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Theory of Mind Development in School Environment: A Case of Children with Mild Intellectual Disability Learning in Inclusive and Special Education Classrooms
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Smogorzewska, Joanna; Szumski, Grzegorz; Grygiel, Pawel – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2019
Background: This longitudinal study examines the extent to which a school classroom (inclusive vs. special education) is meaningful for theory of mind (ToM) development among children with mild intellectual disability. Materials and Methods: The participant group consisted of 166 primary school-aged children (M = 8.1, SD = 0.99), 79 of whom…
Descriptors: Theory of Mind, Elementary School Students, Students with Disabilities, Mild Intellectual Disability
Examining the Effectiveness of Naturalistic Social Skills Training in Developing Social Skills and Theory of Mind in Preschoolers with ASD
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Szumski, Grzegorz; Smogorzewska, Joanna; Grygiel, Pawel; Orlando, Ann-Marie – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2019
We compared the effectiveness of two programs for developing social skills, 'Play Time/Social Time' (PT/ST) and 'I Can Problem Solve' (ICPS), in improving the social skills and theory of mind (ToM) of preschoolers with ASD. The experiment took place in a classroom setting. Fifty-two children attended and data were analyzed with latent growth curve…
Descriptors: Social Development, Interpersonal Competence, Skill Development, Theory of Mind
The Children's Social Understanding Scale: An Advanced Analysis of a Parent-Report Measure for Assessing Theory of Mind in Polish Children with and without Disabilities
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Smogorzewska, Joanna; Szumski, Grzegorz; Grygiel, Pawel – Developmental Psychology, 2019
The main aims of this study were to further validate the Children's Social Understanding Scale (CSUS), which is a parent-report measure developed by Tahiroglu and colleagues, and to fill in some gaps in the existing research. Our study included more than 700 Polish parents from a diverse educational background who had children with disabilities,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Children, Theory of Mind, Disabilities
Developing Preschoolers' Social Skills: The Effectiveness of Two Educational Methods
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Smogorzewska, Joanna; Szumski, Grzegorz – International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, 2018
This study tested whether and how methods called 'Play Time/Social Time' and 'I Can Problem Solve' contribute to the improvement of social skills and the development of theory of mind (ToM) in children. The participants in the experiment were nearly 200 (N = 196) preschool children with low social functioning, with and without disabilities. The…
Descriptors: Interpersonal Competence, Educational Methods, Preschool Children, Preschool Evaluation