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Benefits of Enhancing Social Skills

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    For teachers:
    • Positive impact on teacher time:
      • increased amount of independent play
      • decreased instances of negative peer interactions
      • encourages observation and modeling behaviors of peers
    • Prevents future social delays
    • Assists in preparation for transition to the next environment

    For parents:
    • Increases self-esteem of children
    • Increases positive interactions within family network and community
    • Helps build foundation for learning new social skills
    • Increases child independence
      • in individual play
      • in play with peers

    For children:
    • Increases acceptance by peers
    • Increases self-esteem
    • Prevents future social delays
    • Facilitates transition to the next environment
    • Increases opportunities for learning from peers
    • Improves teacher perceptions
    • Facilitates interactions in inclusive settings
    • Improves/promotes a healthy learning environment
 
 
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