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Program Overview

Program Overview. For technical assistance: 866-229-3239. Today ’ s Overview. Carrie Thomas, MBA Client Outreach 800-634-4449, ext. 6433 cthomas@cfchildren.org. Lien Przybylski, M.Ed Client Outreach 800-634-4449, ext. 6519 lprzybylski@cfchildren.org. Committee for Children

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Program Overview

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  1. Program Overview For technical assistance: 866-229-3239

  2. Today’s Overview

  3. Carrie Thomas, MBAClient Outreach800-634-4449, ext. 6433cthomas@cfchildren.org

  4. Lien Przybylski, M.EdClient Outreach800-634-4449, ext. 6519lprzybylski@cfchildren.org

  5. Committee for Children Global leader in the prevention of bullying, violence and child abuse. Over 32 years 9 million children reached 26 countries

  6. NEW PROGRAM!

  7. Introducing theSecond Step Early Learning Program! Increase students' school success Decrease problem behaviors It is a universal, classroom-based program designed to: Promote social-emotional competence and self-regulation

  8. Factors Driving the New Program

  9. What social-emotional skills would you like your children to learn?

  10. Social-Emotional Skills Children with good social-emotional skills have the ability to: • Follow directions • Persist at tasks • Identify, understand, and communicate their own and others’ feelings • Have empathy • Manage strong emotions • Solve interpersonal problems • Make friends and get along with others 10

  11. Self-Regulation Skills Children with good self-regulation skills have the ability to: • Pay attention • Use memory • Control behaviors

  12. From Research to Practice Self-Regulation and Executive-Function Skills Research Skills for Learning & Brain Builders Social Skill Development Academic and Social Success

  13. Program Skills and Topics

  14. Skills for Learning Listening Focusing attention Using self-talk Being assertive

  15. Brain Builder Games • Overall message: Your brain can get stronger and smarter with practice and effort • Games with rules • Played several times per week • Develop executive-function skills

  16. Empathy • Identify one’s own and others’ feelings • Begin to take the perspective of others • Show care and concern for others

  17. Children with high levels of Empathy tend to be: • Less aggressive • Better liked • More socially skilled • Make better progress in school 20

  18. Identifying Feelings

  19. Emotion Management • Understand strong feelings • Identify one’s own strong feelings • Calm down strong feelings

  20. Friendship Skills and Problem-Solving • Making and keeping friends • Calming down then using Problem-solving steps

  21. Problem-Solving Steps Children are taught to calm down first then: Say the Problem • Use words to describe the problem Think of solutions • Think of safe things to do to solve the problem

  22. Transitioning to Kindergarten • Think back on the skills and concepts they have learned • Think ahead about how these skills will help them in Kindergarten

  23. Program Materials Feelings Cards Posters Weekly Theme Cards, Unit Cards Puppets Teaching Materials Notebook Join In and Sing CD Listening Rules Cards

  24. Program Elements

  25. Using the Puppets Name puppets

  26. Home Links • One activity to send home each week • Gives children a chance to practice skills at home • Keeps caregivers informed about the program • Three parts: • Lesson Time • Play Time • Story Time • Found in Teaching Materials Notebook and online

  27. Using Skills Every Day

  28. Additional Practice Ideas • Reflective Art Project • Feelings Cards • Unit Card Activities

  29. Sample Weekly Theme Schedule

  30. www.secondstep.org Online teaching guide Video examples of program activities in real classrooms Full review of research Booklists Online implementation resources Staff Training tool kit

  31. Committee for Children Client Support Services Department 800-634-4449 ext. 200 clientsupport@cfchildren.org Implementation Support

  32. Questions?

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