Enhancing Social and Emotional Behavior in Students with Learning Disabilities

1. Students with Learning Disabilities Social and Emotional Behavior

2. Social Development • Social skills • Social acceptance • Social competence

3. Emotional Development • Self-concept • Motivation • Anxiety • Loneliness • Depression and suicide • Temperament and resiliency

4. Behavior Development • Adaptive behavior • Disruptive behavior • Hyperactivity • Inattention and distractibility • Impulsivity • Substance abuse

5. Etiology of Problems • Primary cause • Secondary cause • Social Learning Theory

6. Social and Emotional Behavior Assessment • Commercial Observer-rater instruments • Commercial measures of adaptive behavior • Self-report instruments • Commercial instruments • Informal self-report techniques

7. Sociometric Techniques • Peer nominations • Peer ratings • Peer assessment • Sociogram

8. Naturalistic Observations • PBS and FBA • Observation of behavior • Observation of teacher-student interaction • Observation of environment • Role-play assessment

9. Techniques for Promoting Social, Emotional, and Behavior Development • Teach for success • Teach effectively • Provide feedback • Plan instruction • Focus on promoting proactivity • Set goals • Give responsibility • Engage in self-appreciation

10. More Techniques! • Promote Cooperation • Promote positive interactions among students • Use peer tutoring • Use cooperative learning • Teach self-management • Model target behaviors and attributes • Teach cognitive behavior modification • Set up models in the classroom

11. Motivation Through Behavior Modification • Reinforcers • Positive/negative • Extrinsic/intrinsic • Contingency contracting • Token systems • Applying consequences with adolescents

12. Promoting Social Development • Social skills training • Modeling • Direct instruction • Role-play • Feedback

13. Promoting Emotional Development • Bibliotherapy • Attribution retraining • Life-space interviewing • Support and acceptance