Social Skills

Full Year (10023)
Level
Middle School
Content Area
Special Education
Grade(s)
8

The Social Skills class offers secondary student the opportunity to acquire and practice skills that are necessary for appropriate social interactions with others. Skills to be taught may include communicating with others, perspective taking, self-determination, working with groups, coping strategies for stress and frustration, and understanding the “unwritten rules” for social behavior. Relates organizational and self-advocacy skills will also be covered.

Schools
Gunston Middle School
Kenmore Middle School
Dorothy Hamm Middle School
Swanson Middle School
Thomas Jefferson Middle School
Williamsburg Middle School

Prerequisites

Student must be identified as in need of Special Education services