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Table 5

Critical Practices to Support Social, Emotional, and Behavioral (SEB), and Academic Growth for All
Students

Critical Practices to
Support Students’
SEB and Academic Examples
Growth

SEB Growth Academic Growth
Connect Greet students at the door/login. Provide opportunities for students to
Build relationships with students and connect in pairs, in small groups, and
families. whole class.
Screen Develop an informal screening Implement a screening process for all
process. students to assess academic problems.
Review data to make decisions about Review data to make decisions about
instruction. student needs.
Support Design safe environments with Schedule adequate time for academic
routines. instruction, including learning goals
Prompt behavior expectations (define, and targets.
teach, acknowledge).
Teach Remind students of expected behavior Integrate SEB and academic skills
and SEB skills. in culturally responsive instruction
Integrate SEB and academic skills in that engages students using ‘I do,
culturally responsive instruction that we do, you do’ practices that include
engages students. feedback.
Prioritize key academic skills.
Monitor Use data to monitor student Provide students opportunities to
engagement and SEB skills and make respond (OTRs) during instruction to
adjustments based on data to support monitor progress.
students. Implement data-based decision-
making to inform instruction.

Note: Adapted from The Center for Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports et al. (2020, pp. 10-11).

CASEL (2022a) has also offered effective strategies and practices for addressing
challenges and triumphs related to student engagement and supporting students and
their families. The CASEL framework/wheel (2022a) includes social and emotional
competencies and key settings where students live and grow: “The Social Emotional
Learning (SEL) framework, known as the CASEL wheel, helps cultivate skills
and environments that advance students’ learning and development” (What is the
CASEL Framework?). In addition, CASEL (2022b) offers suggestions for systemic
implementation of SEL in classrooms, schools and school districts, families and
caregivers, communities, and state and federal policies. Table 7 provides an overview of
CASEL’s four SEL critical practices for transitioning students, families, and educators
from remote to in-person learning (CASEL, 2020). The CASEL website provides an
in-depth description of each critical practice, including essential questions, ideas, and
tools for preparing and implementing the critical approach (CASEL, 2020).

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