Glass Case of Emotion: Social and Emotional Learning in Intermediate Elementary School

Abstract

This study involved social and emotional learning, a rapidly growing field in education. 36 students in grades three through five received a Zones of Regulation intervention with a social, emotional, and/or behavioral focus during Response to Intervention (RTI) time over an --.. eight-week period. Students were both general (n=30) and special (n=6) education students. - - - - These students were identified in the high needs range when fourteen classroom teachers completed the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) as guided by the Department of Public Instruction in October 2017. This was part of the Universal Behavioral Screening within a school district in the Midwest. Teachers then completed a follow-up Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire in February 2018. Questionnaire results used in this study were derived from existing quantitative data with multiple data points, allowing a comparison in scores from October 2017 and February 2018.