Social Skills Progress Reports

In order to determine a student's "social skill level", or to determine whether the student has improved his/her social abilities, progress reports may be used. A number of progress report forms are included. Student, parent and teacher questionnaire forms can be used to gather more in depth information.

Social Skills Progress Reports can be used:

• at the beginning and end of the school year as pre/post tests,
• to determine which skill(s) to teach,
• to document skill improvements,
• to indicate future goals.

The intent of the Progress Report is to provide a permanent record of social skills taught to a student throughout his/her school years. It is also a method of recording the student's progress in the curriculum. As a part of the student's school/teacher file, a receiving teacher would have information about the student's present level of social functioning and past intervention strategies.

It is not necessary to fill out all four progress reports for each student. It is left to the teacher's discretion as to which domain would be the most appropriate for his/her class.

The progress report forms provide boxes to indicate at which level the student is functioning for each skill. Three levels are included; the child is able to " imitate" the skill with a model, the child is able to " simulate" the skill independently in a structured environment, the child is able to " apply" the skill in an unstructured environment independently. Record the year the skill is taught in the upper half of the appropriate box. After the skill is taught or at the end of the school year, record the progress made in the lower half of the box, using the key provided. Some skills may need to be taught or reviewed annually.