Students with well-developed social-emotional skills spend more time on task and more time helping others, resulting in a decrease in negative behavior and significant increases in learning opportunities and academic achievement.
What is SEL?
The key elements of social-emotional skills are:
- Self-awareness
- Self-management
- Social awareness
- Relationship skills
- Responsible decision making
A deficit in any of these skills can lead to behavior and emotional difficulties and less involvement in academics.
The good news? These skills can be TAUGHT and continuously IMPROVED with SSIS SEL!