Description: ACCEPTS ( A Curriculum for Children's Effective Peer and Teacher Skills ) is a complete curriculum for teaching classroom and peer-to-peer social skills to children with or without disabilities in Grades K through 6. The curriculum, designed for use by regular and special education teachers, cognitively teaches social skills as subject matter content. The program can be taught in one-to-one, small-group, or large-group instructional formats. ACCEPTS includes a nine-step instructional procedure based on the principles of direct instruction; scripts that teach critically important teacher-child behavioral competencies and peer-to-peer social skills; and behavioral management procedures. Classroom Skills: Listening to the Teacher, When the Teacher Asks You to Do Something, Doing Your Best Work, and Following Classroom Rules Basic Interaction Skills: Eye Contact, Using the Right Voice, Starting, Listening, Answering, Making Sense, Taking Turns, Questions, and Continuing Getting Along Skills: Using Polite Words, Sharing, Following Rules, Assisting Others, and Touching the Right Way Making Friends Skills: Good Grooming, Smiling, Complimenting, and Friendship Making Coping Skills: When Someone Says No, When You Express Anger, When Someone Teases You, When Someone Tries to Hurt You, When Someone Asks You To Do Something You Can't Do, and When Things Don't Go Right

Author: WALKER, Hill et al

Publisher: Pro-ed, Inc

Format: SPI

Reading Level: K-G6

Keywords: social skills;