Using Social Stories To Improve Challenging Behaviors In Young Children With Emotional and Behavioral Disabilities
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Social stories, challenging behaviors, children with emotional and behavioral disorders (E/BD)Abstract
This study explores the effects of social stories on the social skills of children with autism. Participants were 40 children in KG. 2 from two private kindergartens in Matrooh .A pre- post design was used to examine the effectiveness of the social stories Intervention Strategy on the challenging behaviors of the target children . Findings from this study indicated the effectiveness of the social stories intervention employed in improving the challenging behaviors of the target children. On the basis of the findings, the study advocated for the effectiveness of the social stories intervention employed in improving the challenging behaviors of the target children.Downloads
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