Effective interventions for social-emotional learning
By: Frank M. Gresham
Published: 2018
Language: eng
Number of pages: 246
ISBN-13: 9781462531998; 9781462532001
Subjects: Affective education; Social learning
Description: "This book reviews evidence-based, multi-tiered practices for promoting social-emotional learning (SEL) with typically developing students as well as those with special needs. Leading authority Frank M. Gresham, codeveloper of the Social Skills Improvement System--Rating Scales, describes how to systematically assess K-12 students' social skills and plan and implement universal, selected, and intensive interventions. His approach is grounded in cutting-edge research on social-emotional competencies and their role in adjustment and academic achievement. Emphasizing what works, the book showcases programs and strategies that are sequenced, active, focused, and explicit. Detailed case examples and lesson plans illustrate different levels and types of SEL intervention. Reproducible assessment tools can be downloaded and printed in a convenient 8 1/2" x 11" size"--

"This book reviews evidence-based, multi-tiered practices for promoting social-emotional learning (SEL) with typically developing students as well as those with special needs. Leading authority Frank M. Gresham, codeveloper of the Social Skills Improvement System Rating Scales, describes how to systematically assess K-12 students' social skills and plan and implement universal, selected, and intensive interventions. His approach is grounded in cutting-edge research on social-emotional competencies and their role in adjustment and academic achievement. Emphasizing what works, the book showcases programs and strategies that are sequenced, active, focused, and explicit. Detailed case examples and lesson plans illustrate different levels and types of SEL intervention. Reproducible assessment tools can be downloaded and printed in a convenient 8 1/2" x 11" size. Subject Areas/Key Words: academic achievement, adolescents, assessments, behavioral disorders, children, classrooms, competence, curricula, deficits, emotional intelligence, evidence-based interventions, mental health, MTSS, multitiered systems of support, PBIS, peer relationships, positive behavior interventions and supports, positive behavior supports, programs, response to intervention, RTI, school consultation, school psychology, screening, SEL, social behavior, social development, social-emotional learning, Social Skills Improvement System Rating Scales, social skills training, special education, teaching Audience: School psychologists, behavioral specialists, child clinical psychologists, and school social workers working with children ages 5-17 (grades K-12), who will use the book in collaboration with teachers and special educators; also of interest to school administrators"--
Notes: Machine generated contents note: 1. Definitional and Conceptual Issues in Social-Emotional Learning<BR /> 2. Evidence Base for Social-Emotional Learning Interventions<BR /> 3. Assessment of Social-Emotional Learning Skills<BR /> 4. Universal Social-Emotional Learning Interventions<BR /> 5. Selected Social-Emotional Learning Interventions<BR /> 6. Intensive Social-Emotional Learning Interventions<BR /> 7. Social-Emotional Interventions for Special Populations, with Paula Rodriguez<BR /> 8. Practical Considerations in Social-Emotional Learning Assessment and Intervention<BR /> 9. Summary, Conclusions, and Future Directions in Social-Emotional Learning<BR /> 10. Case Studies in Social-Emotional Learning Assessment and Intervention, Rachel M. Olinger Steeves, Kelsey Hartman, and Sarah Metallo<BR /> References<BR /> Index <BR />.

Includes bibliographical references and index.