SEL Foundations
What are two core emotional competencies that early SEL programs aim to build in young children?
What are emotional regulation and empathy?
What type of students particularly benefit from SEL when it is paired with trauma-informed or visual strategies?
Who are students with disabilities or those at risk?
What social-emotional trait, key to managing frustration and focus, improves with early SEL and continues developing into elementary school?
What is self-regulation?
This type of classroom instruction weaves SEL into daily routines rather than teaching it as a stand-alone subject.
What is integrated SEL instruction?
Name two inclusive strategies that support SEL for children with autism.
What are visual supports and predictable routines?
Why are culturally affirming SEL programs especially important in diverse classrooms?
What is because they strengthen cultural identity, school belonging, and emotional expression?
Name one reason early childhood is considered the ideal time for social-emotional learning.
What is because it’s a sensitive, formative period for identity and emotional development?
For children exposed to trauma, what are two SEL practices that help build resilience?
What are mindfulness and emotional naming?
Name one way early SEL participation positively impacts peer relationships in later years.
What is by fostering empathy and conflict-resolution skills?
According to CASEL, SEL programs improve these three key student outcomes.
What are social behaviors, academic achievement, and emotional well-being?
How does personalized SEL support promote inclusion in the classroom?
What is by encouraging meaningful participation and social engagement?
How does early SEL affect academic readiness beyond just emotional support?
What is by improving cognitive flexibility, attention, and executive functioning?
This phrase refers to the approach of embedding SEL with cultural relevance and developmental appropriateness.
What is a whole-child approach?
What is one major benefit reported by students receiving targeted SEL and motivational interviewing support?
What is feeling more confident and emotionally supported?
What is one key limitation in current SEL research that affects understanding of long-term outcomes
What is the lack of extended longitudinal studies or child-reported outcomes?