| By: Kim Gulbrandson Social-Emotional Learning and Cultural Relevance Someone recently asked me whether the Second Step program is effective with all populations of students, and it’s not the first time this question has come up.Read More
| By: Kim Gulbrandson The Role of Support Staff in Implementing SEL I first thought about writing this blog because I would really like to know how support staff (guidance counselors, school psychologists, social workers, etc.) are involved with the implementation of social-emotional learning (SEL) throughout the nation. We are often so isolated working within our buildings that we don’t have the opportunity to learn about what others are doing to support programs such as Second Step and Steps to Respect.Read More
| By: Committee for Children Using Children’s Literature to Build Social-Emotional Skills By Trudy Ludwig, children’s advocate and best-selling author As a children's author, I don't just write stories. I build bridges with my words to connect young readers to the characters in my stories, to themselves, and to other readers. I carefully construct dialogue for children to gain insight into others' thoughts, feelings, and actions, as well as their own. My objective, after all, is quite…Read More
| By: Committee for Children What Would CFC Read? We here at Committee for Children spend a lot of time thinking and talking about social-emotional skills—even when we're reading! So in honor of Get Caught Reading Month, we asked our staff members to recommend books with social-emotional themes that they…Read More
| By: Committee for Children Book Review: Where the Wild Things Are By Maurice Sendak Ah, Max, you wild thing. Maurice Sendak's eternally impish little boy has struck a chord in children and parents for half a century and shows no sign of…Read More
| By: Emilie Coulter Schooled by Gordon Korman Reading level: Grades 6–9 At age 13, Cap (for Capricorn) knows how to spell barometer and psychedelic, how to build a Foucault pendulum, and how to grow plums. But he has no idea how to read the social map of the traditional American public school. As one of only two remaining members on a remote alternative farm commune, Cap is homeschooled by the other,…Read More
| By: Committee for Children Book Review: Sam’s Story By Molly Anderson A Committee for Children Production Reading Level: Preschool–Grade 1 Using the simplest of narratives, Sam's Story demonstrates to children, parents, and educators that personal safety… Read More
| By: Committee for Children Working Together to Prevent Child Abuse We continue to hear stories about child abuse and child sexual abuse in the media. Sometimes these stories make the headlines, and more often they do not. We know that far too many children and families are affected. In 2009, there were 3 million reports of child abuse and neglect involving 6 million children. Of these, approximately 8 percent were reports of sexual abuse. We also know that more than 90 percent of these children knew the perpetrator of… Read More
| By: Kim Gulbrandson Fostering Problem Solving and Negotiation Part of teaching the Second Step program is providing students the language and vocabulary to use the prosocial skills they learn. Read More
| By: Committee for Children 10-Year-Old’s Anti-Bullying Video Goes Viral http://www.vvdailypress.com/articles/video-33699-viral-wrightwood.htmlRead More