For Special Needs Students, Focus on SEL Is Critical
Summary: This article support the idea that social emotional learning is key to student academic success and this is especially true for special needs students. One of the points made in this article is that a whole-school focus on social emotional learning benefits every student include those students with special needs.
Source: Autumn A. Arnett, Education DIVE, October 1, 2016
Description:
“Since most models of special education focus on pairing a special education teacher and a general education teacher in the same classroom to support student learning, the more exposure that special and general educators have to [social emotional learning] tenets, the more effective they are in supporting student needs,” said David Adams, director of social-emotional learning at Urban Assembly.
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Source: Autumn A. Arnett, Education DIVE, October 1, 2016
Description:
“Since most models of special education focus on pairing a special education teacher and a general education teacher in the same classroom to support student learning, the more exposure that special and general educators have to [social emotional learning] tenets, the more effective they are in supporting student needs,” said David Adams, director of social-emotional learning at Urban Assembly.
Read the full article here!
