Description
Superheroes Social Skills is an evidence-based program that enhances the social competence of elementary students with autism spectrum disorders (ASD), behavioral disorders, or developmental delays. Superheroes was specifically designed to improve the social skills of high-functioning children with ASD, but is also appropriate for any student who needs to learn to interact appropriately with peers and adults. Superheroes teaches 17 critical social skills:
- Getting Ready
- Following Directions
- Reducing Anxiety
- Participating
- Imitating
- Body Basics
- Expressing Wants and Needs
- Joint Attention
- Turn Taking
- Responding to Questions and Requests
- Conversation
- Recognizing Emotions in Yourself and Others
- Perspective Taking
- Reporting a Problem
- Recognizing and Reporting Bullying
- Responding to Bullying
- Problem Solving and Safety
Superheroes is the perfect program for special education teachers, counselors, school psychologists, and speech/language pathologists who work with students who are resistant to adult instruction. In this program, the Superhero characters introduce social skill steps via Fast-Hands Animation. Peers provide video models, and students view social narratives on Digital Comics. Students practice skills steps in role-plays, social games, free time, and in generalized settings at home and at school.
The Superheroes Social Skills Kit contains:
- One Facilitator’s Guide (includes Lesson Plans for 18 Units)
- One DVD case containing three DVDs (Fast-Hands Animation, Peer Modeling Scenarios, Digital Comics) and one CD of Reproducibles
- 18 Group Posters
- One Superheroes Student 8-Pack (see detailed list below for contents)
- Two Role-Play Scenarios booklets
- One set of Social Games Cards (75)
- Reward Poster and Spinner
The Superheroes Student 8-Pack contains:
- Eight copies each of 18 Comic Books
- Eight copies each of 18 Student Power Posters
- 100 Scooter Cards and 25 Black Hole Cards
- 17 perforated sheets of eight Power Cards
- Three sheets of Superhero of the Day stickers
- One perforated sheet of name tags
- Consumable materials may be reordered or printed from the Reproducibles CD.