Blending Literacy and Social-Emotional Learning for Young Learners

Raising literacy achievement is one of our top priorities at SST8, and we bet it's one of yours too. But it's not the only priority! How can design our instruction in one area of learning so that it supports learning in other areas of development? Today, two of our team members will discuss resources and strategies for helping some of our youngest learners build social-emotional competencies while also developing critical emergent literacy skills. Research shows that when we tackle these important learnings together, we don't just get two for the price of one - we might get even more than that. Co-Hosts: Pam Kennedy, SST8 Regional Early Literacy Specialist and Stacey Smith, SST8 Educational Consultant Additional Resources Stick and Stone Big Feelings / Book That Celebrates Diversity (A Great Book For Kids) The Rabbit Listened The Girl Who Never Made Mistakes Bringing Words to Life, Second Edition: Robust Vocabulary Instruction Ohio’s K-12 Social and Emotional Learning Standards Ohio’s Early Learning & Development Standards: Birth to Kindergarten Entry; Domain: Social and Emotional