• Explicitly and frequently teach social rules and skills.
• Model appropriate responses to social situations.
• Engage student in role-play opportunities to practice appropriate responses.
• Explain rules / rationales behind social exchanges.
• Target perspective-taking skills.
• Teach student to accurately label his / her own emotions.
• Teach student to accurately label the emotional status of others (based on facial cues, verbal cues, etc.).
• Be aware of and control for teachers, aides, and students with whom the student interacts negatively.
