Abstract
Previous research has indicated that LD adolescents perform poorly on a test of employment-related social skills (Mathews, Whang, & Fawcett, in press). The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of training procedures designed to teach various job-related social skills to learning disabled adolescents. Six job-related social skills were trained using written instructional materials and role-playing practice to criterion. The results showed that the learning disabled adolescents performed the skills in role-playing situations better after training than before training. Generalization measures taken at the adolescents place of employment also suggest the generality of the training effects to actual work environments.
Description
This research was published by the KU Center for Research on Learning, formerly known as the University of Kansas Institute for Research in Learning Disabilities.
Citation
Whang, P. L., Fawcett, S. B., & Mathews, R. M. (1981) Teaching Job-Related Social Skills to Learning Disabled Adolescents [Research Report 42]. Institute for Research in Learning Disabilities, Lawrence, KS.