Date Approved
7-30-2023
Graduate Degree Type
Project
Degree Name
Education-School Counseling (M.Ed.)
Degree Program
Education Leadership & Counseling
First Advisor
Judy Williams
Academic Year
2022/2023
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to highlight the positive academic benefits to students when they are given opportunities to increase their social emotional learning as an added layer of support to their reading intervention and instruction. The studies were done in the United States within the last twelve years in elementary and middle schools in mostly urban settings. The research supported the claim that when social emotional learning was integrated into the reading intervention curriculum, students' academic progress was enhanced as well as decreased behavior problems and referrals. Social emotional learning increases students' connection to school, peers, and the adults in their school. School connectedness is a key component to the success of students’ educational experiences. Reading intervention and social emotional support create a positive ripple effect in a students’ career and life that will go beyond their K-12 experience and into their personal and professional lives.
ScholarWorks Citation
Peffer, Kristen M., "The Positive Behavioral Effects of Reading Intervention and Social Emotional Learning" (2023). Culminating Experience Projects. 344.
https://scholarworks.gvsu.edu/gradprojects/344
