Marcus is an extremely bright eight grader with an emotional disorder. Over the years, Marcus has learned appropriate social skills, demonstrating that he can apply these skills in social interactions. Nonetheless, without much structure, Marcus consistently fails to apply these skills in many of his day-to-day interactions with his peers. Identify three reasons why Marcus may continue to exhibit
social skill problems. Include in your response suggested strategies the teacher can use to encourage the use of his acquired social skills.
What will be an ideal response?
Answer should include three reasons such as: student may have trouble reading social cues, be impulsive, is not reinforced for appropriate behavior, chooses to receive recognition for inappropriate behavior, and lacks confidence to act on his knowledge. Strategies include: teaching social cues, teaching self-monitoring strategies for impulsive behavior, providing ample positive reinforcement for appropriate behavior, setting reasonable goals, giving the student responsibilities that will build confidence, and teaching self-reinforcement strategies.
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