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— Social Skills
Strength Difficulty
Difficulty...
Develop and/or compensate for difficulty with:
Self-Esteem
 

student may chart a student's progress in classes

 

teacher may chart a student's progress in classes

 

advisor may chart a student's progress in classes

 

parent may chart a student's progress in classes

 

teacher may provide the student with opportunities for success

 

teacher may provide the student with opportunities for leadership, such as presenting a lesson to the class

 

teacher may praise student's accomplishments

 

advisor may praise student's accomplishments

  parent may praise student's accomplishments
 

teacher may give the student a daily compliment

 

advisor may give the student a daily compliment

 

parent may give the student a daily compliment

 

parents may emphasize effort grades & progress

Social Awareness
 

teacher may develop a system to help the student recognize inappropriate responses to peers/teachers and to help him/her to develop alternative behaviors

 

advisor may develop a system to help the student recognize inappropriate responses to peers/teachers and to help him/her to develop alternative behaviors

  parent may develop a system to help the student recognize inappropriate responses to peers/teachers and to help him/her to develop alternative behaviors
  teacher may help student to monitor anger and frustration to avoid outbursts and to find appropriate outlets
  advisor may help student to monitor anger and frustration to avoid outbursts and to find appropriate outlets
  parent may help student to monitor anger and frustration to avoid outbursts and to find appropriate outlets
  teacher may provide student with immediate feedback that is both explicit and direct in social situations
 

advisor may provide student with immediate feedback that is both explicit and direct in social situations

 

parent may provide student with immediate feedback that is both explicit and direct in social situations

 

teacher may encourage the student to write down what is bothering him/her to clarify the situation & feelings

 

advisor may encourage the student to write down what is bothering him/her to clarify the situation & feelings

 

parent may encourage the student to write down what is bothering him/her to clarify the situation & feelings

  teacher may model for the student how to appropriately respond to peers/teachers in tense social situations
  advisor may model for the student how to appropriately respond to peers/teachers in tense social situations
  parent may model for the student how to appropriately respond to peers/teachers in tense social situations
  teacher may model entry tactics for the student to facilitate his/her acceptance by peers
  advisor may model entry tactics for the student to facilitate his/her acceptance by peers
  parent may model entry tactics for the student to facilitate his/her acceptance by peers
 

parent may consider appropriate resources in the community (e.g., structured peer activities, counseling)

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Strength...
Use strength in:
Self-Esteem
 

teacher may encourage student to assume positive leadership roles in the classroom

 

teacher may encourage student to assume positive leadership roles in extracurricular activities

Social Awareness Skills
 

teacher may encourage student to help engage others in social interactions

 

teacher may encourage the student to develop his/her leadership potential

 

teacher may encourage student to use social awareness to understand material studied in the content areas (e.g. literary characters)

 

student may assist a peer who experiences difficulty in this area

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