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Presenters:
Hailey McLean
Program Consultant, Special Education
Simcoe County District School Board
Joanna Polanowski
ABA Coordinator
Simcoe County District School Board
Tina Holroyd
Special Education Coach
Simcoe County District School Board
Students with social skill deficits have significant difficulty establishing and maintaining appropriate peer relationships. In today’s classroom, there is an increased emphasis on learning through group work and various other structured and unstructured interactions with others. This places students with pragmatic and social skills challenges at a considerable disadvantage.
Throughout the Ontario Curriculum, there are numerous expectations relevant to and related to the instruction of social skills for all students. Simcoe County District School Board Instructional Staff have created two resources to address the above noted concerns based on Ontario Curriculum and best practices for increased social skill development in a classroom setting.
Social Skills Activities Linked to Ontario Curriculum K-8
This resource integrates teaching social skills with teaching the Ontario Curriculum. Learn which skills to teach, where to start, and how to link these skills to Ontario Curriculum expectations. The resource focuses on 5 areas of social skill development: Behaviour and Consequences, Self-Awareness and Self-Advocacy, Conversation, Emotions and Turn Taking. Each section consists of a list of curriculum expectations that can be met through teaching the outlined scope and sequence for the specific social skill area.
Prepare for Success
Originally introduced as an integrated four-credit package offered to senior students with social skill needs who were interested in enhancing employability skills applicable to all post-secondary settings (work, college, university), the Prepare for Success Program was designed to run for a semester and meet the needs of students who wanted to learn the skills necessary to achieve their post-secondary goal. The design and structure of the program supports the SCDSB’s implementation of PPM 140 on Incorporating Methods of Applied Behaviour Analysis (ABA) into Programs for Students with ASD. The Prepare for Success program implements the principles of ABA to address areas of need and enhance learning.
During the presentation, presenters will walk participants through the rationale behind the documents, share and allow participants to review the two SCDSB created documents highlighted, discuss successes and challenges of implementation and highlight next steps.