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intensive peer mediated teaching. Children are taught
expressive, receptive and social communication skills.
Social pragmatic concepts are capitalized through
unstructured activities and unstructured play.
Some skills taught include:
Turn taking with peers
Peer interaction
Giving and responding to directions
Initiating social interactions
Sharing & trading
Assertive training
Forming teams
Problem solving and troubleshooting
Coping
Responding & expressing emotions
Dramatic play
Competitive play
Social games
Relationship building
Developing Self concept
Respecting peers
Developing socially acceptable behaviors
Each group is composed of at least 3 children, to
a maximum of 5 children per group.
Children are matched by functional level and are
within 2 years chronologically.
There is no age requirement or restriction, however
a minimum of 3 children, with similar functioning
is required to form a group.
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