COMPASS:

Curriculum On the Management and Promotion of Appropriate Social Skills

Playgroup for DK through 1st graders

The goal of the COMPASS group is to promote positive social skills in children who are either shy/anxious or who display negative behavior towards others during play. Each group is composed of approximately 6-8 children. Through puppet shows, role plays, and/or structured activities, your child will be given brief instruction on how to handle a difficult social situation by using appropriate social skills. Your child will be encouraged to rehearse the skill being taught and will be coached during this practice. Although it is important for us to teach your child the basic social skills, it is also important that you know how to reinforce those skills at home. Included in the cost of the program are periodic parent education sessions conducted virtually on a variety of social skills topics plus email updates specific to your child’s group.

Curriculum

In the COMPASS curriculum, your child will learn:

• sharing
• taking turns
• obeying game rules
• body boundary awareness
• leading/joining with a fun idea
• questioning/sustaining play
• listening/two-way conversation
• talking nicely to other children

Additional Information

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