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Denver Public Schools Department of Student Services Prevention & Intervention Initiatives Bob Anderson . Steps To Respect Overview. What is Steps to Respect. Program Components. Research Behind StR. Back to Switchboard. Steps to Respect.
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Denver Public Schools Department of Student Services Prevention & Intervention Initiatives Bob Anderson Steps To Respect Overview What is Steps to Respect Program Components Research Behind StR Back to Switchboard
Steps to Respect Steps to Respect is a school-based social & emotional learning program designed to decrease bullying and help children build more respectful, caring peer relationships. This program is intended for use in elementary schools. Title Slide
Steps to Respect: Components • Student components • Skill Lessons • Literature Lessons • Adult Component • All Staff Training in S.T.R. • Also includes informative handouts for parents Title Slide
Steps to Respect: Components II • Skill Lessons Teachers in grades 3-5 or 4-6 present lessons targeted at friendship skills, problem solving, emotion management and responding to bullying. • Literature Lessons Two units, 7-10 lessons each, per curriculum level. Lessons delve more deeply into issues raised in earlier lessons, such as multicultural issues and sexual harassment.
Research behind Steps to Respect Empirical evidence supports the effectiveness of school-based programs that combine adult training, skill practice for children, schoolwide rules pertaining specifically to bullying, and increasing parental awareness of the problem. Research also suggests that friendship acts as a buffer for bullying's harmful effects. Finally, teaching assertiveness, empathy, and emotion management to children promotes their social & emotional development. Title Slide