
Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder may have to cope with considerable deficits
in social and communication skills and a tendency to exhibit inappropriate
behaviors in social situations. Social Skill Builder computer software is built
on the principle that children, particularly those with ASD, learn social skills
best through video modeling--observing appropriate behaviors on a monitor and,
through repetition, learning to model those behaviors in day-to-day, real-life
situations.
Implementing
Technology to Teach Social Skills to Students with Multiple High-Incidence
Disabilities (PDF)
Results from a recent study, conducted by researchers from the University
of Memphis, suggests that software tools can be effective in improving
the social
skills of students with multiple high-incidence disabilities, and concludes
that "software
packages, such as School Rules,
may provide many opportunities
for the development of social skills."
Software Boosts Test Scores
A 2004 study in Virginia public schools tested learning social skills in a traditional
therapeutic setting against students who used Social Skill Builder software.
The students using Social Skill Builder’s My
School Day software gained 10 percent in every category of
the Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales, including Communication, Daily Living
Skills, Socialization and Adaptive Behavior.
Newsletters
INTERACTION, The Social Skill Builder Newsletter, Issue #4, Spring 2008 (PDF)
INTERACTION, The Social Skill Builder Newsletter, Issue #3, Sept 2007
INTERACTION, The Social Skill Builder Newsletter, Issue #2, Dec 2006
INTERACTION, The Social Skill Builder Newsletter, Issue #1, Feb 2006
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