Strengthening Social Skills in Students With an Intellectual Disability in Secondary Education

Abstract

During recent decades, one of education's most important issues is the idea of inclusion regarding the students' full participation to the mutual school environment. In addition, in the international scientific bibliography, it is stated that children with Intellectual Disability (ID) can integrate socially at school. However, the social benefits of inclusive education cannot always be reached. Studies have shown that just putting students with ID in a common school is not always adequate, as their social abilities are insufficient and because of that interventions are required.In this paper, we will examine school inclusion of students with ID having in mind that it is connected firstly to the modification of educational techniques using a Targeted, Individual, Structured, Integrated Program for Students with Special Educational Needs (TISIPfSENs). We will focus to the enhancement of their social skills facing school as one of their educational areas inside the community. The results showed that educational interventions that are focused on the enforcement of social skills are a basic priority for the inclusion of students with ID inside the school community.