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Strain, Phillip S. – Pointer, 1985
The article presents a four-step intervention model to both improve the social skills of socially isolated (often handicapped) children as well as improve peer attitudes. Use of the model with 6 autistic-like preschool children and 10 normal peers resulted in autistic Ss achieving positive interacton within the normal range. (DB)
Descriptors: Autism, Disabilities, Interpersonal Competence, Intervention
Kerr, Mary Margaret; Strain, Phillip S. – 1978
Intervention studies in which peer social initiations were used to increase the social and play skills of withdrawn preschool and school aged children are reviewed. A discussion follows of such practical application issues as selection of peer trainers, training of peer trainers, arrangement of the setting for peer intervention, and teacher…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Elementary Education, Emotional Disturbances, Interpersonal Competence
Peer reviewedStrain, Phillip S. – Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 1977
Positive social initiations by an age-peer were evaluated as an intervention for three isolate preschool children in training and generalization sessions. (Author)
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Emotional Disturbances, Exceptional Child Research, Peer Relationship
Peer reviewedStrain, Phillip S.; Shores, Richard E. – Exceptional Children, 1977
Examined are the potential contributions of research on social reciprocity to the assessment and remediation of social withdrawal among educationally handicapped preschool children. (Author)
Descriptors: Classroom Observation Techniques, Emotional Problems, Interpersonal Competence, Learning Disabilities
Strain, Phillip S. – Exceptional Education Quarterly: Peer Relations of Exceptional Children and Youth, 1981
Research on the use of peer modeling (filmed and live) and peer social initiations with withdrawn exceptional children is considered. Advantages of the social initiation approach include application with children with a limited behavioral repertoire, no requirement for adult intervention, and the opportunity to use handicapped peers as trainers.…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Exceptional Child Research, Interpersonal Competence
Peer reviewedStrain, Phillip S.; Timm, Matthew A. – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 1974
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Problems, Emotional Disturbances, Exceptional Child Research
