SEL edited

1. A child’s deficiencies in social-emotional
competencies adversely affect his performance in
school
Social-Emotional Learning

2. Awareness of
Self & Others
• Awareness &
management of
feelings
• Constructive sense of
self
• Perspective-taking
Positive
Attitudes &
Values
• Personal
responsibility
• Respect for others
• Social responsibility
Responsible
Decision-making
• Problem-identification
• Social-norm analysis
• Adaptive goal-setting
• Problem-solving
Social
Interaction Skills
• Expressive
communication
• Cooperation
• Negotiation
• Help-seeking
• Refusal
SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL
LEARNING
COMPETENCIES
Adapted from:
http://www.casel.org/downloads/Safe%20and%20Sound/3B_SEL_Framework.pdf

3. SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL
LEARNING
Problem
• Student is lethargic and listless in class
Theory
• Responsible decision-making
• Unable to identify problem situations 
unable to make responsible and helpful
decisions.

4. SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL
LEARNING
Problem
• Student does not perform well academically in
school
Theory
• Awareness of self
• Unable to recognize his strengths and
weaknesses
• Responsible decision-making
• Unable to act on his strengths and
weaknesses
• Unable to solve problems
• Did not practise adaptive goal-setting
• Does not seek help

5. SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL
LEARNING
Problem
• Student is ostracized by friends in school
Theory
• Social interaction skills
• Did not expressively communicate his
opinions and feelings to his peers
• Unable to issue refusals

6. SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL
LEARNING
Problem
• Teachers’ insensitive remarks about student
 student lost control of himself
Theory
• Awareness of self
• Student is unable to manage stress and
control impulse

7. SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL
LEARNING
Problem
• Parents’ lack of attention and encouragement
to student.
Theory
• Social interaction skills
• Parents did not demonstrate expressive
communication skills

8. Solutions
Inability to
practise
responsible
decision-
making
Lack of
awareness of
self and
others
Lack of social
interaction
skills
Exploit
teachable
moments in
class to
practise SEL
skills
Create
emotionally-
and
psychologicall
y- safe
learning
environment
Foster
positive
relationships
in class
Role Models