{"product_id":"why-teach-social-thinking","title":"Why Teach Social Thinking?","description":"\u003cp\u003eTodays children (both neurotypical and those with social learning challenges) are entering school with declining abilities to learn in a group  attend to a lesson  be considerate toward others  or self-regulate their own behavior. Teachers are increasingly finding themselves ill-equipped with the know-how  tools  and strategies to teach students about social awareness  emotional intelligence  and self-regulation of behavior. If youve ever wanted  or needed  to make a case for social instruction to be added to a students treatment plan  social goals written into a students IEP  or social thinking lessons infused into a classroom or campus curriculum plan  Why Teach Social Thinking? drives home the importance of social learning to a students academic success and later success in life. Author Michelle Garcia Winner connects the dots from social emotional learning to the Common Core Standards to increased likelihood of success in adulthood. Through exploring 12 core questions  Winner attempts to raise awareness of the many complex and interrelated issues that are at the heart of teaching social skills. 1.What are social skills? 2.What are the origins of social development? Is there an age when our social development stops? 3.In what areas of social thinking do students with social cognitive challenges struggle? The ILAUGH Model remodeled 4.What impact do weaknesses in social conceptual information have on learning the Common Core State Standards? 5.When do we use social thinking and related social skills? How do we approach teaching these skills? 6.How can cognitive behavior therapy address teaching social thinking and related social skills? 7.Do all those with ASD-SCD benefit from the same teachings? The Social Thinking-Social Communication Profile (ST-SCP) 8.Who is responsible for teaching social thinking and related social skills?\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44985917964341,"sku":"ByrdShop_1936943131","price":49.42,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781936943135.jpg?v=1770877247","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/why-teach-social-thinking","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}