Sentences with phrase «through social skills instruction»

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SEL programs provide a developmentally appropriate combination of formal, curriculum - based instruction with ongoing, informal, and infused opportunities to develop social and emotional skills from preschool through high school.

To achieve outcomes like «graduate every student,» and «ensure all students are college - and career - ready,» districts must teach students specific skills, give them opportunities to practice those skills, and reinforce through ongoing social - emotional skills instruction.

Take time away from the online instruction periodically to have whole - group conversations about the social skills presented through the character education piece of the program.

Pinpoint at - risk children and strengthen their social and emotional skills through individualized instruction.

Unlike many education reform initiatives, the solutions that directly address student learning through the provision of new or improved forms of instruction have had significant positive impact on student achievement in grades 7 through 11 in mathematics, language arts, social studies and science and on the development of early reading skills.

Observed and assessed student performance and kept thorough records of progress.Implemented a variety of teaching methods such as lectures, discussions and demonstrations.Established clear objectives for all lessons, units and projects.Encouraged students to persevere with challenging tasks.Set and communicated ground rules for the classroom based on respect and personal responsibility.Identified early signs of emotional, developmental and health problems in students and followed up with the teacher.Tutored children individually and in small groups to help them with difficult subjects.Taught after - school and summer enrichment programs.Established positive relationships with students, parents, fellow teachers and school administrators.Mentored and counseled students with adjustment and academic problems.Delegated tasks to teacher assistants and volunteers.Took appropriate disciplinary measures when students misbehaved.Improved students» reading levels through guided reading groups and whole group instruction.Used children's literature to teach and reinforce reading, writing, grammar and phonics.Enhanced reading skills through the use of children's literature, reader's theater and story time.Differentiated instruction according to student ability and skill level.Taught students to exercise problem solving methodology and techniques during tests.Taught students in various stages of cognitive, linguistic, social and emotional development.Encouraged students to explore issues in their lives and in the world around them.Employed a wide variety of fiction and non-fiction textual materials to encourage students to read independently.

First - grade teachers of the full intervention group also received instruction in the use of a cognitive and social skills training curriculum, interpersonal cognitive problem solving, 39,40 which teaches skills to children to think through and use alternative solutions to problems with peers.

Through direct instruction in social skills and anger management strategies, habits of aggression and violence can be changed (American Psychological Association and National Association for the Education of Young Children, 1999).

SEL programs provide a developmentally appropriate combination of formal, curriculum - based instruction with ongoing, informal, and infused opportunities to develop social and emotional skills from preschool through high school.

The SEL approach defends that, as with academic skills, the development of social and emotional competencies must be accomplished through explicit instruction.