SocialDevelopmentResourceGuide.docx ECS 460 Social Development Resource Guide ECS 460 Social Development Resource Guide Developing Positive Social Behaviors ï‚·Model and directly teach positive social behaviors.
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SocialDevelopmentResourceGuide.docx ECS 460 Social Development Resource Guide ECS 460 Social Development Resource Guide Developing Positive Social Behaviors ï‚·Model and directly teach positive social behaviors. oChildren learn from observation and imitating adults and peers. oChildren must be directly taught turn-taking, initiating, requesting/asking, and sharing. ï‚·Strategically arrange the environment. oThe environment must facilitate meaningful play and support social interactions amongst peers. oChildren need age-appropriate materials and activities in their learning environment. ï‚·Provide positive play opportunities. oChildren need to be interacting with peers around their age. oGrouping children together, with both weak and strong social skills will increase the frequency and duration of peer interaction (Morneau Shepell, 2021). oBy systematically incorporating planned social interactions will give opportunities for children to learn social skills (Morneau Shepell, 2021). Friendship & Relationship Building Skills ï‚·Friendships are a necessary part of a child's social-emotional development oConsidered one of the most important goals of social-emotional development for school-age children (Virtual Lab School, n.d.). oFriendships allow children to "broaden their horizons beyond the family unit, begin to experience the outside world, form a self-image and develop a social support system," (Virtual Lab School, n.d.). oTypically, friendships arise from common interests and convenience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . .
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