This poster shows the building blocks of social development in younger children and the connection to Social Thinking. Each block represents a fundamental capacity that is part of the foundation of social learning for all early learners. Each layer represents capacities that are interrelated and interdependent as well as emerging in a similar developmental time frame. One synergistic layer builds upon the next resulting in a fully functional and flexible, kindergarten-ready child, armed with the social problem-solving skills needed to play with others and learn in a group.
