Social Skills Part 2: Elementary Social Skills Predictors of Future Success
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For elementary school teams planning social skills work, Michele LaMarche examines perspective taking, peer play and the challenge of using learned skills in everyday interactions. This recorded second installment reviews theory of mind and executive functioning alongside video modeling, cooperative activities and SODA stories, with limits on what study results show.
Presenter biographies: Michele LaMarche.
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LaMarche uses first-order false-belief examples to explain how people can hold different beliefs about the same situation. She examines a study in which conceptual understanding improved more than everyday application, and notes that much of the reviewed literature samples a limited range of learners.
The strategy discussion compares structured Lego group roles with the Social Use of Language Program and explains the SODA sequence of Stop, Observe, Deliberate and Act. In-session examples also include recognizing sadness, responding socially and completing a cooperative activity.
What does this recording cover?
- Theory of mind examples distinguish first-order false beliefs from the more complex second-order tasks deferred in this session.
- Executive functioning discussion includes planning, inhibition, shifting between tasks and choice-making.
- Perspective-taking and complex social sequence studies examine video modeling.
- Lego group roles and cooperative activities illustrate structured peer interaction.
- SODA stories organize social situations around Stop, Observe, Deliberate and Act.
Recording context: This historical recording carries a 2012 copyright footer and uses older diagnostic and functioning labels.
What did learners say?
The six-item evaluation mean was 4.25/5 across 44 complete responses, from 393 recorded rating responses. This mean includes only complete six-score responses. Source: Special Learning's course evaluation records, snapshot October 11, 2026.
Three selected anonymous responses appear below, with the wording and spelling retained. They describe learners' experiences and requests; they are not a guarantee of results.
Good speaking skills. I recommend using precise behavioral terms and studies from the applied behavior analysis literature.
Course evaluation response, 2023
This training was very helpful. I liked the pacing of it and the use of videos. I can't think of anything to improve except maybe to have the slides available while the person was speaking
Course evaluation response, 2023
Provide slides as a help for reference
Course evaluation response, 2023
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