My Community CD-ROM Social Skills In Neighborhood and Community Settings Ages 5-15

Description

In contrast to other programs that focus primarily on in-school behaviors, My Community is all about enhancing a child s social skills and personal safety in the larger world outside the classroom. Using video of real people interacting in different settings, this CD teaches children and young people (with a cognitive age of 5-15 years) appropriate social behaviors, interactions, expectations and safety precautions, and features an assortment of peers and adults commonly encountered in the community. Children will learn about situations ranging from joining a group and working cooperatively to negotiating and managing frustration. Community settings for the video scenarios include a restaurant, the doctor s office, a friend s house, the grocery store and other locations around the neighborhood. The software allows the child to predict what should be appropriately said or done next, and reinforces appropriate behaviors and responses.