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 \nLindsay Boulanger  \nAbstract  \nIn our inclusive schools, teachers work with many children who have learning differences such as attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and learning disabilities. For most children with special learning needs such as these, educators focus on helping them to achieve academic skills. However, educators are finding that delays in social skills negatively affect students’ abilities to reach their academic potential. Social skills training should have equal priority with academics, because without suitable social relationships, children cannot focus on the educational goals designed for them.  \nIn today’s inclusive educational system, teachers work with increasing numbers of children who have unique learning needs. Although teachers may teach only a few children with a specific, low-incidence disability, such as cerebral palsy or Down syndrome, they will probably work with many students who have learning differences such as attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and various learning disabilities. For most children with high-incidence disorders such as ADHD and learning disabilities, the focus is on determining their learning needs and finding appropriate teaching methods. Academics seem to be the top priority in most cases. However, these children also have major issues with social skills and behaviour, and these issues negatively affect their ability to reach their academic potential. As a result, researchers wonder whether social skills training should be essential components of education plans for students with learning disabilities.  \nTheoretical Background  \nA primary need of all humans is to be liked and accepted by other human beings (Lavoie, 2005; Mather & Goldstein, 2001) . Numerous human development models, such as Maslow’s Hierarchy of Human Needs (as cited in Manitoba Education, Citizenship and Youth, 2009), suggest that in order for children to meet needs such as self-actualization, their needs such as hunger, safety and belonging, must first be met. Based on these premises, it makes sense to believe that most social skills errors are unintentional (Lavoie, 2005) . One wonders why children would act in a way that would deliberately cause others to dislike or reject them. For students to attain success in academic areas, they must first succeed in social-emotional areas.  \nA Review of Learning Disabilities Research  \nIn the early 1970s, researchers began to analyze the social-emotional component of learning disabilities (Kavale & Mostert, 2004) . Since social skills deficits can adversely affect the students’ social domain as well as their academic competence, researchers became more concerned about the effects of these deficits on children’s overall development (Maag, 2005) . Investigating social skills deficits became even more of an issue when studies determined that a significantly higher proportion of children with learning disabilities exhibit social skills deficits, as compared to their non-learning disabled peers (Bauminger et al. , 2005; Gadeyne et al. , 2004) . Social skills intervention programs were seen as necessary to help students develop the skills needed to ensure academic and vocational success, as well as long-term social acceptance and participation (Gumpel, 2007; Miranda et al. , 2008) . However, in many cases, teaching these  \nsocial skills seems to be last on the list of educational goals (Lopes, 2005) . Students are not receiving adequate social skills training to be successful in this area of their development.  \nDifferent learning disabilities can affect different aspects of a student’s learning: reading and language, math and spatial reasoning, and memory and organizational abilities (Kemp et al. , 2009) . They can also affect a variety of social abilities: social competence, social cognition, social behaviour, peer status, self-concept, inte","cbCaigVmqC1tYPVg","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaigVmqC1tYPVg","pdf",262968,"English","# Abstract\n# Theoretical Background\n# A Review of Learning Disabilities Research","[{\"question\":\"Why does the article argue that social skills training should be as important as academics?\",\"answer\":\"It explains that without suitable social relationships, students struggle to focus on educational goals and their social-emotional delays can reduce academic potential.\"},{\"question\":\"What theoretical idea supports the need for social-emotional success in students?\",\"answer\":\"The article links belonging and acceptance needs to broader human development models, suggesting children must meet social-emotional needs before they can succeed in other areas.\"},{\"question\":\"What does the research review suggest about social skills deficits in students with learning disabilities?\",\"answer\":\"It reports that students with learning disabilities show higher rates of social skills deficits than peers without such disabilities, and these deficits can affect overall development and competence.\"}]","Social Skills Training: Is It Essential for Students with Learning Disabilities? | PDF",1792080648]