Group Social Skills Training: First Grade Elementary School Students((Brief Notes,<Special Issue>Social Skills Training at Schools)

Abstract

The purpose of the present study was to examine effects of classroom-based social skills training (C-SST) on first grade elementary school students. The participants were 30 first-grade elementary school students (16 boys, 14 girls; 6-7 years old) in one class. The target skill was selected in cooperation with the teacher in charge of the class. We developed a classroom-based social skills training program that the students could work with easily and be readily motivated by. Classroom-based social skills training was done 2 times. Effects of the training were evaluated using teacher-reported target skill behavior scores, social skill scores, self-reported target skill behavior scores, and classroom satisfaction scores. The results suggest that the classroom-based social skills training improved the target skill behavior, social skills, and sociability.