Q How can poor social thinking affect academic success?
A Social Thinking®, a term coined by Michelle Garcia Winner is another term for social cognition or the ability to think about being social. Poor social thinking can create difficulties in all areas of life but can severely impact the educational experience. Some of the challenges one might face include:
A Social Thinking®, a term coined by Michelle Garcia Winner is another term for social cognition or the ability to think about being social. Poor social thinking can create difficulties in all areas of life but can severely impact the educational experience. Some of the challenges one might face include:
- Difficulty understanding the perspective of the teacher and other student in group activities
- Poor organization, time management and transition from one activity to the next (executive functioning skills)
- Difficulty interpreting and responding appropriately to a lesson or question
- Problems understanding the hidden or unwritten social rules of school environments (classroom, hallway, recess, cafeteria, assembly, school dances)
- Challenges with reading, writing, or history because of attention, organization, literal thinking, sequencing, or perspective-taking difficulties
- Hesitancy or inability to ask for help when needed