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Peer reviewedWiener, Judith; Sunohara, Glen – Learning Disabilities Research and Practice, 1998
Parents of 16 children (ages 10 to 14) with learning disabilities were interviewed about their perceptions of the quality of friendship of their children. Mothers sometimes disagreed that child-nominated friends were truly friends and often attributed their children's problems with friendships to social immaturity or social-skills deficits.…
Descriptors: Early Adolescents, Friendship, Interpersonal Competence, Interviews
Peer reviewedWiener, Judith; Harris, P. J. – Learning Disabilities Research and Practice, 1997
An individualized, classroom-based social skills training program was evaluated using 45 children (ages 9-12) with learning disabilities in special education classes. Thirteen children received a 6-week intervention, 7 received a 12-week intervention, and 25 received no training. Children in the six-week program showed gains in social skills and…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Elementary Education, Instructional Effectiveness, Interpersonal Competence
Direct linkWiener, Judith; Tardif, Christine Y. – Learning Disabilities Research and Practice, 2004
Children with learning disabilities in four types of special education settings were compared in terms of social acceptance, number of friends, quality of relationship with best friends, self-concept, loneliness, depression, social skills, and problem behaviors. Two of the placements (In-Class Support and Resource Room) were for children with mild…
Descriptors: Special Education, Depression (Psychology), Learning Disabilities, Comparative Analysis
