6.7 (6K4B): Awareness of the social skills needed for current and future environments.

Introduction

Often times great emphasis is placed on educational and behavioral issues of individuals with learning needs. Of equal importance is the area of social skills. Students participating in learning environments are in social situations and thus, the practice of social skills can impact not only their relationships with others, but their learning as well. For this reason, it is important to be aware of social skills that are needed for an individual's current environment as well as his/her future environments.

Objectives

As you read the objectives for this unit, think about and rate your current knowledge using the following scale.

1. I do not understand this.
2. I do understand this.
3. I understand this well enough to use in my work.
4. I could teach others about it and use it in my work.

In this unit you will:

• Learn what social skills are
• Learn why social skills are important
• Learn about the different levels of social skills

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