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Welcome to today's #LDchat! This is Dan with the Understood team. We're joined today by education nonprofit @FirstBook to discuss social and emotional learning. #SEL
Q1. What is social and emotional learning, and what are some challenges we might encounter in teaching it to kids with learning and attention issues? #SEL#LDchat
A1) Social and Emotional Learning is teaching kids to recognize and manage emotions, have empathy for others, maintain cooperative relationships, and make responsible decisions. #LDchat
A1: Dr. Barkley's 30% rule comes to mind. Emotional regulation and impulse control are less developed in kids with ADHD, and that has a significant effect on #SEL functioning.
#LDchat Some of these conditions can make it difficult to understand body language which in turn affects relationships with peers. Am I on the right lines?
A1. Social-emotional learning addresses the acquisition of knowledge, attitudes, and skills. The key is to understand how to manage emotions, show empathy, and establish positive relationship. "Our kids" with ADHD are rarely automatic. #LDchat
A1. SEL is the teaching/understanding of empathy, impulse control, emotional recognition/management, & communication. This can be challenging for Ss w/ LD due to struggles w/impulsivity or emotional regulation, but STILL possible & always worth teaching! #ldchat
A1) Our partners, @caselorg have identified 5 core competencies that relate to social and emotional learning taught across diverse settings... What is SEL? https://t.co/PwHoTtLIOc#LDchat
Learn all about our "Healthy Mind, Healthy Body" initiative (supported by @molinahealth), which supports educators serving kids in need with new resources focused on social and emotional development . #SEL#LDchat - https://t.co/02q0Rb9TxD
A1: #SEL is working alongside children and adults to learn how to handle emotions with positive goals. Inevitably working towards establishing positive relationships and making responsible decisions.
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Q2. In what ways is emotional intelligence (EI)—the ability to be smart about our own and other people's feelings—key to a child's social and academic success? #SEL#LDchat
#LDchat Some of these conditions can make it difficult to understand body language which in turn affects relationships with peers. Am I on the right lines?
A2: It is important to have a strong support system when looking to achieve academic success. Developing good emotional intelligence skills creates strong relationship with their peers and a sense of belonging (one of Maslow's essentials).
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A2: How a student feels about themselves and their relationships w/ peers has a great impact on their ability to show up to school, ready to engage in challenging learning opportunities. Emotional intelligence is key to developing and maintaining those relationships #ldchat
Emotional intelligence in older kids with ADHD impacts their future lives. They are 50% more likely to graduate from HS. They are twice as likely to earn a college degree. Good news...they are less likely to be bullied. #LDchat
Good points! It also helps when forging relations with adults, who will unconsciously be more willing to go the extra mile for a kid who is polite and pleasant to be around. #ldchat
A2) Kids with academic or social issues often get negative feedback from others. That can take a toll on their confidence, self-esteem and willingness to keep trying, but being aware of their emotions can help them through those hurdles. #LDchat
Relationships between child and a caring adult can make all the difference in the classroom! Children who have experienced trauma can move forward and learn when they know they are safe, nurtured unconditionally, and supported. #ldchat
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A3) If a child does not have the certain skills to communicate effectively with his or her peers, then he or she will struggle with talking to classmates, or even making friends. #LDchat
A3: Missed social cues is a big one. Emotional regulation challenges mean they react too strongly at times. Impulse control means they retaliate a little too often. Strong sense of justice means they have to "get them back." Taking other perspectives is also a challenge. #ldchat
A3) The demands of school & socializing can create anxiety & stress for kids w/ learning &attention issues. By sharing positive stories, you can help kids develop the inner strength they need to meet challenges that they otherwise might have thought were far too difficult #LDchat
Q4. What are some strategies and resources we can use to help kids with learning and attention issues strengthen their social and emotional skills, and why might they work? #SEL#LDchat
A3: makes it harder to keep track of all key social cues...leading to misunderstandings, going off track. Examples: others walking away because of being alienated. #LDchat
So true! And imagine all the ways in which these kids get negative feedback. It can be frequent and very public. Other students start to expect that kid needs constant redirection and will start policing the kid themselves when teacher is not around. Unfair. #ldchat
Movies like "Inside Out," "E.T.," and "The Breakfast Club" may help kids develop empathy by putting them in someone else's shoes. #SEL#LDchathttps://t.co/7eHKUGjnhH
A4) Helping children to recognize their emotions at a young age is key. When they are able to put the name anger to their feeling, they can begin to learn how to regulate this feeling when it comes up again. This will help set the foundation for better social skills. #LDchat
