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Sen. Fillmore seeks one-time funds to expand We Are Friends social skills program after pilot results
Summary
Senator Fillmore and program leaders asked the committee for one-time funds to expand "We Are Friends," a social-skills curriculum piloted in Utah schools. Presenters cited BYU/University of Utah research showing large increases in positive self-talk and social behaviors in participating classrooms.
Senator Fillmore and program leaders asked the Education Committee to consider one-time funding to expand We Are Friends, a social-skills curriculum targeted at students with delayed social executive-function (for example, students with ADHD or autism spectrum characteristics).
Founder Andrea Johnson and practitioner presenters described results from research funded last year and conducted by BYU and the University of…
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