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Social and Emotional Learning
Social and Emotional Learning
Teaching and modeling appropriate social and emotional skills is important in the classroom as well as at home. At school, we are able to provide opportunities to practice and apply these skills in various situations during the school day.
Key Skills for Social Emotional Learning
Key Skills for Social Emotional Learning
Benefits of Social and Emotional Learning
Benefits of Social and Emotional Learning
Students are more successful when they:
*know themselves and can manage their emotions
*understand the perspectives of others and relate effectively with them
*make good choices about personal and social situations
Some other benefits to SEL include:
*positive attitudes towards oneself and others
*enhanced self-efficacy, confidence, persistence empathy, and connection
*sense of purpose
*positive social behaviors and relationships with others
*reduced conduct problems
*reduced risk-taking behaviors
*decreased emotional distress
*improved test scores, grades, and attendance
Long-term benefits include:
*increase the likelihood of high school graduation and readiness for postsecondary education
*increase of career success
*positive relationships (family and work)
*better mental health
*reduced criminal behavior
*engaged citizenship
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