This series of four reports highlights the striking confluence of experience and science on one point: children learn best when we treat them as human beings, with social and emotional as well as academic needs. The report addresses the full PreK-12 continuum’s need to focus on social, emotional, and academic development (SEAD), yet succinctly embraces […]
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This report, funded by the Wallace Foundation, intends to help researchers, educators, and policymakers “look inside” Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) programs and interventions to see how they differ and what makes each program unique. This report includes background information on SEL, recommendations for adapting SEL for Out-of-School-Time (OST) settings, summary tables for looking across
This in-depth guide to 25 evidence-based programs—aimed at elementary schools and out-of-school-time (OST) providers—offers information about curricular content and programmatic features that practitioners can use to make informed choices about their Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) efforts. The guide allows practitioners to compare curricula and methods across top SEL programs. It also explains how programs can be adapted from schools to
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Alignment of standards requires more than just addressing the developmental continuum of specific domains of children’s learning, it also requires aligning those domains — in particular, aligning social and emotional skills with content-based skills. This brief discusses the importance of social and emotional learning (SEL) for children’s early and sustained success, as well as key
