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Orientation
Overview
LD Review
ADD/ADHD
Modify or Accommodate?
GED Tests
Learning Styles Strategies
Teaching Suggestions
LD & ESL/ESOL
Teaching Self-Advocacy
Teaching Social Skills
Learning Environments
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For information on Bridges to Practice training in your area, please contact:
Dr. Rochelle Kenyon, Project Director
rkenyon721@aol.com

 

Teaching Social Skills

Another area that many adults with learning disabilities need help with is the area of social skills. Social skills are the skills that we use to interact with people in a positive way. Individuals with learning disabilities may sometimes show rude or inappropriate behavior. It is not that they show such behaviors purposefully; it's often that no one has ever taught them explicitly how to behave in social situations.

What do social skills problems look like in a person with learning disabilities? A person with social skills problems may:

  • Often miss social cues due to his/her concrete interpretation of language
  • Often delay in responding socially
  • Have difficulty understanding sarcasm and double-meaning words
  • Have difficulty understanding indirect responses
  • Possess a feeling of social isolation
  • Exhibit low self-esteem
  • Have difficulty working with others
  • Have difficulty interpreting body language
  • Use inappropriate interpersonal distance
  • Display spatial orientation problems
  • Have time management difficulties
  • Appear overly anxious to please
  • Be continually frustrated and stressed out


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This program was developed by Dr. Rochelle Kenyon, Project Director, Florida Bridges to Practice, through an Adult Education State Leadership Grant from the Florida Department of Education, Division of Community Colleges and Workforce Education.

Content development by Dr. Rochelle Kenyon, Susan Pittman and Bonnie Vondracek. Proofing and editing by Meryl Eisenberg.  Web design and development by Dr. Debra L. Hargrove.

Disclaimer:  While every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of this web-based training component, it is not an official publication of the Florida Department of Education.