ERIC Number: EJ1397715
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Publication Date: 2022
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Social Skills Training: Is it Essential for Students with Learning Disabilities?
Boulanger, Lindsay
BU Journal of Graduate Studies in Education, v14 suppl 2 2022
In our inclusive schools, teachers work with many children who have learning differences such as attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and learning disabilities. For most children with special learning needs such as these, educators focus on helping them to achieve academic skills. However, educators are finding that delays in social skills negatively affect students' abilities to reach their academic potential. Social skills training should have equal priority with academics, because without suitable social relationships, children cannot focus on the educational goals designed for them.
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Learning Disabilities, Interpersonal Competence, Skill Development, Inclusion, Training
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