EI and SEL

Social Emotional Learning is all the rage these days - as it should be; well regulated, emotionally intelligent students learn better. However, we may be coming at it the the wrong way around...

Project Follow Through, the largest educational study ever conducted (lasting over 10 years), has produced very strong evidence that Explicit Instruction (in the form of Engelmann's Direct Instruction) is the best approach to achieving not only academic but also SEL success. Have a look at the results of Project Follow Through here and click on the link to read more about it and Direct Instruction.