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The Role of SEL in Special Education

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For students with special needs, social emotional learning (SEL) can be particularly useful. Incorporating social emotional learning activities into everyday learning can help students in special education (SPED) recognize and manage their emotions more effectively and communicate better with others. SEL can have an overall beneficial impact on the student's quality of life.

Using SEL in SPED

Implementing the School Day SEL model throughout a school can transform the educational environment into one that prioritizes emotional wellbeing. When students feel supported by their teachers and peers, they are more likely to seek help when they are struggling with stress or anxiety. This support system is vital for students who might otherwise feel isolated in their experiences.

SPED students can often struggle more than their peers with academic challenges or have deficits in their ability to read or communicate. A student might become overwhelmed with an assignment that seems too complex. In these instances, without the right tools, a student might become verbally belligerent or struggle to manage their emotions.

Implementing School Day's SEL model can help SPED students learn to recognize, understand, and manage their emotions more effectively. SEL can also help students make connections between emotions, thoughts, and behaviors while teaching them more effective strategies for coping with stress. 

Creating Space to Talk about Feelings

By introducing social emotional learning into schools for students of all ages and all abilities, we can begin to end the stigma surrounding mental health that seems pervasive in the educational setting. By allowing all students and teachers to openly talk about how they're feeling and how to manage those feelings, it makes it easier for students who tend to experience similar feelings more acutely to speak up.

We believe that social emotional learning should be embedded in learning across all subjects and grades. The School Day SEL model, with its comprehensive approach, provides a roadmap for educators to support their students' emotional wellbeing. By fostering self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, relationship skills, and responsible decision making, SEL equips students with the tools they need to navigate the complexities of modern life with resilience and confidence. In a world where stress and anxiety are ever-present, SEL offers a beacon of hope for students who strive to thrive both academically and personally.

School Day is the best K-12 solution for measuring and managing student wellbeing and social emotional skills and the best means for district leaders and teachers to proactively model wellbeing in the classroom, thereby improving learning results. School Day asks students weekly questions that focus on learning, social relationships, and health. The data is analyzed, furnishing real-time insight, and highlighting what's going well; resources are provided for the areas that need more attention. Request a quote for your school today

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