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Social Emotional Language Learning Arts (SELLA)

Social Emotional Language Learning Arts (SELLA), offered by Montgomery County Educational Service Center, provides academic integration and lesson-based approaches to SEL. SELLA is designed to be integrated with ELA, with particular emphasis on writing skills and alignment with the Common Core State Standards for writing. Lessons also reference Common Core State Standards for reading, speaking, and listening. SELLA offers programming for grades K-6. A CASEL-approved evaluation demonstrates evidence of effective in grades 2-5.

Grades
Elementary (K-5)
Settings
Classroom Schoolwide Community
Program Outcomes
  • Improved SEL skills and attitudes

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Social Skills Improvement System (SSIS) Classroom Intervention Program

The Social Skills Improvement System (SSIS) Classroom Intervention Program, offered by SSIS CoLab, provides a lesson-based approach to SEL. It includes programming for grades Pre-K-8 and demonstrates evidence of effectiveness in grades 1 and 2. Translated materials for SSIS Classroom Intervention Program are available in Spanish.

Grades
Pre-K Elementary (K-5) Middle (6-8)
Settings
Classroom Home
Program Outcomes
  • Improved SEL skills and attitudes
  • Reduced Emotional Distress
  • Improved School Connectedness
  • Improved Prosocial Behavior

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Sources of Strength

Sources of Strength is a best practice youth suicide prevention project designed to harness the power of peer social networks to change unhealthy norms and culture, ultimately preventing suicide, bullying, and substance abuse. Sources of Strength is one of the first suicide prevention programs that uses Peer Leaders to enhance protective factors associated with reducing suicide at the school population level. Sources of Strength Peer Leaders are a diverse group of individuals who leverage their personal and collective leadership qualities as well as their social influence in leading the charge in norming and culture change campaigns using strength-based messages to impact multiple issues including suicide.

Grades
Elementary (K-5) Middle (6-8) High School (9-12)
Settings
Classroom
Program Components
  • Understanding stigma and strategies for stigma reduction
  • Understanding how to foster & maintain positive mental health
Program Outcomes
  • Advocate for reducing stigma associated with emotional and mental and behavioral health
  • Compare & contrast emotional, mental-behavioral illness, mental well-being and concurrent disorders
  • Describe how self-harm or suicide impacts other people
  • Explain how to help someone who is thinking about attempting suicide
  • Identify school and community resources that can help a person with emotional, mental and behavioral health concerns

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SPARK: Speaking to the Potential, Ability, & Resilience in Every Kid

The SPARK Mentoring Programs provide evidence-based K-12th grade programs and professional development opportunities that increase emotional well-being, resilience, and emotional regulation while developing executive functioning skills needed to navigate life with greater ease.

Grades
Elementary (K-5) Middle (6-8) High School (9-12)
Settings
Classroom Schoolwide Home Community
Program Outcomes
  • Improved SEL skills and attitudes
  • Improved Identity Development/ Agency

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Student Success Skills(SSS)

Student Success Skills provides a lesson-based approach to SEL. It includes programming for grades K-12 and demonstrates evidence of effectiveness in grades 4-5 and 7-10. Translated materials for Student Success Skills are available in Spanish and French.

Grades
Pre-K Elementary (K-5) Middle (6-8) High School (9-12)
Settings
Classroom Home
Program Outcomes
  • Improved SEL skills and attitudes
  • Improved Academic Performance
  • Reduced Problem Behavior
  • Improved School Connectedness
  • Improved Prosocial Behavior

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The 4 Rs (Reading, Writing, Respect & Resolution)

The 4Rs Program, offered by the Morningside Center for Teaching Social Responsibility, provides a lesson-based approach to SEL. It includes programming for grades Pre-K-8 and demonstrates evidence of effectiveness at grades 3 and 4. Translated materials are available in Spanish.

The 4Rs (for Reading, Writing, Respect, and Resolution) is a program intended to improve social emotional learning as well as literacy for students in grades K-5. It uses high-quality literature to help students gain skills such as handling anger, listening, assertiveness, and cooperation, among others. The 4Rs provides teachers with a literacy-based curriculum of 21-35 lessons based on social-emotional issues. Teachers follow lessons with units on skills highlighted in the readings. Teachers receive 25 hours of training plus extensive coaching.

Grades
Pre-K Elementary (K-5) Middle (6-8)
Settings
Classroom Schoolwide Home Community
Program Outcomes
  • Improved SEL skills and attitudes
  • Reduced Emotional Distress
  • Reduced Problem Behavior
  • Improved Prosocial Behavior

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The Character Effect

The Character Effect, offered by Beech Acres Parenting Center, provides a lesson-based approach to SEL. It includes programming for Pre-K-6 and demonstrated evidence of effectiveness at grades 3-5.

Grades
Pre-K Elementary (K-5)
Settings
Classroom Schoolwide Home
Program Outcomes
  • Improved Academic Performance

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Too Good for Violence

Too Good for Violence, offered by the Mendez Foundation, provides a lesson-based approach to SEL. It includes programming for grades K-8 and demonstrates evidence of effectiveness in grade 3. Translated materials for Too Good for Violence are available in Spanish.

Grades
Elementary (K-5) Middle (6-8)
Settings
Classroom Home Community
Program Outcomes
  • Improved SEL skills and attitudes
  • Improved Prosocial Behavior

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Toolbox Project

Toolbox Project provides a teaching practices and lesson-based approach to SEL and offers programming for grades Pre-K-6. A CASEL-approved evaluation demonstrates evidence of effectiveness at grades K-2. ToolBox Project offers a teacher-facing online content portal that houses lesson plans, extension activities, printables for the classroom, implementation supports, and reports about the program’s research base. Student- and caregiver-facing materials are available in Spanish.

Grades
Pre-K Elementary (K-5)
Settings
Classroom Schoolwide Home
Program Outcomes
  • Improved SEL skills and attitudes
  • Improved Teaching Practices

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Tools for Getting Along Together

Tools for Getting Along Together, offered by the University of Florida College of Education, provides a lesson-based approach to SEL. It includes programming for grades 4 and 5 and demonstrates evidence of effectiveness in grades 4 and 5. Translated materials are available in Spanish.

Grades
Elementary (K-5)
Settings
Classroom
Program Outcomes
  • Improved SEL skills and attitudes

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