Colleen Bums EDUC 333 Prof Jane Finn Oct 5, 2018 Curriculum #2 Social Skills Activities for Secondary Students with Special Needs Transition area: Social Skills Format: Workbook Contact/Ordering Information: 989 Market Street, San Francisco, CA 94103 Learning Characteristics of the student for whom this curriculum would be age and learning appropriate: these social skills activities are aimed for students in grades 6-12 earning cues for home, school, work and community atmospheres. This book targets students that have a hard time recognizing social cues and who need intentional instruction to learn in those situations, Spocific transition needs that may be addressed by using this curriculum: students will develop basic social skill, skills for self improvement, skills for being around others, and how to implement these skill into everyday life. These activities are helpful because the students can experience them first hand, which will help them to remember specific social skils. Evidence Based Practice: This practice is Evidence Based, so it is reliable and has been Proven to help students with social skills, Many studies have been done to show the proof that Social skills training is important to the success of students. There has been research that shows how students who were previously having a difficult time interacting in everyday situations have exceeded in those same environments after going through social skills training, ‘Solomon, M., Goodlin-Jones, B., & Anders, T. F. (2004). A social adjustment enhancement intervention for high functioning autism, Asperger's syndrome, and pervasivedevelopmental disorder NOS. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 34, 649- 668