Social Skills intervention planning for preschoolers: Using the SSiS-Rating Scales to identify target behaviors valued by parents and teachers

Assessment for Effective Intervention

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 182-192

  Frey, Jennifer R ^a   Elliott, Stephen N ^b   Kaiser, Ann P ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Early childhood; Rating scales; Social skills

Indexed keywords

EID: 84906654882     PISSN: 15345084     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1534508413488415     Document Type: Article

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