Educating the Whole Child/Student: Using Brain Science for Smarter, Happier and Healthier Learners
Learning and the Brain
Fairmont Hotel, San Francisco
February 16, 2012 – February 18, 2012
Teaching Mind Reading Skills to Special Needs Children
(or how to avoid being a victim of teasing)
One way teachers can help special needs children have better social skills is through teaching them better mind reading skills. Many of these children have "mind-blindness." Teachers can help them by showing them how to interpret other children's body language and tone. Children need to know when other children tell them to “Stop.” Exercises that teachers can use to illustrate these topics will be demonstrated.
When children miss nonverbal and verbal cues to stop doing a bothersome or annoying behavior, other children tease them. Since it is impossible to eliminate all teasing (two forms are useful), it is important that children know how to distinguish between the different types of teasing and that they are taught strategies so they know how to respond to each type of teasing. We will also discuss some of the forms of cyber-bullying and why some special needs children can end up being the victim or the perpetrator (or both.)
Teasing and Bullying
Chadd, March 3, 2011
925 De La Vina at 6:30
CEC National Harbor Maryland
April 22-25, 2010
Radio Show for ADD Resources
"Teasing and Bullying" with Janet Giler
Wednesday, April 20th at 5:00pm Pacific
To attend, visit: http://InstantTeleseminar.com/?eventID=18405858
CAMFT State Conference (California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists)
May 15, 2011 at
10:15 a.m.
San Francisco Airport Marriott
1800 Old Bayshore Highway, Burlingame, CA 94010
This talk will be videotaped
Children with special needs are often out of sync with their peers because they have poor mind reading skills. They fail to understand or attend to the meta-communication (the nonverbal and tonal interchange) that allows the child to interpret the meaning of an interaction. Because they often miss the subtext, they often mis-read what a communication is supposed to mean which explains why they often respond inappropriately. This talk addresses the weaknesses and offers tips for therapists on how to help SN children fit in.
Chadd Conference
International Dyslexia Conference — Chicago
Fall 2011
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