Welcome back to another Social Emotional Learning Study Groups (SELSG+) monthly newsletter! March is already here and it can feel like the days are speeding past as we inch closer to the end of the school year. This month we are going to focus on a low-intensity strategy that can be easily embedded in your classroom routine as soon as you finish reading this newsletter! Behavior-Specific Praise (BSP) is a low-intensity strategy that can be used to reinforce appropriate academic and social behaviors in the classroom. When we provide positive feedback to our students, we are engaging with an essential part of the learning process. This is something that can be done daily and at multiple points throughout the day. Why is BSP important? When educators acknowledge appropriate behavior, we are communicating with our students which academic and social behaviors are wanted and expected in our classroom. BSP can be delivered in a variety of settings with students exhibiting varying abilities and behaviors. Behavior-Specific Praise is an evidence-based classroom management practice that can be effective in improving students’ academic and social outcomes while improving the learning environment and classroom climate simultaneously (See Villeda et al., 2014 for more). What does BSP look like? Behavior-specific praise is exactly that, specific! BSP is nonintrusive and reinforces the specific behaviors you want your students to exhibit. A general ratio of 4:1 praise to correction statements is desired. Using around 6 praise statements every 15 minutes is another recommendation. The behavior specific praise statement should be a description of a desired social or academic behavior, specific to the student or class, and an overall positive praise statement. How do you implement BSP in the classroom? The first step is to select the behaviors you want to see in your classroom (e.g., listening to others, raise your hand and ask a question when you are confused; sharing materials with a classmate). Next, make a list of the specific behaviors that will help students make progress toward the social and academic behaviors expected in the classroom. Use this list to begin acknowledging student behaviors. You may choose to post positive expectations around the classroom to serve as a reminder for you and your students! Finally, we are preparing for an exciting opportunity for teachers in Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi and Florida to participate in our research study to pilot our Social and Emotional Learning Study Group platform, training, and assessments. Be sure to follow our socials and sign up for the monthly newsletter to stay up to date on all our upcoming research opportunities. If you haven’t already signed up to have the monthly SELSG+ newsletter delivered to your inbox, sign up for our mailing list below and be sure to follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter for updates and SEL resources.
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