Social Skills Activities for Secondary Students with Special Needs, Grades 6-12 - (Jossey-Bass Teacher) 2nd Edition by Darlene Mannix (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>"200 ready-to-use lessons and worksheets to help students learn social skills for home, school, work, and the community"--Cover.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>A flexible, ready-to-use activities program to help special students in grades 6-12</b> <p>The updated new edition of this valuable resource offers an exciting collection of 200 ready-to-use worksheets to help adolescents build the social skills they need to interact effectively with others and learn how to apply these skills to various real-life settings, situations, and problems. The book provides 20 complete teaching units focusing on 20 basic social skills, such as being a good listener, reading other people, and using common sense.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br><p><b>Social Skills Activities for Secondary Students with Special Needs</b> <p><b>SECOND EDITION</b> <p>This thoroughly revised, updated, and expanded edition offers a practical resource for teachers who work with special students in grades 6-12. It is an essential aid to help middle and high school students gain the social skills necessary for success in school and in life. Designed as a self-contained program, the book outlines a flexible, ready-to-use approach (complete with reproducible activities) to help exceptional students learn and put into practice appropriate ways to behave among others. The activities offered here not only teach kids how to get along with others, but also help them learn to control a situation by actively participating and contributing to the social outcome. <p>Veteran special educator Darlene Mannix provides 20 complete teaching units focusing on essential social skills such as being a good listener, "reading" other people, and using common sense. These are followed by 75 reproducible worksheets that help students practice applying the social skills to real-life situations in five different settings: home, school, work, among peers, and in the community. The worksheets cover routine as well as unusual situations and can be used in any order after students have completed the basic social skills training outlined in the book. <p><b>PRAISE FOR SOCIAL SKILLS ACTIVITIES FOR SECONDARY STUDENTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS</b> <p>"Darlene Mannix's <i>Social Skills Activities for Secondary Students with Special Needs</i> does what many books don't do--it promotes the use of social-emotional skills with peers and adults across a variety of settings. Teachers will find this book practical and easy to use."<br> <b>--NICK ELKSNIN, PH.D., NCSP, </b> Learning & Evaluation Resources, and <b>LINDA K. ELKSNIN, PH.D., </b> professors emerita, The Citadel; authors, <i>Teaching Social-Emotional Skills at School and Home</i> <p>"This book helps teachers address a wide spectrum of social challenges--from those faced by all teens to the challenges seen in students with more significant skill deficits. Academic and transition teachers will find this book a useful tool for their libraries."<br> <b>--CHRIS SCHNIEDERS, PH.D., </b> director of teacher training, Frostig Center, Pasadena, California<i></i><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><p><b>The Author</b> <p><b>DARLENE MANNIX, M.A., </b> has taught both general education and special education, and she has worked with students ranging from learning disabled and mentally challenged to language disordered and severely emotionally disturbed. Mannix is the best-selling author of numerous books for special educators including <i>Social Skills Activities for Special Children</i> and <i>Life Skills Activities for Special Children.</i>
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