In one, researchers examined how SEL
intervention programs (such as social skills training, parent training with home visits, peer coaching, reading tutoring, and
classroom social - emotional curricula) for kindergarten students impacted their adult
lives, and found that these programs led to 10 % (59 % vs. 69 % for the control group) fewer psychological, behavioral, or substance abuse problems at the age of 25 (Dodge et al., 2014).
Lesson One offers a whole school culture change that is easily integrated into each
classroom's existing academic curriculum; the
intervention promotes a positive school climate by teaching
life skills conducive to self - control, self - confidence, responsibility, conflict resolution, and cooperation.