A social skills intervention programme for kindergarten children at risk of developing behavioural problems

A programme for training social skills to a group of 6-year-old children was developed and evaluated. The group consisted of eight children, four boys and four girls; three of these were considered to be at risk of developing emotional and behavioural problems. The targeted skills were supporting, c...

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Published in:European journal of special needs education 1998-06, Vol.13 (2), p.208-215
Main Authors: Flem, Annlaug, Thygesen, Ragnar, Valås, Harald, Magnes, Elin
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Behavioural problems
Classroom relations
Educational sciences
emotional and behavioural difficulties
Psychosociology of school environment
School life
Social skills training
Young children
zone of proximal development
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Summary:A programme for training social skills to a group of 6-year-old children was developed and evaluated. The group consisted of eight children, four boys and four girls; three of these were considered to be at risk of developing emotional and behavioural problems. The targeted skills were supporting, cooperating, establishing social contacts, participating, reducing aggression and handling conflict situations. The theoretical framework underlying the social skills intervention programme was based on cognitive-social learning theory and scaffolding. The programme consisted of nine, 30-35 minute, training sessions which were presented over a one and a half month period. Pretest/posttest assessment indicated that the intervention programme was effective in increasing some positive and reducing some negative behaviours. The sociometric assessment, however, showed few changes from pre-training to posttraining.
ISSN:0885-6257
1469-591X
DOI:10.1080/0885625980130207