Abstract
A 6-year-old girl with learning disabilities was given social skills training, using a coaching method, in attempt to improve the poor social acceptance that she had from her peers. Pre-training assessments, including teacher ratings and direct behavioral observations, showed that she had poor social skills (e.g., many inappropriate and few appropriate social interactions with her peers) . The training involved nine 60-minute sessions, 5 of which were conducted in a small training room, and the remaining 4, in free-play settings. After the training, teacher ratings and direct behavioral observations showed that her appropriate interactions had in-creased, and her inappropriate social interactions (both aggression and withdrawal) had decreased. No consistent results were found for entry skills. Self-Control Rating Scale (SCR) scores showed that her self-control was enhanced after the training.
