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Why Is It Important To Teach SEL in Schools?
Why Is It Important To Teach SEL in Schools?

Schools across the nation are experiencing challenges like never before. Rising mental health issues, teacher burnout and shortages, and students feeling unprepared for life after high school are just a few of the challenges that schools are struggling to address....

My School District Has an SEL Initiative! Now What?
My School District Has an SEL Initiative! Now What?

Picture this: You are a school administrator or department lead tasked with finding the best SEL Curriculum for your school or district. You might be feeling excited, stressed, and maybe a bit overwhelmed. Don’t worry! We’ve got you covered and have done it all...

How To Fit SEL Into Your School Day
How To Fit SEL Into Your School Day

By now, we all know that implementing SEL instruction into the school day is important. But, did you know that it is just as important to embed SEL teaching throughout the school day? The school environment, and most academic blocks, provide an important opportunity...

January 2023 Content Update
January 2023 Content Update

Happy New Year, Everyday Speechies! We have a bunch of new and exciting things to ring in 2023! Let’s take a look! This month, we are adding materials to our Play Skills and Switching Tracks goals! For our new Play Skills materials you will find elementary videos, and...

How To Teach SEL as a General Education Teacher
How To Teach SEL as a General Education Teacher

As a general education teacher, you are the key to nurturing schoolwide social-emotional learning (SEL). If you’re reading this, congratulations on taking this first step toward promoting SEL in your school and classroom!  Understandably, you may be feeling...

December 2022 Content Update
December 2022 Content Update

Happy December Everyday Speechies!  We have several highlights this month and a bunch of new and exciting things to share with you! Let’s take a look! This month, we are continuing to add materials to the Building Confidence goal we released last month! You will...

How to Teach Conversation Skills to Elementary Students
How to Teach Conversation Skills to Elementary Students

Hi again from Iris! Today our focus is teaching conversation skills to elementary students.In this lesson, we share a free video and visual tools to make teaching conversation skills as easy and stress-free as possible!First, let's start with a warm-up...

How to Support Child-Led Play
How to Support Child-Led Play

Welcome back! Iris here. As parents or educators, we often look at children’s milestones: Is the child applying the right amount of pressure for handwriting?Can they jump?Are their language skills progressing?and so on…  I’d argue that play is just as important...

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