Abstract:
Th is project aimed to present to teachers the im porta nce and the diffe rem
approac hes of teach ing soc ial skills to lower elementary learning disabled
students. Prior to the di ffe rent intervent ion s, a literature rev iew di scusses
various characteri stics of lea rning disabilit ies and soc ia l sk ills de fi cits. The
project focused on one type of soc ia l skill s, the asserti veness tra ining, due to
its importance in a student's life. Severa l activit ies re lated to asse rtiveness
skill using several l11ultiple techn iques are prese nted in order to help the teacher integrate social skills in the curriculul11.
