Tools for Teaching Social Skills in School
by Michele Hensley, Jo C Dillon, Denise Pratt, Jo C. Dillon
Publisher
Boys Town Press
Publication
Jun 01, 2011
Format
Paperback/Softback
Illustrated
No
Price
34.95
Dimensions
8.5 x 11 x 0.5 in
ISBN
9781934490228
Pages
293
Age
Adult 18+
Category
Teacher Resources
Rights Sold
🌍 World Wide Rights Available
Description
Author(s)
Michele Hensley
Related Titles
| Publisher | Boys Town Press |
| Publication | Jun 01, 2011 |
| Format | Paperback/Softback |
| ISBN | 9781934490228 |
| Pages | 293 |
| Age | 18 - 99 |
| Price | $34.95 |
Categories
Teacher Resources
BISAC Codes
EDUCATION / Guidance & Orientation
EDUCATION / Behavioral Management
Tools for Teaching Social Skills in School
by Michele Hensley, Jo C Dillon, Denise Pratt, Jo C. Dillon
Dealing with disruptive behaviors in the classroom can reduce the time a teacher has available for academic teaching. You can help prevent problem behaviors by teaching social skills to students. When children practice and learn how to behave in the classroom, they contribute to creating an environment that’s calm, quiet, and conducive to successful learning. This book provides teachers with:
■ Lesson plans with activities that can be adapted for students in grades K-12. The plans include suggestions for discussion, activities, journaling, role-play, and reading.
■ Reproducible skill pages that you can hand out or post in the classroom as reminders to students and coupons you can use to reward good behavior.
■ Techniques and examples for “blending” the teaching of social skills into academic lessons in reading, writing, math, and social studies.
■ Ideas for using bulletin board displays to motivate and monitor behavior.
■ Strategies for increasing parent support.
The authors have a combined 40 years of teaching experience in K-12 classrooms and train teachers, administrators, and other school staff across the United States in the Boys Town Education Model. The Model emphasizes building relationships with students, teaching social skills, and reinforcement of positive behavior.
Authors

Michele Hensley
Michele Hensley, M.S., has many years of teaching experience at the high school and middle school levels. For nine years, she worked with teachers and school administrators as a consultant and trainer for Boys Town. Hensley is a co-author of Tools for Teaching Social Skills in School,Jo C. Dillon was a former site coordinator and Catholic schools coordinator with Boys Town’s Education Training Department. She previously taught religion classes and helped pilot the reading program at Boys Town’s Wegner School. She is a co-author of Tools for Teaching Social Skill in School. Dillon has more than 28 years as a teacher in Nebraska, Colorado; and Iowa. Denis Pratt serves as a trainer/consultant for teachers and administrators with Boys Town’s Education Training Department. Pratt is also a co-author of Tools for Teaching Social Skills in School. She previously served as an experiential educator, teaching interpersonal skills to individuals from second-graders to adults. She has also worked as a high school guidance counselor.
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