Document Type
Article
Publication Date
Summer 2019
Abstract
The purpose of this action research was to determine the impact of a whole group social story on the practice and development of self-regulatory skills of kindergarten students. The research setting was a small, rural public school in the Midwest. The participants were 16 five and six-year old students in a general education kindergarten classroom. Qualitative and quantitative data focusing on self-regulatory behaviors was collected through observation during pre and post-intervention times. Kindergarten students participated in four weeks of a whole group social story intervention that occurred between the data collection weeks. This social story focused on positive and appropriate behaviors during whole group reading together time. The results of this study suggest that intentional practice and support of self-regulatory skills through a whole group social story does have a positive impact on student behavior within the classroom setting.