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PBIS Curriculum
Model Me Tips & Tricks™
Autism Social Skills
The Model Me Tips & Tricks™ video is designed to help children and adolescents navigate social challenges in different environments.
Elementary, Middle School, High School
Run Time: Approx. 67 Minutes
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Model Me Tips & Tricks™
Topics
Voice Modulation
Blurting
Tact
Personal Space
Grooming & Hygiene
Deep Breathing
Forgive
Asking for Help
Sense of Humor
Perspective
Being Wrong
Flexibility
Manual & Workbook
The teaching manual and student workbook for this video promote learning through adaptable lesson plans paired with visual exercises. These resources support skill acquisition in the classroom, at home, and in the community.
Autism Social Skills
The Model Me Tips & Tricks™ video features upper elementary, middle, and high school-aged children demonstrating social skills at school and in the community. Each scene lasts between 30 seconds and 3 minutes, depending on the chapter. The visual is combined with narration and graphics that help explain the particular rule. At the end of each chapter is a storyboard summarizing the rules taught.
Hosted by children from the video, who narrate each scene.
Each social skill is demonstrated in more than one situation and across environments. This is useful to children with Autism because it helps with generalization of the skill taught.
Graphics and music are used to make the video appealing to children with Autism.
Challenge
Students with Autism often face challenges in developing and applying social skills, impacting their ability to navigate peer interactions.
Skills
Teaching a range of social skills is crucial for students with Autism to enhance their ability to navigate social interactions successfully.
Benefits
Teaching to students with Autism enhances their ability to form meaningful connections, fostering inclusive relationships, and positively impacting their overall social and emotional well-being.
Video Modeling
Video modeling aids students with Autism in learning pro social behaviors by providing visual demonstrations of appropriate behaviors, facilitating comprehension and imitation in a repeatable format.