Tag: Literacy

  • Fluency: Partner Reading with SEL

    This fluency lesson is focused on the strategy: Partner Reading. Partner Reading lends itself easily to social-emotional learning (SEL) as students will need to take turns reading aloud, listen, and provide feedback. Many SEL competencies can be taught with this strategy. The SEL competency highlighted in this lesson is Self-Management and the target is Self-Discipline…

  • Lesson Plan Template for Literacy and SEL

    A suggested lesson plan template could make it easier to intentionally blend social-emotional learning with literacy instruction. Explicit instruction is a proven teaching pedagogy whether literacy, mathematics, or SEL. It must be an essential component in any lesson plan. It is seldom linear, but may be more zigzag. When the teacher is guiding students with…

  • MTSS: The Oil for Literacy and SEL 

    MTSS (Multi-tiered System of Supports) has been an integral part of many schools which includes core instruction as well as interventions. Literacy and Math instruction are main staples of MTSS throughout the day. SEL (Social-emotional Learning) should be part of MTSS as well.  In 2021 the Council of Chief State School Officers with collaboration with…