Model of formation of social skills in students with Down syndrome (Original)

Abstract

It is proposed to construct a systemic and integrative theoretical model of the formation of social skills in students with Down syndrome, which supports their training process. It works with people with Down syndrome, in adulthood. Down syndrome is conceived as a chromosomal anomaly that carries mental retardation, generates disability and has specific psychopedagogical characteristics that demand the construction of theoretical models of the process of social skills formation, with a view to their social inclusion. There are analyzed the theoretical foundations of social skills, such as psychopedagogical categories, of students with Down syndrome and their formation process. The model establishes the component subsystems of the social skills and the indicators of each component, it presents the modeled object as a component of the personality and not as mere behavior and it is based on the theoretical postulates of the cultural historical approach. It concludes modeling the formation process of such abilities taking into account the psychopedagogical specificities of the students with Down syndrome.