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ERIC Number: EJ1433452
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024-Sep
Pages: 17
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-2154-1647
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An Evaluation of Social Stories™ to Teach Classroom Social Skills to Children with an Intellectual Disability
Anjelice Piper; Sharon A. Reeve; Meghan A. Deshais; Anjalee Nirgudkar; Eileen M. Milata; Carleana R. Hickey; Rachel R. Thomas; Marissa Stiuso
Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, v59 n3 p323-339 2024
Social Stories™ are a story-based intervention commonly used to teach students with disabilities how to behave in new routines or changing environments, academic skills, and social interactions including tacting others' emotions. According to the National Standards Project, story-based interventions are considered an established treatment. However, the efficacy of Social Stories™ is confounded by limitations in chosen experimental designs, threats to internal validity, and additional interventions within treatment packages. The current study used Social Stories™ to teach classroom social skills to children diagnosed with an intellectual disability. We used a multiple baseline across participants design to evaluate changes in classroom social skills when using Social Stories™. We taught a total of four response classes, including: saying, "please," saying, "thank you," appropriate hand raising, and giving assistance. The results indicate that Social Stories™ may be an effective intervention to increase classroom social skills. This is one of the first studies to evaluate and demonstrate the effectiveness of Social Stories™ as a standalone intervention. The present study also extends the current social studies literature in several areas, such as developing ways to promote generalization and assessing the social validity of the goals, procedures, and outcomes of the study.
Division on Autism and Developmental Disabilities, Council for Exceptional Children. DDD, P.O. Box 3512, Fayetteville, AR 72702. Tel: 479-575-3326; Fax: 479-575-6676; Web site: http://www.daddcec.com/
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Tests/Questionnaires
Education Level: Elementary Education
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Language: English
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