"CORY TURNER, BYLINE: Social and emotional learning, known by the acronym SEL, has been on researchers' radar for years. CHRIS CIPRIANO: So what does it feel like to feel anxious and how to support your anxiety when you're about to take that test? TURNER: Chris Cipriano is one of the researchers behind this new review. She's an associate professor at the Yale Child Study Center."
"She says yes. Kids who got regular SEL saw improvement in both test scores and grades. CIPRIANO: And then, even one step further, looking at the domains of ELA and math, we further found significant effects. TURNER: That ELA, or English language arts, achievement went up by more than six percentile points, and math achievement improved by about four points."
Forty prior studies were aggregated to assess universal access to social and emotional learning in K-12 settings. Regular SEL instruction taught skills such as managing anxiety before tests and understanding and communicating to build friendships and relationships. Students with regular SEL access showed gains in both test scores and course grades. English language arts achievement increased by more than six percentile points and math achievement increased by about four points. Students enrolled in SEL programs for an entire school year improved overall academic achievement by nearly a full grade, roughly the difference between a C and a B or a B and an A.
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